What is Telek?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Telek | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = George Mamua Telek | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = 1969 | birth_place = Raluana, East New Britain<br>[[Papua New Guinea]] | death_date = | death_place = | genre = [[World music]] | instrument = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]] | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = Wantok | associated_acts = [[Painim Wok]] | website = {{URL|http://www.telek.com/}} }} '''George Mamua Telek''' (born 1969), commonly known simply as '''Telek''', is a musician from [[Papua New Guinea]]. He is one of the country's most successful musicians,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/sing-sing/2006/05/12/1146940705442.html|title=Sing Sing|first=Jack|last=Marx|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=12 May 2006|accessdate=6 November 2012}}</ref> and his music is well known in [[Australia]] and the [[Pacific Islands]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20050202/whatson.htm|title=ENB artist claims Telek got his song|first=Jessie|last=Lapou|newspaper=Post Courier|date=2 February 2005|accessdate=6 November 2012|archive-date=8 February 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208121014/http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20050202/whatson.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Telek was born in Raluana, a village near Rabaul in [[New Britain]]. He sings in his native language, [[Kuanua]], and also in [[Tok Pisin]]. Telek sang with various bands in Papua New Guinea early in his career, most notably with the group [[Painim Wok]], famous in the 1980s. Telek met Australian musician [[David Bridie]] in Rabaul in the mid-1980s. Together they recorded the very successful album ''Tabar