Dalai Nene
I have for several years now been collecting plåkan Chamoru or Chamoru vinyl albums. Each week I scour the internet searching for records I haven't seen or heard yet. Every few months I'm able to find a new one to fill in the gaps in my collection. I have over the past few years been able to find four copies of this album "Dalai Nene" released by Johnny Sablan in 1968. This was the first ever Chamoru language music album and was released when Johnny Sablan was just 20 years old. I have collected four in all, one for each of my kids (three are already here, one more is a few months out from when I am typing this). Each will inherit one of them when I pass away. This album is historic in so many ways, but one thing for me makes it even more unique and special, namely its use of Chamoru for its text. There are hundreds of Chamoru albums that have been released on vinyl, cassette and CDs. And while all used Chamoru as the primary language for their songs, hardly an