Tonton Malele.... "Em I Orait": PNG's Rising Star Keeps the Hits Coming.

  





Papua New Guinea's music scene has a new anthem, and it's got Tonton Malele's fingerprints all over it. The Lihir Island-born artist, who leads the Maimai Inc. label out of Port Moresby, just dropped "Em I Orait" featuring Jarahn and Rich Antony, and going by the reception online, it's shaping up to be another certified hit for the 21-year-old producer-singer-songwriter.


For those new to the name, Tonton Malele has built a reputation producing, writing, and delivering hits like "Pikinini Niu Ailan" and "Oh Girl!" under his own Maimai Inc label (TikTok) . He's not just an artist chasing streams, he's building a movement. His Maimai Inc. Volume 1 project was conceived after "Pikinini Niu Ailan" blew up in 2022, which pushed him to turn the momentum into a full album rather than a one-off single. 

What makes his catalogue stand out is the visual side: each song comes with its own short film, telling a story that ties directly into the message behind the track (PNG Haus Bung),  a level of intentionality you don't always see from emerging Pacific artists.


"Em I Orait" (Tok Pisin for "it's alright" / "it's okay") leans into that same feel-good, laid-back island sound that's made Tonton Malele a face of the new-generation PNG music wave. Pairing with Jarahn....a frequent collaborator on tracks like "Goh Weh Nau", and Rich Antony, who's been part of his live band rehearsals for the WAN FIRE shows in Port Moresby, gives the song a strong local-collab energy that PNG and wider Melanesian audiences have responded to.

Bottom line: whether you're new to the Maimai Inc. sound or you've been riding with Tonton Malele since "Pikinini Niu Ailan," "Em I Orait" is worth the stream. It's another marker of PNG music finding its own lane on the regional and Pacific stage.

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