George Kingsley Roth: Fijian Music, Songs and Dances: Doc.372, 'Dances and songs'
Duration: 13 mins 52 secs
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Recording of dances (meke) & songs, 13 min 42 seconds.
Songs and hymns composed by Fijians within the last ten years [1940s & 1950s]. Some of the songs are accompanied by guitars which are not Fijian musical instruments. Actuality record (record made during the actual performance of a normal ceremony) made by the Fijian Broadcasting Commission in Suva in 1955 & 1956. 1) Song 1 [0.28 - 1.12] 2) Song 2 [1.16 - 3.00] 3) Song 3 [3.01 - 5.51] 4) Song 4 [5.53 - 7.54] 5) Song 5 [8.03 - 9.30] 6) Song 6 [9.34 - 11.43] 7) Song 7 [11.45 - 13.40] |
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| Created: | 2013-03-04 11:59 | ||
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| Collection: | World Oral Literature Project Collections | ||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge | ||
| Copyright: | World Oral Literature Project | ||
| Language: | fij (Fijian) | ||
| Keywords: | Roth; Fiji; song; music; dances; | ||
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| Abstract: | Fijian music, songs and dances, recorded by George Kingsley Roth in Fiji in the 1950s. Most of the material is original and was recorded in the field or at the studio of the Fiji Broadcasting Commission Suva. Some tracks are copies of recordings made by the Fiji Broadcasting Commission or the BBC. |
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