George Kingsley Roth: Fijian Music, Songs and Dances: Doc.377, 'Yaqona chants and songs'
Duration: 13 mins 42 secs
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Audio recording of yaqona chants and songs of the people of [?] Waimaro confederation, Naitasiri. Recorded in Vunidawa, August 1957. Arranged recording, 13 min 33 seconds.
1) Yaqona chant [0.10-8.15] 2) Gesture song [8.24-13.29] |
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| Created: | 2013-03-04 13:02 | ||
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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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