George Kingsley Roth: Fijian Music, Songs and Dances: Doc.379, 'Yaqona chants and songs'
Duration: 15 mins 33 secs
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Audio recording of songs and dances, recorded in Nadaravakawalu and Matailobau, Naitasiri, August 1957, 15 min 24 seconds.
1) Actuality record (record made during the actual performance of a normal ceremony) of a gesture dance, drums & handclapping by the people of Nadaravakawalu, Naitasiri, August 1957 [0.00-1.06] 2) Actuality record (record made during the actual performance of a normal ceremony) of a gesture dance, drums & handclapping by the people of Nadaravakawalu, Naitasiri, August 1957 [1.08-2.02] 3) Actuality record (record made during the actual performance of a normal ceremony) of a gesture dance, drums & handclapping by the people of Nadaravakawalu, Naitasiri, August 1957 [2.03-4.37] 4) Yaqona chant and gesture dance accompanied by a drum & handclapping by the people of Matailobau, August 1957. Arranged recording [4.38-15.24] |
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| Created: | 2013-03-04 13:54 | ||
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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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