George Kingsley Roth: Fijian Music, Songs and Dances: Doc.384, 'Lali drums/gongs and davui shell trumpets'

Duration: 12 mins 51 secs
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Description: Lali drum/gong beats and davui triton-shell trumpets, recorded at Serua Island in July 1957. 12 min 42 seconds.
1) Lali ni soqo ni vaka turaga [0.00-1.19]
2) Lali ni bokola [1.20-2.10]
3) Lali ni vei bulu [2.11-3.24]
4) Lali vaka toga [3.25-4.35]
5) Davui ni ika bula [4.45-5.28]
6) Davui ni mati [5.29-5.47]
7) Davui ni soqoni [5.48-6.01]
8) Davui ni cere [6.02-6.22]
 
Created: 2013-03-04 14:22
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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Director:  George Kingsley Roth
 
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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