Raymond Firth Tikopia Collection

Tikopia songs WHBF

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:26:20

  • Cultures

    Tikopia

  • Shelf mark

    1CDR0001978 (copy of C333/12)

  • Recording date

    1966-08-03

  • Is part of (Collection)

    R. Firth Tikopia Recordings

  • Recording locations

    Nukufero, Tikopia, Solomon Islands

  • Performers

    Unidentified (singers)

  • Recordist

    Firth, Raymond

  • Description

    Item: Moti and other songs including hymns, examples and jokes. Te tonu ka moe (Mv); Fosi te ariki o te tusi (Mv); Matakulu I Parande (P); Goodbye te ariki mako fakamavae (Mv); Te ramanga o te po - torchlight fishing by night (Mv); Ifo ake mai Nukufero (P); Ngorumio moi (S); Pu Teraofanga (S); Mr Holland, Mr Holland - joke song (P, mod); Tangi ou ki a pa (F); Ou mata ariki (Ng); Hymn; pese fakamavae - part English (mod). Tape TS1966 iv-III: Recordings made in Tikopia, Nukufero by Professor Raymond Firth 1966. A list of titles is included on the original tape, but unreadable. Each song is introduced and explained by the recordist.

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