George Kingsley Roth Fiji Collection
Dances and songs
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Type
sound
Duration
00:14:24
Shelf mark
C28/4
Subjects
Dances and songs
Recording date
1955-10; 1957-06
Is part of (Collection)
George Kingsley Roth Fiji Collection
Recording locations
Rakiraki, Fiji and Somosomo, Fiji
Performers
unidentified, (lali), unidentified, (singers, male)
Recordist
Unidentified
Speakers
Roth, George Kingsley, 1903-1960, (speaker, male)
Description
The first three songs were recorded at Rakiraki in October 1955. The fourth song, Isa Lei, was sung by boys at Richmond School on the island of Kadavu. It is a farewell song. The sound of the oars lapping the ocean can be clearly heard in the foreground of this recording, whilst the voices of the young boys recede into the distance. The final song accompanies a dance and is recorded in Somosomo in June 1957.
Metadata record:
Dances and songs
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