George Kingsley Roth Fiji Collection

Dances and songs

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:15:09

  • Shelf mark

    C28/4

  • Subjects

    Dances and songs

  • Recording date

    1955-07; 1953-12

  • Is part of (Collection)

    George Kingsley Roth Fiji Collection

  • Recording locations

    Lau, Fiji and Suva, Fiji

  • Performance occasion

    British Royal visit to Fiji in December 1953.

  • Performers

    unidentified, (singers, female), unidentified, (singers, male)

  • Recordist

    Fiji Broadcasting Commission

  • Speakers

    Roth, George Kingsley, 1903-1960, (speaker, male)

  • Description

    This recording features the three main types of Tongan dance the lakalaka, tafi and ma'ulu'ulu, although this last one has its its origin in Samoa. The fourth song, to accompany a lakalaka, was performed for the British Royal visit to Fiji in December 1953. The final song, Isa Lei the Fijian song of farewell, is sung by the girls choir of Adi Cakobau School in Suva.

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