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Action song 'Tutunga', composed by Voaza Vaine

 Item — crate: R043838626, Reel: 5000027018392
Identifier: AMPS 2023/01. Series 1. Item 1/174

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "E tonga e i a`a toru e | Ta`i matangi e rierie"

Dates

  • 1967-09-22

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Voaza Vaine taught this song to Tutu ca.1942.

The story is about a quarrel between two women over the ownership of a tutunga, or tapa-beating board. The dace was taken to Tahiti in 1963.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.48 metres : 24 open reel tapes

Language of Materials

Rarotongan; Cook Islands Maori

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Recorded on a 5" open-reel tape in quarter-track stereo using an Akai X4

General

Original catalogue number: QS 163 Original reel number: 83/141

Repository Details

Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository

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