Games and Sound Toys

File — Carton: R043838647, cassette: 5000027019702

Identifier: AMPS 2022/88. Series 2. File 2/3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

A recording survey of the music of Futuna was made in August and September 1990 by Takaroga Kauautoga, resident of Futuna and fieldworker of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, and Allan Thomas, Lecturer in the School of Music, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

The aim of the survey was to record examples of each kind of music in Futuna for archiving and study purposes. Archive copies were deposited in Futuna, Port Vila, Wellington and in the various Archives involved in the Territorial Survey of Oceanic Music.

Some in-house transcriptions, for some items, are present in the Collection File. Please contact the repository for more information.

Dates

1990

Creator

From the Series: Kuautoga, Takaroga (Person)
From the Series: Thomas, Allan (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Series:

Futuna-Aniwa, the language of Futuna Island, Vanuatu.

Conditions Governing Access

PARTLY RESTRICTED. Access to items marked 'Restricted' requires the permission of the AMPS Team Leader.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 metres (Includes 10 open-reel tapes, 3 audiocassettes, 3 videocassette, 1 box)

Additional Description

General

Original catalogue number: 94/003; Futuna III

Track listing

1. 'Risirisi Saraprapa': Original catalogue number: 61; Performed by school children. First lines begin: "Risi risi saraprapa saraprapa, Yamley yamley"
2. 'Tukutuku': Original catalogue number: 62; Performed by school children. First lines begin: "Tukutuku tukutuku bai lalabai, lalasisi yapon tapon dai"
3. 'Nigi Nigi Tona': Original catalogue number: 63; Performed by school children. First lines begin: "Nigi nigi tona nigi nigi tona, ojikai a tona"
4. 'Tapelu Motesa': Original catalogue number: 64; Performed by school children. First lines begin: "Ta pelu motesa ta pelu motesa, sakasaka yamomia sesa sesa"
5. 'Bare Bare Baresa': Original catalogue number: 65; Performed by school children. First lines begin: "Parepare paresa parepare paresa (also 'Barebare...), Turagorago pasepaulu ialu maniko rai ko rai turagorago"
6. 'Wai Jijika': Original catalogue number: 66; Performed by school children. First lines begin: "Wai jijika was se puka"
7. 'Rougasau': Original catalogue number: 67; Performed by school children. Winners song before game starts, first lines begin: "North east winia South East kimea, ni hiphip ni hure"
8. 'Tapalia': Original catalogue number: 68; Performed by school children. First lines begin: "Iawo iawo senia ma koufaoa kou nevea, Mani akoe itane hfura ma koufaoa kou nevea"
9. 'Sili Tafe': Original catalogue number: 69; Performed by school children. First lines begin: "Sili tafe tafe manerua, wenai ta-tafe tafe tafe nise - ni"
10. 'Rogatasi': Original catalogue number: 70; Performed by school children.
11. 'Fago': Original catalogue number: 71; Performed by school children.
12. 'Fago': Original catalogue number: 72; Performed by school children.
13. 'Pure': Original catalogue number: 73; Performed by Yawoi.
14. 'Rogohpa': Original catalogue number: 74; Performed by school children.
15. 'Fago': Original catalogue number: 75; Performed by school children.
16. 'Pure': Original catalogue number: 76; Performed by Nawali.
17. 'Gigeleu': Original catalogue number: 77; Performed by Nawali. First lines begin: "Gigleu gigele maleleio malele kutana, malele kulekeu au gigaleu gigaleu"
18. 'Tapelu Motesa': Original catalogue number: 78; Performed by Nawali.