Survey of the Music of Futuna, Vanuatu, 1990
Scope and Contents
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
- Kuautoga, Takaroga (Person)
- Thomas, Allan (Person)
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)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Tokelau
From the Collection: Austronesian languages
General
Original catalogue number: 94/001 - 94/007
Glossary of Music and Dance Types
- Bau
- Song type.
- Fakamimiji
- A song composed under inspiration.
- Hkai
- Legend or tale. A spoken narrative which often contains short songs, tagihkai..
- Hgorofetakoro
- A play song.
- Hgorohgorosaki
- A paddling song. Also dance performed with a paddling song.
- Hgororagina
- A danced song, containing a distinctive call, ragina..
- Kafa
- Song performance with rhythmic beating; also the wooden log drum, and the festival at which the performance occurs.
- Kaimata
- Fishermen's song.
- Managrive
- A dance using coconut shell halves.
- Namauia
- A festive dance, for men or women. Two types are named for the islands of Futuna and Aneiytum ('Keamu').
- Pisaki
- Singing abusive songs competitively between groups.
- Suprato
- Song performance, in the manner of kafa, using stones instead of the log drum for percussion accompaniment.
- Tafiri Arafea
- An entry dance, leading in the performing group.
- Tagi
- A memorial song. Song which recounts a life history or record an event. May be sung as a kafa.
- Tagihkai
- Short songs in hkai.
- Tanes Mari
- Contemporary custom dance.
- Toka
- A dance with weapons or implements. Two kinds of Toka are distinguished, Toka Torojia and Toka Sore.
Repository Details
Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository
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Auckland 1010 New Zealand
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