Tagi

File — Carton: R043838647, cassette: 5000027019701

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

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: 94/002; Futuna II

Track listing

1. Kafa, 'Vau Nokomoe Kotafe': Original catalogue number: 39; Performed by Numania.
2. 'Ko Ki Mai Akirisi': Original catalogue number: 40; Performed by Kuautoga.
3. 'Queensland Song': Original catalogue number: 41; Performed by Kuautoga. First lines begin: "Tafe tiata itoga ko viri avau ekokoko a moasa, san tautaria retu, ma noko fano nirotukea"
4. 'Tagi for Vakesa and Naelo': Original catalogue number: 42; Performed by Ramana.
5. 'Tagi for Teitoka': Original catalogue number: 43; Performed by Ramana.
7. 'Tagi for Yauniwa': Original catalogue number: 44; Performed by Ramana.
8. Kafa, 'Tuapou Mau Tenei': Original catalogue number: 45; Performed by Naparau.
9. 'Fafi Ta Fenua': Original catalogue number: 46; Performed by Naparau and Mere.
10. 'Tagi for Mouia': Original catalogue number: 47; Performed by Naparau.
11. 'Queensland Song': Original catalogue number: 48; Performed by Vakesa. First lines begin: "Tafe tiata itoga ko viri avau ekokoko a moasa, san tautaria retu, ma noko fano nirotukea"
12. 'Manura': Original catalogue number: 49; Performed by Vakesa. First lines begin: "Nokoi fakatotonusia, ni eke tagaru, niroi nagkea gauta ni ulele kea purou tariga"
13. 'Fiji Song': Original catalogue number: 50; Performed by Kalanu and Vakesa. First lines begin: "Ie rofakea itapohpo ka varo ta 'sailo', ie kai a vau ka noko moe ita fura tagata"
14. 'Queensland Song': Original catalogue number: 51; Performed by Saola. First lines begin: "Tafe tiata itoga ko viri avau ekokoko a moasa, san tautaria retu, ma noko fano nirotukea"
15. Tagi: Original catalogue number: 52; Performed by Saola.
16. 'Avau Noko': Original catalogue number: 53; Performed by Naparau and Mere. First lines begin: "Avau nokomanu ko tafetiata i vila, ie kaia vau nokomanu viri ia pua"
17. Tagi: Original catalogue number: 54; Performed by Naparau and Mere.
18. 'Tautupo Mautene': Original catalogue number: 55; Performed by Naparau and Mere.
19. Tagi: Original catalogue number: 56; Performed by Naparau and Mere.
20. 'Queensland Song': Original catalogue number: 57; Performed by Nawali and Numanea. First lines begin: "Tafe tiata itoga ko viri avau ekokoko a moasa, san tautaria retu, ma noko fano nirotukea"
21. 'Tagi O Salali': Original catalogue number: 58; Performed by Nawali and Numanea.
22. 'Tagi O Segia': Original catalogue number: 59; Performed by Nawali and Numanea.
23. 'Tagi O Tarinau': Original catalogue number: 60; Performed by Nawali and Numanea.