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Tongan ta'anga: Tonga Independence Celebrations concert programme; items composed by H M Sālote Tupou III and Lord Ve'ehala, 1970

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: AMPS 2022/68. Series 2. File 2/7

Scope and Contents

Consists of transcriptions and translations of recordings made by Wendy Pond and Garth Rogers in Tonga during 1967-1971.

Dates

  • 1970

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.4 metres (Includes 47 open-reel tapes, 3 audio cassettes, 1 sound disc, 1 video, 1 box.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Tonga (Tonga Islands)

From the Collection: English

Items

1. Tonga Independence Celebrations concert programme, 6 June 1970
Corresponds to Nuku'alofa - Tape 16, and Fā'onelua Gardens - Tape 22.
2. Mā'ulu'ulu
Performed by Kolisi Kuini Sālote, and composed by Lord Ve'ehala in 1970. Corresponds to Tape 16.
3. Ta'anga lakalaka, 'Lakalaka ko e malau 'o Vailahi'
Composed by H M Sālote Tupou III. Corresponds to Tape 23.
4. Hopo e la'ā
Corresponds to Tapes 19, 25.

Repository Details

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

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