Raymond Firth Tikopia Collection

Dance of Sa Namo / Pa Fenuatara songs / Pa Mauyorto

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:26:16

  • Cultures

    Tikopia

  • Shelf mark

    1CDR0001994 (copy of C333/26)

  • Recording date

    1952 or 1953

  • Is part of (Collection)

    R. Firth Tikopia Recordings

  • Recording locations

    Solomon Islands

  • Performers

    unidentified (drums), Unidentified (singers)

  • Recordist

    Firth, Raymond

  • Description

    Item note: Includes: Dance of Sa Namo (song of ridicule - Pa Piike); Pa Fenuatara songs; Pa Mauyorto (famine). Performance note: mixed voice chorus with drums. 1952/3: Music from Tikopia in the Solomon Islands. Recordings by James Spillius, expedition leader Professor Raymond Firth, sponsor: The Australian National University (A.N.U.). Re-recorded for Ethnic Folkways by Norma McLeod in 1956 and 1973.

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