George Kingsley Roth Fiji Collection
Yanggona chant and gesture song
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Type
sound
Duration
00:13:16
Shelf mark
C28/8
Subjects
Yanggona chants
Recording date
1957-08
Is part of (Collection)
George Kingsley Roth Fiji Collection
Recording locations
Vunidawa, Fiji
Performers
unidentified, (lali), unidentified, (singers, male)
Recordist
Unidentified
Speakers
Roth, George Kingsley, 1903-1960, (speaker, male)
Description
The ceremonies surrounding the drinking of yanggona (the traditional drink of Fiji made from the powdered root of Piper methysticum), once formed the backbone of Fijian society and culture and accompanied every event both major and minor. The chant heard here is accompanied by gong beating. It is followed by a brief gesture song. All recorded in August 1957 in Vunidawa.
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