George Kingsley Roth Fiji Collection
Nose flutes and shell trumpets
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Type
sound
Duration
00:13:13
Shelf mark
C28/10
Subjects
Nose flutes and shell trumpets
Recording date
1953; 1955 and 1957
Is part of (Collection)
George Kingsley Roth Fiji Collection
Recording locations
Nuku'alofa, Tonga and Suva, Fiji
Performers
Tivitivi, Marika, (nose flute), unidentified, (nose flute), unidentified, (shell trumpet)
Recordist
BBC; National Geographic and Fiji Broadcasting Commission
Speakers
Roth, George Kingsley, 1903-1960, (speaker, male)
Description
These are copies of recordings of a Tongan nose flute made by the BBC (disc 20468) and National Geographic made in Nuku'alofa, Tonga in December 1953. They are followed by a recording of a Fijian nose flute played by 74 year old Marika Tivitivi in Suva, July 1957. Lastly, there are three examples of Fijian shell trumpets recorded in 1955 and 1957.
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