Music of Tokelau
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Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand, located in the Pacific Ocean. Its people are of Polynesian descent, and their best-known form of folk music is fatele. Fatele is a dance performed at many community gatherings and events. It is performed by a group, accompanied by pokihi (wooden box) and apa (biscuit tin), used as percussion. Each song begins with a stanza that is repeated up to a half-dozen times, followed by increased pitch and tempo. This tradition is shared with the music of Tuvalu .
Log drums (pate) are also played.
The most famous Tokelaun group is probably Te Vaka.
[edit] References
- Linkels, Ad. "The Real Music of Paradise". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 218-229. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
[edit] Notes
- ↑ Linkels, pg. 221
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