Fiji is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. Though geographically Melanesian, Fijian music is more Polynesian in character. Nevertheless, Fijian folk styles are distinct in their fusion of Polynesian and Melanesian traditions. Folk music is dominated by vocal church music, as well as dances characterized by rich harmony and complex percussion made from slit drums or natural materials. Map showing Melanesia. ... Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840 Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ... Polynesia is a group of island chains spread across much of the Pacific Ocean, and includes many countries and territories. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A percussion instrument can be any object which produces a sound by being struck with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. ...

Folk music

Like their Polynesian neighbours, modern Fijians play guitar, ukulele and mandolin along with a variety of indigenous instruments, most commonly lali drums, which are now used to call the people of an area together. Lali drums were an important part of traditional Fijian culture, used as a form of communication to announce births, deaths and wars. A smaller form of the lali drum (lali ni meke) is used as a form in instrumentation. Meke is a kind of spiritual folk dance, in which dancers bodies are said to be possessed by spirits. Other percussion instruments include the derua, which are tubes made of bamboo which are stamped on mats or on the ground. Other dances included the women's dele, which humiliated enemy prisoners sexually, and the men's cibi, which uses spears and clubs [1]. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ukulele The ukulele (Hawaiian: , IPA pronunciation: ; Anglicised pronunciation usually IPA: ), sometimes spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings. ... Carved (electric) and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a small, stringed musical instrument which is plucked, strummed or a combination of both. ... go to Lali Tsipi Michaeli ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Meke is a broad term in the Fijian language, primarily referring to all traditonal style of dance. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... The origins of the cibi date back to the countrys warring times with their Pacific neighbours. ... Hunting spear and knife, from Mesa Verde National Park. ... A club is generally an association of people united by a common interest or goal, as opposed to any natural ties of kinship. ...

Indian music draws heavily from rural North Indian and some of the Southern states in India. Most popular are Bhajans - a devotinal music based accompanied by harmonium and dholak (drums). Many Indians now also export bhajan cd's for large Fiji Indian diaspora in Canada, US, Australia and New Zealand. Another popular Fiji Indian music style is qawwali. Indian music is: The music of India or Native American music This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A bhajan or kirtan is basically a Hindu or Sikh devotional song, often of ancient origin. ... The Dholak (sometimes dholaki) is a classical North Indian hand drum. ... A non-resident Indian (NRI) is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Qawwali (Urdu: قوٌالی, Hindi: क़वाली) is the devotional music of the Sufis of the Indian sub-continent. ...

Pop

In the 1980s, Fijian performers like Laisa Vulakoro and Lagani Rabukawaqa became pan-Pacific stars. Vulakoro is especially well-known for her part in creating vude, a popular style that combines disco, country and island music (especially the meke rhythm) and rock and roll.^[1] The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... Laisa Vulakoro is a Fijian female singer. ... Lagani Rabukawaqa is a pop musician from Fiji who achieved fame in Oceania in the 1980s. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Meke is a broad term in the Fijian language, primarily referring to all traditonal style of dance. ... For the popular Tamil film, see Rhythm (film) Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

Other modern performers include the band Nuku Katudrau, Karuna Gopalan, Black Rose, Danny Costello,^[2] Michelle Rounds, Seru Serevi and The Freelancers.^[3]

Fiji is especially known for the field of Fijian reggae.

External links

• Artist View
• Music in Fiji

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