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The music of Polynesia is a diverse set of musical traditions from islands within a large area of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, approximately a triangle with New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island forming its corners.
Polynesia (UK: / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ n iː z i ə / POL-in-EE-zee-ə, US: /-ˈ n iː ʒ ə /- EE-zhə) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians.
Categories: Polynesian culture. Oceanian music. Music by ethnicity.
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Dance dance dance! Tuvaluan music is inextricably bound to Tuvaluan dance. The fatele, for example, is a Tuvaluan dance form with Eruopean-influenced melody and harmony that takes place in a competitive environment, with two groups of villagers trying to best each other.
The Polynesian Triangle is a geographical region of the Pacific Ocean with Hawaii ( Hawaiʻi) (1), New Zealand ( Aotearoa) (2) and Easter Island ( Rapa Nui) (3) at its corners, but excluding Fiji on its western side. At the center is Tahiti (5), with Samoa (4) to the west.
Apr 14, 2024 · Kalani Pe'a Merrie Monarch 2019. Popular music in Polynesia is a mixture of more traditional music made with indigenous instruments such as the nose flute in Tonga, and the distinctive wooden drums of the Rarotonga, and local artists creating music with contemporary instruments and rhythms, and also a blend of both.
himene. Oceanic music and dance, the music and dance traditions of the indigenous people of Oceania, in particular of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, New Zealand, and Australia.
