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Himene Tarava
Himene tarava () is a style of traditional Tahitian music. Music The style is started by one person singing a stanza. Other singers gradually join in and rhyme with the person. The men sing in a deep voice for punctuation, while the women sing in a light voice. History One of the earliest forms of himene tarava originated in Tubuai, French Polynesia in 1844. Similar hymns originated due to the fact that the country was becoming more Christian since it became a French Territory in 1832. During the 20th century, French Polynesians preserved the music. In the 1950s children were taught how to sing himene tarava. Forms of himene tarava There are different forms of the music in each country. Source: * In the Windward Islands of Tahiti and Mo'orea, there are five vocal parts of the song. * The islands of Rimatara and Rurutu use between 10 and 12 vocal parts. * Raivavae and Rawa have thirteen lines. * It is popular in the Cook Islands, where it is called " Imene Tuki". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Auckland University Press is a New Zealand publisher that produces creative and scholarly work for a general audience. Founded in 1966 and formally recognised as Auckland University Press in 1972, it is a publisher based within the University of Auckland, located in Auckland, New Zealand. The Press currently publishes around 20 new books a year in history and politics, art and architecture, literature and poetry, Māori, Pacific and Asian Studies, science, business and health. It published its 500th book in 2005 of which 22 were prize winning publications. Awards Auckland University Press won the ''Most Beautiful Books Australia & New Zealand Award'' (2013) and its authors have won a number of national prizes. Imprints 1966–1970: Published for the University of Auckland by the Oxford University Press 1970–1986: Auckland University Press/Oxford University Press 1986–: Auckland University Press 1995–1998: a small number of books carried the imprint Auckland Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimatara
Rimatara is the westernmost inhabited island in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. It is located south of Tahiti and west of Rurutu. The land area of Rimatara is , and that of the Maria islets is .Environnement marin des îles Australes p. 205 Its highest point is . Its population was 893 at the 2022 census. Rimatara is a circular volcanic plateau surrounded by a reef with a height of . The main villages are Amaru (the capital), Anapoto and Mutuaura. Rimatara was one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Tahiti
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the music of Tahiti was dominated by festivals called '' heiva''. Dancing was a vital part of Tahitian life then, and dances were used to celebrate, pray and mark almost every occasion of life. Examples include the men's ʻōteʻa dance and the couple's 'upaʻupa. Professional dance troupes called ʻarioi were common, and they moved around the various islands and communities dancing highly sensually and erotically. In the early 19th century, however, colonial laws severely restricted these and other dances, which were considered immoral. Herman Melville celebrated one such dance (he called it the 'lori-lori') for its sensuality. They were replaced instead by genres of Christian music such as himene tarava. The word 'himene' is derived from the English word 'hymn' (Tahiti was first colonized by the English). Likewise, the harmonies and tune characteristics / 'strophe patterns' of much of the music of Polynesia is western in style and deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of French Polynesia
The music of French Polynesia came to the forefront of the world music scene in 1992, with the release of The Tahitian Choir's recordings of unaccompanied vocal Christian music called Himene tarava, himene tārava, recorded by French musicologist Pascal Nabet-Meyer. This form of singing is common in French Polynesia and the Cook Islands, and is distinguished by a unique drop in pitch at the end of the phrases, which is a characteristic formed by several different voices; it is also accompanied by steady grunting of staccato, nonsensical syllables. See also * Tahitian Drumming * Tahitian music 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. External links *Audio clips: Traditional music of French Polynesia. Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himene
''Oe Himene'' are formal choral Tahitian songs, often of religious nature. Himene is a Tahitian term derived from the English word ''hymn''. Since the first European contact by Captain Samuel Wallis, English Protestantism was expanded to the island by missionaries. Himene are based in verse and harmonic structure on Protestant hymns. 'Words have never succeeded in conveying the impression made by this music. Some have said that it was like an ocean wave coming in with growing strength as the voices increased in intensity, breaking and rolling and bounding and then the dying down and disappearing in a long, sustained note. The women's voices carried the melody while the men provided a deep, rhythmic counterpoint, one of them with a great voice sometimes throwing out cries and appeals. All the people rocked back and forth as they sang, many with their eyes shut, entirely lost in the music.' (Quoting Lebeau, 1911.){{Cite book, last=Forman, first=Charles W., url=https://www.worldcat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imene Tuki
An imene tuki is a traditional hymn of the Cook Islands. It is accompanied singing noted for a drop and raise in pitch at the end of phrases, and rhythmic nonsensical syllables, comparable to Scat singing. Similar syllables and improvisations are found in Tahitian Himene tarava. Hymn The hymn commonly features four different harmonies. It contains a female soprano melody called a perepere, and a male bass line with rhythmic grunting. The performers also sway their arms left and right to the tune of the music. Location of performance The song is usually played at church, and other religious locations. The dance is often called "Christian dancing", due its context. An example of one of these performances occurred at the Cook Islands Christian Church at Titikaveka Titikaveka is one of the five districts that make up the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located in the south of the island, to the south of the districts of Ngatangiia and Avarua, and east of the distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately . The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers of ocean. Avarua is its capital. The Cook Islands is self-governing while in free association with New Zealand. Since the start of the 21st century, the Cook Islands conducts its own independent foreign and defence policy, and also has its own customs regulations. Like most members of the Pacific Islands Forum, it has no armed forces, but the Cook Islands Police Service owns a Guardian Class Patrol Boat, , provided by Australia, in order to police its waters. In recent decades, the Cook Islands have adopted an increasingly assertive and distinct foreign policy, and a Cook Islander, Henry Puna, served as Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum from 2021 to 2024. Most Cook Islanders are also citizens of New Zealand, but they also have the status of Coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawa Island
Rawa Island () is a coral island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. Nearby islands include Harimau Island, Harimau and Mensirip Island, Mensirip. "Rawa" is the local term for white doves, which are abundant in the island. Rawa is a relatively small island. There are no proper roads, only a few walkways. One side of the island is a beach covered with white sand, while the other side has a rocky vertical cliff. The water is clear. There are many sea and land creatures such as fishes, squids, jellyfish, octopuses, Malayan sea eagles, and reptiles. Blacktip reef sharks can be found feeding in the sea off rawa. Rawa's waters are home to an abundance of corals. There are two resorts on the island: Rawa Island Resort and Alang's Rawa. Transportation Rawa Island is approximately 30 minutes boat ride from Mersing, Mersing town, a small port within Johor. See also * List of islands of Malaysia References External links "Rawa Island" from Journey Malaysia"Beaches Of Malaysi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raivavae
Raivavae (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Ra‘ivāvae'' International Phonetic Alphabet, /ra.ʔi.va:va.e/) is one of the Austral Islands in French Polynesia. Its total land area including offshore islets is . At the 2022 census, it had a population of 900. The island is of volcanic origin, and rises to elevation at Mont Hiro. History The first sighting by Europeans was recorded by the Spanish naval officer Tomás Gayangos on board of the frigate ''El Aguila'' on 5 February 1775. Gayangos had taken over the command of the expedition of Domingo de Bonechea of 1774 after his death in Tahiti and was returning to the Viceroyalty of Peru. The main source describing this sighting is that of José Andía y Varela, pilot of the packet boat ''Jupiter'' that accompanied ''El Aguila'' in this return trip. On 6 February, a boat was sent in, and made contact with the inhabitants at the shore edge, but landing was not made. Raivavae was charted as ''Santa Rosa'' by the Spaniards, who recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rurutu
Rūrutu is the northernmost island in the Austral archipelago of French Polynesia, and the name of a commune consisting solely of that island. It is situated south of Tahiti. Its land area is .Environnement marin des îles Australes p. 205 It is 10.8 km long and 5.3 km wide. Its highest point (Manureva) is . At the 2022 census it had a population of 2,163. Geologically, Rurutu was initially formed 12 million years ago by the , a hotspot associated with the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Tahiti
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the music of Tahiti was dominated by festivals called '' heiva''. Dancing was a vital part of Tahitian life then, and dances were used to celebrate, pray and mark almost every occasion of life. Examples include the men's ʻōteʻa dance and the couple's 'upaʻupa. Professional dance troupes called ʻarioi were common, and they moved around the various islands and communities dancing highly sensually and erotically. In the early 19th century, however, colonial laws severely restricted these and other dances, which were considered immoral. Herman Melville celebrated one such dance (he called it the 'lori-lori') for its sensuality. They were replaced instead by genres of Christian music such as himene tarava. The word 'himene' is derived from the English word 'hymn' (Tahiti was first colonized by the English). Likewise, the harmonies and tune characteristics / 'strophe patterns' of much of the music of Polynesia is western in style and deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
