DG4-F862122 - Kadavu

Side A -- Duration: 2 mins 0 secs. Title/First Line: Me Vakalaugatataki. Genre: Sere Ni Lotu. Voice: Mfgp. Instruments: None. Comments: None. -- Duration: 3 mins 40 secs. Title/First Line: Totoka Qai Vakaciriloloma. Genre: Sere Ni Lotu. Voice: Mfgp. Instruments: None. Comments: None. -- Duration: 16 mins 3 secs. Title/First Line: Meke Ni Ika. Genre: Vakavunigasau. Voice: Mgp. Instruments: Lali, Hand Clapping. Comments: Intended for vakamalolo dance, the 16 verses performed in three brackets with breaks in between (verses 1-7, 8-12 and 13-16). Pitch level changes between brackets. Note male falsetto singing. -- Duration: 8 mins 14 secs. Title/First Line: Na Meke I Wau Cevai. Genre: Meke Wau. Voice: Mfgp. Instruments: Lali, Hand Clapping. Comments: Text describes Fijian soldiery in olden times. -- Duration: 2 mins 57 secs. Title/First Line: Lomai Na Leca. Genre: Vakavunigasau. Voice: Mfgp. Instruments: Lali, Hand Clapping, Clubs on Ground. Comments: Text relates to the history of Matanuku island. See Tape 19.4 for another version of this composition. Intended for women's vakamalolo. -- Duration: 11 mins 54 secs. Title/First Line: Noqu Dabe Toka Mai Noqu Vale. Genre: Vakavunigasau. Voice: Mfgp. Instruments: Lali, Hand Clapping. Comments: First section unaccompanied.; Item contains instrumental music.. Language as given: Fijian