Fiji Music
Fiji Music is the fusion of the traditional Melanesian and the Polynesian music as Fiji Island is mostly dominated under the influence of these two cultures. Folk Music is another important part of the Fijian music and it comprises of vocal church music accompanied by the traditional dance forms.
The commonly used musical instruments of the Fijian are guitar, mandolin, ukulele along with there traditional indigenous musical instruments. Lali drums are the common one and they are used to call the local peoples of an area for gathering and it can be called as the medium of communication. Several kinds of lali drums are there and they are the announcing instruments of various social gatherings like wars and victories and even to birth and death but all the events follow different rhythmic patterns and they are audible from at least 8kms.Lali is mostly a rectangular block with a tapering end and its 75-100 cm in length..
Fiji Music is the fusion of the traditional Melanesian and the Polynesian music as Fiji Island is mostly dominated under the influence of these two cultures. Folk Music is another important part of the Fijian music and it comprises of vocal church music accompanied by the traditional dance forms.
The commonly used musical instruments of the Fijian are guitar, mandolin, ukulele along with there traditional indigenous musical instruments. Lali drums are the common one and they are used to call the local peoples of an area for gathering and it can be called as the medium of communication. Several kinds of lali drums are there and they are the announcing instruments of various social gatherings like wars and victories and even to birth and death but all the events follow different rhythmic patterns and they are audible from at least 8kms.Lali is mostly a rectangular block with a tapering end and its 75-100 cm in length..
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