Materials
meke ni yaqona
ICH Materials 14
Audios
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Sevusevu kei na Meke ni yaqona(Traditional Acknowledgement of Sevusevu)
This chant is from a clan in Nacula village in the Macuata province, located in Vanua Levu, the second largest island in Fiji. This is unique in that women sing during the preparation of the sacred yaqona ceremony, because it is usually the men who are tasked to sing traditional songs.
Fiji 1974 -
Qaraqavi yaqona kei na meke ni yaqona vakaturaga(Traditional Preparation of Kava and a Chant for the Presentation of Kava to a High Chief)
This chant is from a tribe in Seqaqa, Macuata province, located in Vanua Levu, the second largest island in Fiji.
Fiji 1974 -
Meke ni yaqona(Traditional Yaqona Chant)
This chant is from a tribe in Lutu village located in the hinterland of the Naitasiri province on mainland Viti Levu. It is a traditional chant accompanying preparation of a yaqona ceremony reserved only for the titular leading chief of the chiefdom.
Fiji 1975