Context (CMS Context)
This tape is referenced as 'C 1. YANGGONA CHANTS. TAILEVU, Confederation of Kumbuna; at Suva. May, 1957. 005-161. THAKAUNDROVE (Somosomo). June, 1957. 162-343. KANDAVU (Rakiraki). October, 1955. 344-565. All actuality records.' (see Roth's original list, MAA, Doc.385).
17/01/2013
Created by: Lucie Carreau on 17/01/2013

Context (CMS Context)
This audio recording belongs to a series of 20 tapes recorded by George Kingsley Roth in Fiji in the 1950s, on Scotch Magnetic recording tapes, single track, 15min, 600 feet. The tapes record Fijian (and occasionally Tongan) songs and musical instruments and range from live recording, arranged recording and copies of recordings made by the Fiji Broadcasting Commission. The tapes were brought to MAA for safekeeping in 2001 shortly after Mrs Jane Roth's death by Mrs Sue Stobbs, her neighbour. They were digitised by the World Oral Literature Project (WOLP) in 2012 and accessioned into MAA's collection in 2013.
14/01/2013
Created by: maa on 14/01/2013

Description (CMS Description)
Recording of yaqona chants, 15 min 22 seconds.
1) Yaqona chant of the people of Bau, confederation of Kubuna. Recorded in Suva, May 1957. Actuality record (record made during the actual performance of a normal ceremony). [0.00 - 5.38]
2) Yaqona chant of the people of Somosomo, Cakaudrove, June 1957. Actuality record (record made during the actual performance of a normal ceremony). [5.40 - 10.48]
3) Yaqona chant of the performers of the yaqona making ceremony. Rakiraki, Kadavu, October 1955. Actuality record (record made during the actual performance of a normal ceremony). [10.49 - 13.02]
4) Part of the chant used when the first cup of yaqona is being drunk. As soon as the cup has been drained, one of the performers calls out [?] 'biu' and all of them clap their hands crosswise. Rakiraki, Kadavu, October 1955. Actuality record (record made during the actual performance of a normal ceremony). [13.03 - 15.22].
14/01/2013
Created by: maa on 14/01/2013