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The JVC video anthology of world music and dance, Vol. 29: Oceania I

Title: The JVC video anthology of world music and dance, Vol. 29: Oceania I [videorecording]
Publication: 1973-1986.

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1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Series Statement

JVC video anthology of world music and dance ; 29

Uniform Title

Encyclopaedia cinematographica .

Subject

Note

Video series produced by JVC (Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.), in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan. Producer: Katsumori Ichikawa. Directors: Kunihiko Nakagawa and Yuji Ichihashi. Editorial director: Tomoaki Fujii. Distributed by Rounder Records, Cambridge, Massachusetts. For the accompanying program guide, see: *MGS (General) 92-2700.

Contents

CONTENTS: Micronesia. Federated States of Micronesia: Pohnpei Island. No. 29-1: Canoe navigation dance, including kepir [men's paddle dance], sapei [women's sitting dance], wehn [men's standing dance], and dokia [women's sitting dance with sticks]. -- No. 29-2: Lehp [marching dance]. -- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan. No. 29-3: Stick dance. -- No. 29-4: Dance of welcoming: "Hafa adai" ("Hello"). -- No. 29-5: Wedding dance. -- No. 29-6: Dance based on lullabies. -- Melanesia. Papua New Guinea. The Iatmul. No. 29-7: Tagarangau [zither]. -- No. 29-8: Woragutngau [zither]. -- No. 29-9: Jew's harp. -- No. 29-10: Sumi [slit drum]. -- No. 29-11: Kul [wood trumpet]. -- No. 29-12: Song of the mythical ancestors. Includes dance. -- No. 29-13: Ensemble of seven bamboo flutes and drum: "Yumanwusmange." -- The Sawos. No. 29-14: Memorial service in the village of Gaikorobi. Includes dances and music. -- Irian Jaya. The Eipo. No. 29-15: Work song. -- No. 29-16: Jew's harp. -- Solomon Islands. No. 29-17: Song and dance from Bellona, including papa [round dance], kapa and ngongole [line dances]. -- New Caledonia. No. 29-18: Dance from Tiga. -- No. 29-19: Dance from Ouvea. [War dance with sticks.] -- No. 29-20: Dance from the eastern side of the main island (New Caledonia). [War dance.] -- Australia: Australian aborigines. Djinang people. No. 29-21: Ngalko [dance of the kangaroo]. -- No. 29-22: Balununbir [dance of
Venus, the evening star]. -- No. 29-23: Bomba [dance of the butterfly]. -- No 29-24: Gomonge [dance of the magpie goose]. -- No. 29-25: Bulunbulun [dance of the spider]. -- No. 29-26: Larajeje [dance of the fish]. -- No. 29-27: Baritje [dance of the yam]. -- No. 29-28: Brolga [dance of the crane].

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1456

OCLC

NYPY926041841-F

Title

The JVC video anthology of world music and dance, Vol. 29: Oceania I [videorecording]

Imprint

1973-1986.

Series

JVC video anthology of world music and dance ; 29

Encyclopaedia cinematographica .

Summary

Music and dance of Micronesia (Mariana Islands) and Melanesia (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya [Indonesia], Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Australian aborigines). Nos. 1 to 6, 17 to 20 recorded at the Fourth Festival of Pacific Arts in Tahiti in June 1985. Nos. 7 to 14 recorded for the series Encyclopaedia Cinematographica in Papua New Guinea in 1973-1974; nos. 15 and 16 recorded for the same series in Irian Jaya, n.d. Nos. 21 to 28 recorded in Arnhem Land, Australia, in October 1986.

Local Subject

Television. JVC video anthology of world music and dance.

Stick dances.

Wedding dances and music.

Harvest dances.

Combat dances.

Weapon dances.

Animal dances.

Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Australian aborigines.

Bird dances.

Fish dances.

War dance.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1456

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