Weavers of Song


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This work is a study of Polynesian music illustrated by music examples and photographs.




The Rising Tide


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Vanuatu. The Cook Islands. Fiji. The names evoke white-sand beaches, swaying palms and lazy holidays. But in reality, these idyllic places are tropical maelstroms of global realpolitik, caught between the world’s superpowers, former colonial masters and tin-pot despots. Collectively the Pacific nations, which form one third of the globe’s surface area, are one of the most strategically important regions in the world – for military might, for energy security and geopolitical borders. Even more importantly, these nations are at the frontline of climate change, as rising sea levels, salinity, cyclones and pollution put their very existence at stake.

Using his extensive personal experience in the Pacific, Tom Bamforth shows us the people of the islands, their cultures and how they live in these remote and increasingly challenging places. From uprisings in New Caledonia to tsunamis in Tonga, this is a book about interaction, race, colonisation, climate change, nuclear testing, resistance, cultural preservation, urban life, the tastiness of well roasted pig, and the pleasures of canoeing at dusk. It is sometimes said that the Pacific is to the contemporary world what the Mediterranean was to the ancients and what the Atlantic was to the twentieth century. The Rising Tide, then, is a journey into the ocean of the future. 

With humour and insight, Tom Bamforth presents both an insider's and an outsider's view of life in the Pacific, rendered in vivid detail and colour. Gripping and beautifully written, The Rising Tide masterfully weaves the stories of people at the forefront of global change around a broader narrative of political mismanagement, culture, diplomacy and identity.




Polynesian Music


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Cook Islands music, Fijian music, Hawaiian music, M ori music, Polynesian musical instruments, Samoan music, Tongan music, Tuvaluan music, Viking Records recording artists, Music of Hawaii, List of compositions and works by Leleiohoku, Hula, Howard Morrison, Music of Samoa, Dennis Kamakahi, List of compositions and works by Likelike, Music of Tonga, Pokarekare Ana, Hawaii Calls, Benny Kalama, God Bless Fiji, He Mele Lahui Hawaii, Genoa Keawe, Tongan music notation, Music of Fiji, Dalvanius Prime, Sons of Hawaii, Billy T. James, Te Vaka, Kaulana Na Pua, Keil Isles, Hawaii County Band, Hawaiian War Chant, Nose flute, Hawai i Pono, Music of Tuvalu, E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua, Poi E, Aloha Oe, Now Is the Hour, Eliza Keil, Brushfire Records, Music of Niue, Freddie Keil, The Five Stars, Beyond the Reef, Hirini Melbourne, Hawaii Aloha, Eddie Lund, Prince Tui Teka, Herma Keil, Bill Wolfgramm, Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga, Mele Kalikimaka, Southside of Bombay, List of M ori composers, Tuvalu mo te Atua, Bill Sevesi, Music of the Cook Islands, Tahitian ukulele, Sidi Mara, Music of Polynesia, Music of Tahiti, The Banner of Freedom, The Hukilau Song, Samoan hip hop, Footed drum, Rosiloa, Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii, Music of Easter Island, Te Atua Mou E, Maori Volcanics Showband, Pate, The Maori Troubadours, Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album, Matato'a, Music of Tokelau, Kanikapila, Music of the Austral Islands, Maria Dallas, Kawaihae, Maori Songs, Music of French Polynesia, A Man of Passion, Kaleohano, Pacific Soul, Pacific reggae, Kei A Wai Ra Te Kupu, Ekolu Mea Nui, Na mele paleoleo, Himene tarava, Imene tuki, The Tahitian Choir, Hine E Hine, Hawaiian Island Charts, Pearly Shells, Peter Posa, Imene metua. Excerpt: The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native...




The World in Your Hands. Vol 10.


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Introducing the ultimate guide to exploring the world, "All Countries of the World". This comprehensive book provides a wealth of information on every country on the planet, covering all aspects of their history, language, food, sports, nature, arts, religion, economy, education, people, culture, music, interesting facts, and geography. Each chapter dives deep into the unique features and characteristics of each country, providing insights into what makes them special and how they contribute to the diversity of our world. Whether you're an avid traveler, a curious learner, or simply someone who wants to expand their knowledge of the world, "All Countries of the World" is the perfect resource for you. With detailed information, this book will take you on a journey across the globe, discovering new and exciting places along the way. To test your comprehension and enhance your learning, multiple choice questions are provided at the end of each country's description, with answers included. Get ready to embark on an adventure like no other with "All Countries of the World" - the ultimate guide to exploring the world's rich and diverse cultures.







Sourdough


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From Robin Sloan, the New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, comes Sourdough, "a perfect parable for our times" (San Francisco Magazine): a delicious and funny novel about an overworked and under-socialized software engineer discovering a calling and a community as a baker. Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Southern Living Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. She codes all day and collapses at night, her human contact limited to the two brothers who run the neighborhood hole-in-the-wall from which she orders dinner every evening. Then, disaster! Visa issues. The brothers quickly close up shop. But they have one last delivery for Lois: their culture, the sourdough starter used to bake their bread. She must keep it alive, they tell her—feed it daily, play it music, and learn to bake with it. Lois is no baker, but she could use a roommate, even if it is a needy colony of microorganisms. Soon, not only is she eating her own homemade bread, she’s providing loaves to the General Dexterity cafeteria every day. Then the company chef urges her to take her product to the farmer’s market—and a whole new world opens up.




Community Music in Oceania


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Community Music in Oceania: Many Voices, One Horizon makes a distinctive contribution to the field of community music through the experiences of its editors and contributors in music education, ethnomusicology, music therapy, and music performance. Covering a wide range of perspectives from Australia, Timor-Leste, New Zealand, Japan, Fiji, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Korea, the essays raise common themes in terms of the pedagogies and practices used, pointing collectively toward one horizon of approach. Yet, contrasts emerge in the specifics of how community musicians fit within the musical ecosystems of their cultural contexts. Book chapters discuss the maintenance and recontextualization of music traditions, the lingering impact of colonization, the growing demands for professionalization of community music, the implications of government policies, tensions between various ethnic groups within countries, and the role of institutions such as universities across the region. One of the aims of this volume is to produce an intricate and illuminating picture that highlights the diversity of practices, pedagogies, and research currently shaping community music in the Asia Pacific.




The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music


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First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.




Songs of Starlight


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The collected stories & drawings of artist & writer Kai Skye (also known by his pen name Brian Andreas). Volume 15.