Fatele

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Fatele is a traditional dance style of Tuvalu . Together with Fakanau and Fakaseasea , it forms the musical tradition of Tuvalu .

Fatele , in its current form, is performed at community celebrations and parties for high-ranking leaders and celebrities, such as the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in September 2012.

The dance has incorporated modern elements and can be described as the “microcosm of Polynesia, where contemporary and older stylistic elements coexist”.

tradition

The traditional fatele was danced while sitting or kneeling by five or six unmarried women who moved their arms, hands and upper body to sing; the men and married women formed the choir. The most popular form today, however, is one that is enriched with European melodies and harmonies and is held as a competition, with each island being divided into two camps. Lyric choice of words is an important part of tradition. Usually the older men begin with a song in the meeting house ( maneapa ), and the song gradually becomes louder as it is repeated over and over and the others join in. Empty cans or wooden boxes ( tea boxes ) are used as rhythm instruments.

Costume

Te titi tao , a traditional shirt worn over the titi kaulama , as well as tops ( teuga saka ), head ties , bracelets and wristbands is usually worn for dancing .

Modern developments of the fatele

A Tuvaluan dancer at the Pasifika Festival in Auckland.

Under the influence of Samoan missionaries sent to Tuvalu by the London Missionary Society from the 1860s onwards, traditions related to indigenous religions or magic were pushed back. Swinging in rhythmic dance music was considered erotic by the missionaries and most traditional dances were banned. Since the dances also have religious significance, the ban was even double. In the 20th century the influence of missionaries went back and the dance tradition of siva from Samoa became popular and influenced the development of modern fatele . Samoan dance puts the individual dancer in the foreground. Each dancer gets more space and can handle steps and arm movements more freely.

In the early 1960s, the anthropologist Gerd Koch recorded traditional songs on the Niutao , Nanumaga and Nukufetau atolls . These songs were reviewed in a musicological publication in 1964, and a selection of the songs was released as Songs of Tuvalu in 2000 , along with two CDs of the recordings. The choreography of the fatele , which was recorded by Koch, shows clear missionary influences, although Koch endeavored to work with the older members of the community to receive and record music that was unaffected by the missionaries' ideologies.

Modern fatele

In the modern fatele women dance standing and in rows; the men sit across from the dancers and beat the beat with their hands on the floor mats or on the boxes. The dancers represent the story that is being told and the music increases towards the end and then ends abruptly. The festivities - including church festivals and weddings - where fatele are performed can last for hours. The tradition of the fatele is a common tradition with the music of Tokelau .

Web links

literature

  • Dieter Christensen: Old Musical Styles in the Ellice Islands. Western Polynesia, Ethnomusicology, 1964, 8: 1, 34-40.
  • Dieter Christensen, Gerd Koch : The Music of the Ellice Islands , Berlin: Museum of Ethnology 1964.
  • Ruth H. Finnegan, Margaret Orbell: South Pacific Oral Traditions. Arts and Politics of the Everyday Voices in performance and text. Indiana University Press 1995. [1] ISBN 0253328683 , 9780253328687
  • Koch, Gerd , Songs of Tuvalu (translated by Guy Slatter), Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific 2000. ISBN 9820203147 ISBN 978-9820203143
  • Ad. Linkels: The Real Music of Paradise. In: Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, James McConnachie, Orla Duane (ed.): World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books 2000: 218-229. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
  • Tuvalu - Singing and Dancing . In: Jane's Oceania Page . Retrieved April 10, 2014.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b ad Linkels: The Real Music of Paradise . Rough Guides, Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.),, ISBN 1-85828-636-0 , p. 221.
  2. ↑ Capt. John Hensford, with photos by Tony Prcevich: The Royal Visit to Tuvalu - September 2012 - The Inside Story . 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Victoria Murphy: Game of thrones: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge play king and queen before dancing the night away in Tuvalu. In: Mirror Online Edition , London September 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ Rebecca English: Swaying to the South Pacific beat: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge don grass skirts to join in tribal dance on final leg of royal tour. In: Mail Online Edition. London 18th September 2012.
  5. ↑ Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau Newsletter (TPB: 01/2013) . In: Royal Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Tuvalu, September 18-19, 2012 . February 6, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Linkels, Ad .: 'The Real Music of Paradise , Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific . Edition, Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books, 2000, ISBN 1-85828-636-0 , pp. 218-229: "as a musical microcosm of Polynesia, where contemporary and older styles co-exist."
  7. ↑ a b c d Gerd Koch: Songs of Tuvalu , translated by Guy Slatter. Edition, Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 2000.
  8. ↑ a b c d Linkels, Ad .: 'The Real Music of Paradise , Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean , India, Asia and Pacific . Edition, Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books, 2000, ISBN 1-85828-636-0 , p. 221.
  9. ↑ Shoko Takemoto: The Art of Tuvalu - Climate Change through the eyes of artists in Tuvalu . exposure.co. November 4, 2015. Accessed December 23, 2015.
  10. ^ D. Munro: D. Munro & A. Thornley (eds.) The Covenant Makers: Islander Missionaries in the Pacific . In: Samoan Pastors in Tuvalu, 1865-1899 . Suva, Fiji, Pacific Theological College and the University of the South Pacific, 1996, pp. 124-157.
  11. ^ Tuvalu - Singing and Dancing . In: Jane's Oceania Page . Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ Dieter Christensen, Gerd Koch: The music of the Ellice Islands. Berlin: Museum of Ethnology 1964.
  13. ↑ Tuvaluan Fetele . In: Jane's Oceania Page . Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  14. ^ Mervyn McLean: Weavers of Songs: Polynesian Music and Dance . Auckland University Press, 1999, ISBN 978-1-86940-212-9 , pp. 195-.
  15. ^ Reader in Maori Head of Department of Maori