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Bishop Museum Bulletins in Anthropology - 2: Hula Pahu

Hawaiian Drum Dances: The Pahu: Sounds of Power

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Because of it's origins in legendary times, its religious connections, and its powerful sounds, the pahu is of singular importance in Hawaiian culture. In this thoroughly engrossing study, Elizabeth Tatar sets out to reconstruct the earliest vocabulary of Hawaiian chant and drumming. She surveys the evidence for the mythological origins of pahu, identifies similar sharkskin-covered drums elsewhere in Polynesia, and discusses the physical attributes of the drum itself. Tatar goes on to examine systematically nine different pieces, including text variants and transcriptions of performances.

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Bishop Museum Bulletins in Anthropology - 2: Hula Pahu, Elizabeth Tatar, Judy Van Zile

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1993
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Title
Bishop Museum Bulletins in Anthropology - 2: Hula Pahu
Subtitle
Hawaiian Drum Dances: The Pahu: Sounds of Power
Language
English
Released
1993
Format
Paperback
Pages
376
ISBN10
0930897544
ISBN13
9780930897543
Series
Description
Because of it's origins in legendary times, its religious connections, and its powerful sounds, the pahu is of singular importance in Hawaiian culture. In this thoroughly engrossing study, Elizabeth Tatar sets out to reconstruct the earliest vocabulary of Hawaiian chant and drumming. She surveys the evidence for the mythological origins of pahu, identifies similar sharkskin-covered drums elsewhere in Polynesia, and discusses the physical attributes of the drum itself. Tatar goes on to examine systematically nine different pieces, including text variants and transcriptions of performances.