Hawaiian Music
Folk Music: There are several varieties of chanting (mele) and music for highly ritualized dance (hula). Music and dance shows praise, genealogy, mythology, accompanies games, festivals and other secular events.
The Hawaiian language has diverse vocabulary to describe rhythms, instruments, styles and elements of voice production. Folk music has tuneful melodies and features complex and rich poetry that accompanies mimetic dance (hula), and subtleties of vocal styles.
Mele chant is accompanied by an ipu heke (a double gourd) and/or pahu (sharksin covered drum).
Early Hawaiians recorded their literature in memory, not writing. They composed and maintained an extensive oral tradition, a body of literature covering every facet of Hawaiian life.
Chants, called mele, recorded thousands of years of ancient Polynesian and Hawaiian history. Chants also recorded the daily life of the Hawaiian people, their love of the land, humor or tragedy, and the heroic character of their leaders. A mele chant is a poetic form of song that tells a story. They can be classified into tow general categories, mele oli and mele hula.
Folk Music: There are several varieties of chanting (mele) and music for highly ritualized dance (hula). Music and dance shows praise, genealogy, mythology, accompanies games, festivals and other secular events.
The Hawaiian language has diverse vocabulary to describe rhythms, instruments, styles and elements of voice production. Folk music has tuneful melodies and features complex and rich poetry that accompanies mimetic dance (hula), and subtleties of vocal styles.
Mele chant is accompanied by an ipu heke (a double gourd) and/or pahu (sharksin covered drum).
Early Hawaiians recorded their literature in memory, not writing. They composed and maintained an extensive oral tradition, a body of literature covering every facet of Hawaiian life.
Chants, called mele, recorded thousands of years of ancient Polynesian and Hawaiian history. Chants also recorded the daily life of the Hawaiian people, their love of the land, humor or tragedy, and the heroic character of their leaders. A mele chant is a poetic form of song that tells a story. They can be classified into tow general categories, mele oli and mele hula.
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