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One unique quality of Polynesian music is the use of the sustained 6th chord in vocal music, though typically the 6th chord is not used in religious music. Traditional instruments include a conch-shell called the pu and a nose flute called the vivo, as well as numerous kinds of drums made from hollowed-out tree trunks and dog or shark skin.
One unique quality of Polynesian music (it has become almost a cliché) is the use of the sustained 6th chord in vocal music, though typically the 6th chord is not used in religious music. Traditional songs and hymns are referred to as imene metua (lit. hymn of the parent/ancestor). Traditional dance is the most prominent art form of the Cook ...
The music of French Polynesia came to the forefront of the world music scene in 1992, with the release of The Tahitian Choir's recordings of unaccompanied vocal ...
From 1989 the Tamure Tahiti ballet expanded to reach a staff of forty dancers, and toured more and more around the world. In 1992 the troupe was renamed Show Tahiti Nui. His hit Tamahine [4] sold 580,000 albums in 1996. [5] Théo Sulpice became a regular on television sets, [6] often invited to Jacques Martin and Michel Drucker. Vahinés and ...
The term sixth chord refers to two different kinds of chord, the first in classical music and the second in modern popular music. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The original meaning of the term is a chord in first inversion , in other words with its third in the bass and its root a sixth above it.
The song credited to Mila avec L'Orchestre Eddie Lund was the B side on a 78 RPM single with the A side "Ragout pommes de terre" by Teaitu. It was released on Tahiti label cat # 139. [ 6 ] It was released as a 45 RPM single on Viking in 1958, credited to Mila With Eddie Lund And His Tahitians .
Barthélémy wrote and composed a good part of his songs. Most of his texts were written in the Tuamotuan language the language spoken in his family, or in Reo Tahiti. He also sang in French or sometimes in English. When they don't talk about love, his texts often address light themes, such as happiness and the sweetness of life.
He began composing songs in the Polynesian language, and combined traditional Polynesian melodies with reggae and popular rhythms. He became known to audiences simply as "Bobby". Most of his songs were written in Polynesian, but he also used French and English for some lyrics. His most popular song in Tahiti was "Orio", produced 1985.