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The Rapa Nui used an ancient stone aerophone called the Pu o Hiro (Trumpet of Hiro) for fertility rituals and to call the Polynesian god of rain Hiro. [1] By blowing through the main hole it emits a deep Trumpet sound. [1] During droughts, the Ariki Paka (nobles) would dress in ceremonial clothing and pray for rainfall. [1]
In 2012, Teave founded the Easter Island Music School, the island's first music school, teaching piano, cello, ukulele, and violin. [2] [4] [5] She and her husband, Enrique Icka, manage the NGO Toki Rapa Nui, which helps sponsor the school. [6] In 2020, producer and filmmaker John Forsen released a documentary, Song of Rapa Nui, about Teave. [7]
Rapa Nui traditional music consists of choral singing and chanting accompanied by instruments including conch shell trumpets, percussive dancers, accordions, and kauaha, a percussion instrument created from the jaw bone of a horse. Modern Rapanui music has had Latin American influences creating new genres such as the Rapa Nui style of tango.
Matato’a is a musical and dance group from Easter Island (Rapa Nui). It is one of the most famous bands from the island. [1] Matato'a was founded in 1996 by Kevamatato’a Atan. [2] It was in 1998 that they adopted the name of Matato'a, which means 'warrior' or 'guardian'. They played all over Chile in the same year.
Kalani Pe'a Merrie Monarch 2019. Popular music in Polynesia is a mixture of more traditional music made with indigenous instruments such as the nose flute in Tonga, and the distinctive wooden drums of the Rarotonga, and local artists creating music with contemporary instruments and rhythms, and also a blend of both.
This led to a lasting friendship with the marine researcher. On the island, Campbell conducted research on the music and culture of Easter Island, publishing several books on the subject. One of them, "Herencia musical de Rapa Nui" (Musical Heritage of Rapa Nui), is studied in universities in the United States and Germany.
Lynn Rapu was born on Easter Island in 1969, son of Belisario Rapu Ure Ngorongoro and Ana Lola Tuki Teave. [3] His niece, Laura Rapu, is an Easter Island politician.He is part of a generation that, compared to their elders, grew up with much more freedom and access to income produced by touristic activity.
Rapa Nui women (8 P) Rongorongo (1 C, 15 P, 14 F) Pages in category "Rapa Nui people" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.