Copyright Year(s): 1996
Genre: POLYNESIAN Format: CD Price: $0.00 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Track List & Samples
(Tracks with sample are bold.)
Lali (drum) beating
Ko Koe Sisu and lali beating
Himi
Ko E Lotu `A E `Eiki (The Lord's Prayer)
Himi 410: Pea Tau Fakafeta`i
Ke Tau Hiva Mo Fakafeta`i
Sisu Ko E Tu`i
Hongofulu `O E Tautea
Sio Ki He Fuka
Laumalie
Tokanga
Ha`u Ta O
Ko E Pilinisi
Hiki Ha`a Tau Mavava
Mavava
Sisu Ko E Mama
Ko E Temipale Tapu
Himi: Ko E Hau Toka
Ko E Lotu `A E `Eiki #2
Himi 486: Ko Sione
Ko E Lotu Tauma`u
Feilaulau
Saliote
Himi 539
Himi 391: `Oku Ai Ha Ki`i Fonua
`Eiki Mafimafi
Album Notes
Before the arrival of the European missionaries, the Tongans knew a pantheon of several gods and they believed in a supernatural world, a hereafter for people of high rank, called Pulotu. Nowadays most Tongans are Christians although the belief in the old gods has not disappeared completely. None of the religious music from pre-Christian times has survived, but the religious music that developed after the arrival of the missionaries is far more than just a "Western import with a Tongan flavor". Liner notes are extensive, but contain few lyrics.
1911
