Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Taku Atoll, Papua New Guinea 9780824864385

This book, based on fieldwork spanning a decade, gives a comprehensive analysis of the musical life of a unique Polynesi

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Table of contents :
Editor’s Note
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Geography and History
Chapter 2. Takū Society as the Locus for Musicking
Chapter 3. Religious Contexts of Music
Chapter 4. Processes of Takū Music
Chapter 5. The Nature of Takū Song
Chapter 6. The Nature of Takū Dance
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary of Takū Terms
Bibliography
Index

Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Taku Atoll, Papua New Guinea
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