Solomon Islands

The music of Wasi Ka Nanara is indigenous to the Solomon Islands, especially on the island of Malaita. One never sees women in the group, for the music & dance is exclusively the arena of men. The musicians make all their instruments themselves out of bamboo of various sizes. The musicians do not blow in the biggest but the hammer as percussion instruments. One particular instrument connects many pan pipes together to form a kind of collar which the players manipulate with a turn of the neck.

The music of the group comes from the first century of their era, a time of the Lapita culture, enriched later with contacts with Polynesia, the aboriginals of Austrailia, & other islands of Melanesie. This sugar-sweet music is played by large ensembles creating a remarkably orchestral sound.

 Wasi Ka Nanara Pan Pipers  - Panflutes from Solomon Island, Mangrove MGV CD 360. 

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Tracklist – 

Natalemu Lani

Tenapesi

Ruma Ma Ruma

Nau To'oru Raurahi

Tou Tou Naire

Usua Ratamu

Oina Mai Tabunaie

Tu'u Ite Ana

Mamo Maie

Manu Ni Asi

Nanaratana Wasikananara

Naratana Houma

Nev o' o' o Itemu

Maku Ka Mamauru'a

Zulu Zulu

Waiana Painaha

Lalu Belo Belota

Naha Wate Purapura

Roro Mera 231

Loe Oto Hue Inev

Enjoy,

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