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Hawaiian Music
Hawaiian & Polynesian ChantsTraditional Hawaiian chants were very often recited with the specific a rhythm, with the accompainment of drums. The music was not complex, rather simple. The chanted story was more important than the "song" in sense of its artistic qualities. Chants were part of an old Hawaiian tradition and very important part to life in a broad sense. Because Hawaiians had no written language in the sense we have, all important information about all aspects of reality - was passed on from one generation to the next in chants. Therefore, the entire history of the tribe, the memory of ancestors as well as information about navigation, canoe making, birth - all vital information was passed on in the oral tradition in chants. The person who was taught all the information from the family traditions - was the first child. This child was not raised by parents but rather by the grandparents. In references to our cultural norms - it sounds strange, but is worth remembering that in ancient Hawaii, the family would live very close to one another, within the same village! The child would participate in rituals and the habits of Kahuna or Kupuna, growing up in the atmosphere of past wisdom, not only receiving information. Later in life, the child would naturally start using the absorbed knowledge. Traditional Hawaiian music is simple in melody and rhythm but very rich in poetry, meaning, and form expressions.
Mahalo John & Hope Keawe for your music & dance!
Mahalo Israel Kamaikawaiwo'ole! We will always remember You!
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