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News January 2001
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1. Workshop Pacific dances for children in Friesland, the Netherlands On February 24 the organisation Keunstwurk organizes two workshops in Marssum in the province of Friesland. Between 10’00 and 13’00 o’clock there is a workshop for primary school teachers. In the afternoon, from 14.00 until 17.30 o’clock there is a workshop for adults and older children. More information: Keunstwurk, Hanneke Luit, Leeuwarden. Phone 31-58–2343434; e-mail: h.luit@keunstwurk.nl
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2. Weekend seminar Pacific dances for children in Dworp, Belgium
The Flemish organisation Danskant organizes
a weekend Pacific dances for children on October 27 and 28 in Dworp, not far from
Brussels. The weekend is meant for everybody who (wants to) dance( s) with children. The
programme consists of dances from the Mundo Etnico publications Fiafia and Talofa. |
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3. List of educational performances at primary schools by Mundo Etnico In which places Mundo Etnico is performing in the near future??
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Publications
Two books totalling more than 1350 pages on
music from all over the world have been published by The Rough Guide. In volume 2 there is
an interesting article about Hawaii called “Steel and Slide Hula Ballos” by Mike
Cooper, plus een article on traditional and contemporary music on other Polynesian islands
written by Ad Linkels, titled “ The Real Music of Paradise”. The article on
Australia is written by Marcus Breen and the chapter on Melanesia by Stephen Feld.With
discographies and tips for visitors. ISBN 1-85826-636-0.
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5. Magazine onzeWereld
In the December 2000 / January 2001 issue of
the Dutch magazine “onzeWereld” the reader can find an illustrated article (in
the Dutch language) on the school programmes by Mundo Etnico. The article is written by
René van Peer. The magazine can be ordered from: 31-20-355.1088. ISSN 0030-3232.
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6. Book on Polynesian music and dance
Weavers of Song – Polynesian Music
& Dance is the most recent publication by the New Zealand ethnomusicologist Mervyn
McLean. McLean did extensive reseach on traditional Maori music when he was working at the
University of Auckland. Now he has retired, he finds time to write books. The illustrated
book Weavers of Song (543 pages) is accompanied by a CD. Publisher: Auckland University
Press. ISBN 1 86940 212 X. His previous book was called Maori Music (ISBN 1 86940 144 1),
also available from the Auckland University Press).
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7. The cross cultural dance mix of Te Vaka
In November
2000 the New Zealand based band Te Vaka performed in the Netherlands during the
international climate conference in Den Haag. An interview with Opetaia Foa’i,
leader/composer and the three dancers of the group is published in the Dutch magazine
Volksdans (volume 1, 2001). The article is illustrated by photographs made during their
performance in Den Haag and during an earlier performance of the group at the Pasar Malam
Besar. To order the magazine surf to www.dansweb.nl
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8. Polynesian dances for elderly people
By the end of 2001 Mundo Etnico will publish
Kaparima – Dancing Hands and Poetry : a CD (PAN 195) accompanied by a book with
dances for the young and very old. This selection of dances will particularly be meant to
be used with elderly people, including older people with a slight physical handicap, for
instance those who have problems with their legs, but still would like to dance. In many
Polynesian dances the feet and legs do not move at all as the hands play the most
important part. The hands illustrate or decorate the sung story. And in most Polynesian
islands there are dances which are to be performed in a sitting position. These dances,
which are usually performed on a pandanus mat, can easily be performed seated on a chair
as well. Such dances have appeared to be appropriate to older people once they get used to
dancing with their hands. Information: call 31-13-4553691 or e-mail:info@MundoEtnico.nl .
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9. CD with music from New Zealand
In the series Anthology of Pacific Music on
the Dutch PAN label, volume 16, will be published in May, 2001 (catalogue number PAN
2094). The CD is titled “Aotearoa – Land of Hope”. This CD does not only
include Maori music, but also musics of European migrants from Scotland and the
Netherlands, Korean music and a lot of music of immigrants from several Polynesian islands
and island groups: Pukapuka, Rarotonga, Samoa, Tokelau and Niue. Also a few interesting
recordings of cross cultural music are included, for instance a Scottish bagpipers group
playing a Maori melody. More information: call 31-13-4553691 or e-mail: info@MundoEtnico.nl
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10. Music from Spain and Portugal in the PAN series
During research trips to the Pacific islands
in the past we discovered that the Hawaiian ‘ukulele orginates from the Portuguese
island of Madeira. For further investigations we made a trip to Madeira in 1993. The roots
of the Hawaiian ‘ukulele can be heard on the CD Braguinha (PAN 2043). Before and
after visiting Madeira, recordings were made on the mainland of Portugal and on our way to
Portugal several Spanish regions have been visited as well. One of these is La Rioja. The
CD La Gaita –
Dance and festive music of La Rioja (PAN 2079) presents recordings that have been made
during annual festivals in the area. In the near future new volumes with music from the
Iberian Peninsula will be published with recordings made in the Basque areas in France and
Spain, Galicia, Asturia and the mainland of Portugal. Information, call: 31 –13
– 4553691 or e-mail: info@MundoEtnico.nl
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11. Magazine Spirit of Aloha
In volume number 4, 2000 of the Dutch
magazine Spirit of Aloha published by “Stichting Hawaiianmuziek en – Cultuur
Nederland” a lot of topical issues on the present Hawaiian music scene in the
Netherlands can be read. On April 16, 2001 the foundation organizes its annual Hawaiian
promotion day in Heerhugowaard. For more information, call Gerrit Venema in Velsen Noord:
31 - 251 – 228597.
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Sites
In the new music educational site of Paul
Timmermans (Belgium) one chapter is dedicated to Mundo Etnico and its programmes of
development education. The article is in also published in English. Visit this site: http://www.multimania.com/musicand , Choose:
“Pioneers” and then “Ad Linkels” and read the extended article with
photographs and sound samples. .
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Invitations
Mundo Etnico invites dancers and musicians
who perform songs and dances from the South Pacific to contribute to a new educational
project called “Passionfruit”. The final result will be a book with a CD and a
DVD, meant to be used by teachers who work with children and who want to inform about the
islands in the South Pacific. If you do know a simple Pacific song or dance that you would
like to share with other people in this project, please contact the Mundo Etnico
Foundation. We would be most happy to come and visit you. All sources will be mentioned in
the final publication. Call or e-mail us: 31-13-4553691; info@MundoEtnico.nl
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14. Call on news providers on Pacific issues In case you have interesting news on all
kinds of Pacific issues that you want to share with other interested people, please let us
know. Send us the information (preferably including a photograph). We will publish all con
commericial activities and news messages on our PacificWeb newspage. So, if you organise a
workshop, or if you hear or read about a performance somewhere in our country, or want to
share your travel experiences with other people, let us know. Call: 31-13–4553691, or
e-mail: info@MundoEtnico.nl
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15. Call on Pacific dancers to contribute to a DVD production
The Faka Polinisia ensemble (Tilburg, the
Netherlands) is preparing a DVD-production including dances from all parts of Polynesia.
All dances that have been part of the repertoire between 1979 and now will be recorded on
digital video tape. In 2003/2004 a digital video disc (DVD) will be published. Men, women,
boys and girls who want to contribute to this project and who are good dancers themselves
are invited to react : info@MundoEtnico.nl Phone:
31-13 – 4553691.
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