Tonga Music

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The Zambia Series: Why Everyone Needs to Visit the Home of Victoria Falls

Egyptian Streets 25 Sep 2023

Their culture is expressed mostly via music and dance, with indigenous instruments like the kalumbu drum and horn playing a central role in Tonga music ... In addition to the Tonga and Bemba tribes, Zambia is home to numerous other diverse tribes such as the Lozi, Ngoni, Tumbuka, and Chokwe, each with their distinct practices and belief systems.

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Rochester-based composer built music career like a symphony

Post Bulletin 30 Aug 2023

Batman and dinosaurs haunt the dreams of many children, but the music accompanying them isn’t always what beckons the strongest ... Navy music program and attended the U.S ... “I performed at the military tattoo birthday ceremony for the King of Tonga and played brass band music for orphanages in Cambodia,” recalls LeGette.

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Orchestra looking to connect with Tonga's love of brass music

RNZ 21 Jun 2023

"Tonga has had a long tradition with brass music, so we want to connect with that - I've been to Tonga several times teaching and performing over there," said Bremner ... "Whereas in places like Tonga, there's just this love for music and for brass playing - whether it's at a school ...

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My 10-year family trip from hell: Dad took me out of school and sailed me ...

The Daily Mail 11 May 2023

She refused to move (I punched the air at this point), so her mother put on loud music to distract her. There were moments of magic, such as when a whale followed the boat for days, and when they disembarked in Rio or Tonga to be feted by the locals or the king.

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Pacific news in brief for April 19

RNZ 19 Apr 2023

Tonga - tsunami. Massive tsunami waves dozens of metres high, caused by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption, had been significantly reduced as a result of shallow sea floors around the affected islands ... The tsunami had reduced to just 2 metres when hitting Tonga's main island of Tongatapu - just 65 kilometres away from the volcano ... Tonga - robots.

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American jazz group in Fiji

FBC News 18 Apr 2023

... secondary school and university music students in both countries.

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EXCLUSIVE: Rising rap star is accused of kidnapping a man at gunpoint and pulling out ...

The Daily Mail 04 Apr 2023

The music group - which comprises of Leli SK, Rico Tonga and Titoez - have almost 10million views on YouTube, 500million streams on Spotify and boast 29,400 Instagram followers. Valeli Tonga, who performs under 'Leli SK', (pictured) is one of six men charged over a high-profile alleged kidnapping.

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Yunupingu hailed as ‘one of the greatest Australians’; female cricketers get pay rise; and Paris to ban e-scooters

The Observer 03 Apr 2023

Good afternoon ... Top news. Yunupingu with former prime minister Bob Hawke ... AAP ... The US also has plans to open embassies in Kiribati and Tonga. The music mogul who launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and the Ramones and introduced the Cure, Depeche Mode and the Smiths to the US, passed away in Los Angeles after a long struggle with cancer ... AP ... .

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Celebrating Kumar Gandharva

Hindustan Times 01 Apr 2023

When the vocalist Kumar Gandharva once travelled to Shikarpur, in present-day Pakistan, for a concert, he noticed that the local tonga drivers sang as they ferried passengers around the city. Ever alert to music of all kinds, Kumarji spontaneously absorbed the tonga-wallahs’ tunes, which he later learnt expressed a poetic form called baint.

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Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography pieces together the many ups and downs of the actor-singer\u2019s life

Indian Express 03 Mar 2023

He was an incomparable comedian, music composer, producer, writer, lyricist and director ... Tracing his early life, they dedicate a considerable number of pages to his childhood in Khandwa - the singer remained attached to his birthplace in Madhya Pradesh throughout his life - and his initial brush with music.

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Around the Community: Impressive cantata welcomes the season

Citrus County Chronicle 12 Dec 2022

CCCC Music Director Karen Medrano shared with us the challenges that she experienced narrowing the lengthy cantata down to a manageable concert length ... The choir provides scholarships to Citrus County students to assist in their continued music education in college ... The Tonga drumming and Sally Anne’s piano were both competing for our rapt attention.

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Toa Samoa out for revenge against England in World Cup semi-final

RNZ 11 Nov 2022

It's been a long time coming for many Samoans in the neighbourhoods of South Auckland, who have had to endure years of loud Tongan music blasting from red flag adorned cars since Mate Ma'a Tonga's success at the 2017 World Cup and subsequent wins over Australia and Great Britain in the following years.

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Final Drops of Festival Flavor

Salt Lake City Weekly 24 Aug 2022

We wanted to give you one more chance to soak up the sun with music fests still on our summer docket ... Moab Music Festival (Aug ... Enjoy folk music from Korea, Ukraine, Mexico, Kingdom of Tonga, Slovakia and the Basque region, all at this free single day fest at Sandy Amphitheater ... Americana Arts & Music Festival (Aug.

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Art Notes: Coming up at Wilfred's Lounge

Napa Valley Register 21 Aug 2022

Wilfred’s Lounge in downtown Napa is now presenting music on Thursday nights from 6 to 9 p.m ... The group specializes in tiki, surf, spy, spaghetti Western and far-out stereophonic sci-fi music ... of Tonga.

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Diamond jubilee of Pakistan’s independence celebrated across KP

Dawn 15 Aug 2022

PESHAWAR ... In the provincial capital, the day dawned with a 21-gun salute and prayers for the security and progress of Pakistan ... At Qayyum Sports Complex, the directorate of sports organised a car show followed by musical and dance performances, national sports heroes’ award ceremony, fireworks, tonga and rickshaw decoration show ... .