The JVC video anthology of world music and dance. / producer, Ichikawa Katsumori ; director, Nakagawa Kunihiko.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoTokyo : JVC, Victor Co. of Japan [production Co.] ; [Berlin, VT] : Distributed by Multicultural Media, [2005]
Description1 videodisc (39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (vii, 72 pages : map ; 19 cm).
Subjects

Other author/creatorIchikawa, Katsumori, producer.
Other author/creatorNakagawa, Kunihiko, director.
Other author/creatorFujii, Tomoaki, 1932-2023 editor.
Other author/creatorKokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan.
Other author/creatorSmithsonian/Folkways Recordings.
Other author/creatorNihon Bikutā Kabushiki Kaisha.
Variant title Title on disc label: Oceania I : Micronesia/Saipan/Melanesia (Papua new Guinea & New Caledonia)
Variant title Oceania
Variant title Video anthology of world music and dance
SeriesJVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance ; v. 29
JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance ; v. 29. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei. Canoe navigation dance -- Lehp -- Micronesia, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan. Stick dance -- Dance of welcoming: "Hafa adai" ("Hello") -- Wedding dance -- Dance based on lullabies -- Melanesia, Papual New Guinea, the Iatmul. Tagarangau -- Woragutngau -- Jew's harp performance -- Sumi -- Kul -- Song of the mythical ancestors -- Ensemble of seven bamboo flutes and drum: "Yumanwusmange" -- Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, The Sawos. Memorial service in the village of Gaikorobi -- Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, The Eipo. Work song -- Jew's harp performance -- Melanesia, Solomon Islands. Song and dance from Bellona -- Melanesia, New Caledonia. Dance from Tiga -- Dance from Ouvea -- Dance from the eastern side of the main island (New Caledonia) -- Australia, Australian Aborigines. Ngalko (dance of the kangaroo) -- Balununbir (dance of Venus) -- Bomba (dance of the butterfly) -- Gomonge (dance of the magpie goose) -- Bulunbulun (dance of the spider) -- Larajeje (dance of the fish) -- Baritje (dance of the yam) -- Brolga (dance of the crane).
Abstract Presents examples of music and dance from Oceania documented by text.
General note"VTMV-59" on container, "JVCVOL29" on disc surface.
General notePreviously released on videocassette in 1988.
General noteBooklet has subtitle: Book IX: Oceania. Intended to be used with videos Oceania I-II.
General noteBooklet includes ethnomusicological notes, lyrics, glossary, and bibliographical references in English.
General noteProduced in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology (Osaka) and Smithsonian/Folkways Records.
Technical detailsDVD
Genre/formDocumentary films.
Publisher numberVTMV-59 JVC
Publisher numberJVCVOL29 JVC