Various Artists - Exotic Dances / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Recorded in 1974 in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, Polynesian Dances of Bellona (Mungiki) chronicles a renaissance of ceremonial songs and dances that were banned by Christian missionaries in the 1940s. Included are historic dances such as the suahongi, which is performed after a ritual distribution ceremony (manga'e) in which men share the surplus harvest from fishing and gardening with the rest of the village. Songs are carefully structured and often feature call and response, speech-song, and complex vocal rhythms. Liner notes include a brief history of the island of Bellona and it's music as well as track notes. Album Tracks 1. Suahongi, The (I) Na Huatanga 'Eha 2. Suahongi, The (II) Na Ngiba 3. Suahongi, The (III) Te Hakatamatama 4. Mu'aabaka Pati The Taki By Takiika 5. Mu'aabaka Pati The Introductory Pati By Sa'engeika 6. Mu'aabaka Pati The Introductory Pati By Tupuimatangi 7. Mako Hakapaungo, A-D 8. Papa of the Deities, The The Ancient Introductory Song 9. The Papa of the Deities Dance Songs, A-G 10. Dance [Of] Heaven, A-E 11. Hakatenge, A-D

Cruise the Caribbean during the mid-twentieth century heyday of Inchthe society ballroom and the honky-tonk [music] of the West Indies.Inch Stop by Martinique, the Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Antigua and Curacao; dance along to calypso, beguine, vals, videe, seven step, quadrille, bula waya and mambo. Album Tracks 1. Videe 2. Mazurka 3. Medley of Old Calypso 4. Vals Guadeloupienne 5. Mambo No. 5 6. Bula Waya-Tumba 7. Seven Step 8. Aura Waltz 9. Fourth Figure of Lanceros

Album Tracks 1. Pacifico 2. Lambada de Margarita 3. Coral 4. Lambando 5. Embroll 6. Vuelve Otra Vez 7. Caracas 8. Mambo Jambo 9. Rmanzanares 10. Lambada Espa 11. Chupa El Mambo 12. Cu 13. Patricia 14. Dulce