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Afunaka’s Rorogwela: Sweet Lullaby from the Solomon Island sold as Pygmy music

September 2, 2012 by Ronise Nepomuceno 2 Comments

Although Rorogwella gained popularity in 1992, when released by Deep Forest as a techno-dance music, it was first recorded in 1969 by the ethnomusicologist Hugo Zampin as a vocal sample. It was sung by Afunakwa, a Northern Malaita women from the Solomon Islands. In 1973, Rorogwela was released in a LP as part of UNESCO’s […]

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Afunakwa, Australia and Oceania, Deep Forest, Hybrid Styles, Oceania, Techno-pop
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