Kiribati `E Roko Angina' - Marakei

There is an excerpt by an academic article written by Tony Whincup* from Massey University in NZ which explains this video.
`When I dance I feel great pleasure. In fact, there is a kind of emotion which is hard to define ... I always cry and my whole body shakes on its own accord. ... When the dance is finished, most would come back feeling drained and exhausted, some even fall shaking
(Taua Tiito)
... you often see people burst into tears or scream in dancing ..... It happens to me just
when I'm watching too, because I'm singing along -- there's just that energy that builds
up and up in your body and you just cannot contain it.
* http://www.sicri.org/assets/downloads/SICRI05_PDF/SICRI2005_Whincup.pdf

http://creative.massey.ac.nz/massey/depart/creative-arts/visualmaterial-cultu...

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Kiribati
• Marakei
• Rawanawi
• Dance
• Whincup
• Tony
• Massey
• TeMwaie

[dneratblack]

akeeee this is marakei dance ao camaki nora nab are firework cover by arend with marakei dance ao eouk te commends nakiaka iaona

[Ellykins79]

E maeu naba ngkoa a a aaaaaaa e maeu bwa ea kamani kateia Nei Autiriobong ma Nei Autaratara, touakinna, touakinna e!. ... hehehe, if that's the right lyrics :)...i like this one it's very cheery like :D.

[HenryMuldrow]

Amazing music.

Thanks for placing it on youtube.

Henry

[jkb1904]

E bon roko raoi angina - tikiraoi!

Thanks a lot