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Music of the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands have been independent from the United Kingdom since 1978, and the culture, Melanesian in origin, has received international attention since before that time. Panpipe orchestras are known from Guadalcanal and the Malaita Islands, while 1920s bamboo bands gained a following in several countries. Bamboo music was made by hitting open-ended bamboo tubes, originally with coconut husks. After American soldiers brought their sandals to the Solomon Islands, these replaced coconut husks. The change occurred by the early 1960s, just as the music began spreading to Papua New Guinea.
References
- Feld, Stephen. "Bamboo Boogie-Woogie". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 183-188. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
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1910s in music | 1920s in music | 1930s in music | 1940s in music | 1960s in music | ISO 3166-1:SB | List of cultural and regional genres of music | List of regional and cultural genres of music | List of regional genres of music | Salomon Islands | Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands/Transnational issues | Solomons | Timeline of trends in music (1900-1949) | Timeline of trends in music (1900-1950) | Timeline of trends in music (1960-1969)
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