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Instrumentation
The drums musicians play have a hierarchy system. Drummers start on a large bass drum called tariparau (sometimes called pahu). This is the only drum that the very few female drummers in Tahiti play. It has two membranes traditionally made out of sharkskin and is struck with a single mallet making the timbre low but only slightly resonate. It provides the basic pulse for the rhythm.
The second drum in the rank is the fa‘atete drum. It is a single membrane which can be struck with hands or drum sticks. It is usually made out of coconut tree wood with sharkskin stretched across with intricate carving of flowers, sea turtles, leaves and designs on the bottom. It plays a slightly more complex texture than the tariparau. It has a high tom sound with less resonation.
The last main drum, the to‘ere (or pate), is the most challenging to play, and is one of the main sounds associated with Tahiti. The to‘ere is a hollowed out log, usually from milo, kamani or kou wood (all trees native to Tahiti). The instrument is anywhere from two to six feet long (usually around three to four), with a slit down the side. It is played with a cone-shaped stick also made out of wood, and depending on where the instrument is struck, the sound will change. Like the tariparau, it also has carvings. The timbre is a hollow sound with higher pitches and moderate resonation.
The ranking system in the drums help in the transmission of the rhythms. Starting out on the tariparau provides the musician with aural access to the rhythms played on the fa‘atete and to‘ere while playing the basic pehe. Moving through the drum ranks means learning the rhythms of that instrument. Aside from this, musicians learn the rhythms through oral teachings.
Tahitian Drumming video = clear demonstration of the function of the Pahu and Fa'atete
Oro Oro boys - Otea Pueu
Dope arrangement from the oro oro
ORO ORO SOUND💪😉
To'ere demonstration and song form explanation.
Tahitian percussion vocabulary demonstration
another To'ere demonstration
Toere HITOTO Played
Shows drumming with hands
Toere patrimoine at musée des iles - TAHITI
Shows the alternate playing technique in the cook islands
AMAZING Drums of Rarotonga - Cook Islands Music
instructional website
Tahitian Drumming with Pupu 'Ori Heiva Nui
Paper on tahitian culture
https://sci-hub.ru/https://www.jstor.org/stable/20058794
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TahitianDrumming.pdf
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