The traditional music of Vanuatu is known, in the primary local language, Bislama, as “kastom singsing” or “kastom tanis.” This is a blanket term that covers everything from tamtam/slit gong drumming to wonderful drum and vocal music like this. Most kastom singsing is drum-based, though some adds bamboo flutes and conch shells to the mix. In this video we enjoy the Mota Lava bamboo band; they’re so exuberant about Vanuatuan bamboo music, you will be too.
We are revising the AllAroundThisWorld.com site and are currently using a new (better!) site — ExploreEverywhere.com — to tell you all about our curriculum offerings and how to become one of our teachers. That said, if you were on ExploreEverywhere, you clicked to find more information about a song or lesson, and landed here, you’re in the right place! Some links may be broken and a detail or two may be out of date…but close the popup window and enjoy!
