Lali
Encyclopedia
A lali is a Fiji
an drum. It was an important part of traditional Fijian culture
, used as a form of communication to announce births, deaths and wars. A smaller form of the lali drum (lali ni meke) is used in music.It is also an idiophone and a membranophone
. Lali drums are now used to call the people of an area together. The Lali drum is made out of wood and played with hands or sticks but, most commonly played with sticks which are also made out of wood.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an drum. It was an important part of traditional Fijian culture
Culture of Fiji
Fiji's culture is a tapestry of indigenous Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese, and other nationalities. Culture polity, traditions, language, food, costume, belief system, architecture, arts, craft, music, dance and sports which will be discussed in this article to give you an indication of Fiji's...
, used as a form of communication to announce births, deaths and wars. A smaller form of the lali drum (lali ni meke) is used in music.It is also an idiophone and a membranophone
Membranophone
A membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four main divisions of instruments in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification....
. Lali drums are now used to call the people of an area together. The Lali drum is made out of wood and played with hands or sticks but, most commonly played with sticks which are also made out of wood.