Various Ritual

A recording of Silas Tilikohu discussing various ritual events on Sikaiana in the Solomon Islands. The recording was done in 1983 by Bill Donner as part of ethnographic research

08 Invaders from Tona

This is a recording from Silas Tilikohu about a legendary invasion of Sikaiana people from a people from Tona recorded by Bill Donner as part of ethnographic research on Sikaiana from 1980-1993. It recounts the arrival of people from Tona who slaughtered the Sikaiana people. These invaders went on to Taumako where they were killed

Album 1 Sikaiana Traditional Songs

This album is a collection of traditional songs from Sikaiana in the Solomon Islands collected between 1980-1983 by William Donner as part of ethnographic research. The album includes commentary from William Donner and then a variety of traditional songs. The commentary includes a time location for each of the songs. A wav file of the songs is attached as is a commentary. I plan to post each separately in this series