Welcome to the

MUSIC ARCHIVE for the PACIFIC

Home Page

The Music Archive for the Pacific has been established by the Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia for the main purpose of providing a collection of recordings of indigenous music, related books, journals, musical instruments and art works to interested persons for research purposes.

The archive covers the music of the indigenous people of Australia (incl. Torres Strait), Papua New Guinea (incl. Bougainville), New Zealand as well as the nations of the Pacific Islands - Cook Islands, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawaii, Nauru, New Caledonia, Rarotonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

This site has been divided up as follows:

 
1. The Archive Entrance
   This page provides the links to the four main categories (by country/ies)
   • Australia - Music of Aboriginal Australians
   • Papua New Guinea - Music of Papua New Guinea nationals
   • New Zealand - Music of the Maori people
   • Pacific Island Nations - Music of the Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian cultures

    

2. Bibliography and Library Access
   This page provides the pertinent bibliography of the archive as well as the library access to the complete listing of all recordings.

    

3. General Information
   This page provides general information and objectives of the Archive.

    

4. Grants and Donations
   If you wish to make a grant or donation to the archive, this page provides the relevant information and contacts.

    

5. Research Information

   If you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student desirous of using the archive to facilitate your research and study, then this page provides useful information to assist you in that regard.

6. Publications

   Click here to enter the Archive.

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