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Na Meke ni Yaqona Vakaturaga
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(The Cultural Kava Performance)
‘Meke’ is the Fijian word for performance but also used to describe dancing and singing routines that tell stories.
The Na Meke ni Yaqona Vakaturaga or ‘kava meke’ is a very special, unique and peaceful performance and is acted out in front of the chief or invited guests at very special occasions when kava is given as a gift. (Kava- a local plant root from which we make our grog, a kind of local brew.)
It originated in Viti Levu in Western Fiji and it has been passed to various tribes across the …
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