Response to Text: Tongan Arts

 Tongan Arts

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1. Which of the following is not a method of exploring Music in Tonga?

a) Choir b) Song

c) Siren Jams d) Instruments

2. Why might other Pasifika cultures enjoy Tongan music?

→ Some famous Tongan singers that you might know include Three Houses Down (Charlie, Sione and Rob Pome’e), General Fiyah, Konecs, Jay Black, Sione Toki, Fejoint, siren jams and many more.

3. Name 5 different Tongan Artists.

→ Sione and Rob Pome’e), General Fiyah, Konecs, Jay Black

4. True or False: “Expressing stories of Tongan history and legends, the Lakalaka is performed by only men.”

a) True b) False

5. Which of these is a type of Dance in Tonga?

a) Me’etu’upaki b) Soke

c) Tau’olunga d) All of the above and more

6. What is the outcome of wood and/or bone carving? 

a) making bowls and head rests b) pieces of bark beaten with a mallet

c) make jewellery d) bedding and clothing 

7. In your own words, explain what a Ngatu Tonga is.

→It is made from the inner bark of Hiapo (paper mulberry tree).