Faeni Cultural Dancers

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Genre : Dance company
Column : Dance
Contact details Dennis Marita
Ministry of Culture & Tourism, P.O Box G20
Honiara
Tel. : +(677) 24895/ 24922 | +(677) 7487209
Solomon Islands
Contact by email

Faeni Dancers is a cultural dance group from the Northern Region of Malaita in Solomon Islands.

The group was formed in 2007 and has participated extensively in alot of local events in Solomon Islands. The first international tour was during the recent 5th Melanesian Arts held in Papua New Guinea in 2014.

The group consist of all females and comprised of mainly family members.

They perform tradtional dancers from their culture that involves the rhythmic stampings of the feet in coordination to the beat of a traditional wooden drum acmpanied by singing. This group is very interesting to watch and are very attractive in their performance due to the shellmoney ornaments that they wear.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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