Iare Culture - Makira Ulawa Province

© John Mark Huta
Genre : Others
Column : Music, Dance
Contact details Thomas Namauliki
Piapia, Haununu District, Makira Ulawa Province, SI
Kirakira P Kirakira
Tel. : (677) 7492000
Solomon Islands

Iare Culture is a panpipe (bamboo flute) group from the weather coast of Makira Island in Solomon Islands. The group was formed in 2008 comprising of all village boys in the Haununu District of Makira. Its first appearance was in 2008 in Honiara during the 30th Anniversary celebrations of Solomon Islands Independence. In 2010 they embarked on their first international tour to New Caledonia for the 4th Melanesian Arts Festival. They also took part in the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts hosted by Solomon Islands in 2012.

Their style of panpipe is highly energetic with rapid movements creating an electrifying performance once started. This group is flexible and can perform as low as with only 6 performers to a max of 12 performers in all. This is a small handy group of performers that is suitable for international tours interms of mobililty and flexibility.

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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