Oli

Japanese: oli
Oli

...The musical instruments that the dancers themselves carry in their hands include kala'au, which is made by striking two pieces of hard wood together; uli'uli, which is a feathered rattle made of a small gourd or coconut shell with pebbles or seeds inside; pū'ili, which is made by striking a bamboo tube split into thin strips like a comb against the body; and 'ili'ili, which is made by striking a pair of flat stones in both hands like castanets. Each of these instruments creates a rich and varied sound world with its own unique tone. In mele, which is accompanied by such instruments, and oli, which is a recitation-style song without accompaniment, lyrics related to knowledge of nature, social life, love, and religion are given expressive power through the frequent use of vibrato and glissando, and are believed to exert cosmic power, or mana. Although traditional music and dance lost their original social function with the transition to a multi-ethnic society, the tradition of performance has progressed to a certain extent, and was revived especially in the 1970s as part of the Hawaiian Renaissance movement.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "oli" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…おもに踊手自身が採物として手に持つ音具としては,2本の硬い木片を打ち合わせるカラアウkala’au,小さなひょうたんやヤシ殻の中に小石,種子を入れた羽毛飾つきがらがらとしてのウリーウリーulī’ulī,竹筒を櫛のように細く裂いたささら竹を身体に打ちつけるプーイリpū’ili,2対の平らな石を両手に持ってカスタネットのように打ち合わせるイリイリ’ili’iliがそれぞれ特有の音色により変化に富んだ音響世界をつくり出す。こうした楽器の伴奏による歌唱メレmele,また無伴奏の朗唱風歌唱オリoliにおいては,自然知識,社会生活,恋愛,宗教に関連した歌詞が,ビブラートやグリッサンドの多用により表現力を与えられ,ひいては宇宙的な力すなわちマナを発揮すると考えられていた。多民族社会への移行とともに伝統音楽・舞踊は本来の社会機能から離れはしたものの,パフォーマンスの伝承はある程度進行し,とくに1970年代にはハワイアン・ルネサンス運動に乗って復興されている。…

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