>New Caledonia dance

French

 TC patrimoine
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The "Pilou" is a traditional dance of Kanak, which is talks about births, weddings, preparations for battles, missionary arrival and conversion to christianity.

The "Pilou" expresses body culture of Kanak, talks about the tribe history.

Nowadays, the "Pilou" is a folk dance, it is performed during ceremonies, such as "Pacific Art festival".

The traditional instruments used by kanak:

The "wadohnu" (like a harp), coconut leaf dried, it is kept between teeths. The sounds are sweet and deep.

The "bamboo pipe" is beatten in floor.

The "pëkanaks" is a drum

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