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== Artists ==
== Artists ==
Community ensembles, their composers and knowledgeable leaders are the most appropriate artist gateways. Fiji Museum’s documented recordings provide specific group and locality credits that let listeners move beyond anonymous staged performance. A composer’s knowledge of text and movement is as important as the dancer’s public skill. Rather than impose a celebrity list, compare credited presentations from different communities and occasions. Notice the singers’ phrase shapes, how percussion supports them and how movement communicates the text. A professional cultural troupe offers one interpretation within a much wider field of custodians and participants.
Community ensembles, their composers and knowledgeable leaders are the most appropriate artist gateways. Fiji Museum’s documented recordings provide specific group and locality credits that let listeners move beyond anonymous staged performance. A composer’s knowledge of text and movement is as important as the dancer’s public skill. Rather than impose a celebrity list, compare credited presentations from different communities and occasions. Notice the singers’ phrase shapes, how percussion supports them and how movement communicates the text. A professional cultural troupe offers one interpretation within a much wider field of custodians and participants.
== Representative performances ==
These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.
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| Fiji Canada Dance Company || Meke — Surrey Fusion Festival, 2019 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/QxG37hINYOc || The source credits Fiji Canada Dance Company at the festival in Surrey, British Columbia. This is a diaspora stage presentation of meke, a tradition joining sung or chanted text, rhythm and coordinated movement.<ref name="performance-fijian-meke-1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxG37hINYOc Fiji Canada Dance Company — Meke — Surrey Fusion Festival, 2019]. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.</ref> Embedded playback is currently unavailable (YouTube code 150); the recording reference is retained. || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || pending || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxG37hINYOc Existing recording] || Playback blocked: YouTube embedding error 150 observed 19 October 2026. Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. || <muglobe-flag video="QxG37hINYOc" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="QxG37hINYOc" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="QxG37hINYOc" field="authentic" />
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| Duavata Fiji Meke Dance Group || Meke at a Samoan–Fijian wedding in Samoa || https://www.youtube.com/embed/xmJ9KGsLu24 || The credited troupe presents meke in a wedding setting, providing a different social context from the festival performance. The recording documents a particular group and occasion rather than a uniform dance used everywhere in Fiji.<ref name="performance-fijian-meke-2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmJ9KGsLu24 Duavata Fiji Meke Dance Group — Meke at a Samoan–Fijian wedding in Samoa]. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || pending || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmJ9KGsLu24 Existing recording] || Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. || <muglobe-flag video="xmJ9KGsLu24" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="xmJ9KGsLu24" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="xmJ9KGsLu24" field="authentic" />
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| Namuka-i-Lau vakamalolo performers || Vakamalolo ni Namuka-i-Lau -  Meke ni Veibuli &#124; Dolavi ni Bose ni Yasana o Lau 2026  || https://www.youtube.com/embed/SkpH4aSJTOs || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Jovesa Waqavakatoga. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-07-14. Video publication: 2026-07-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpH4aSJTOs Vakamalolo ni Namuka-i-Lau -  Meke ni Veibuli &#124; Dolavi ni Bose ni Yasana o Lau 2026 ].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2026-07-14 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpH4aSJTOs Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Jovesa Waqavakatoga. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-07-14. || <muglobe-flag video="SkpH4aSJTOs" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="SkpH4aSJTOs" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="SkpH4aSJTOs" field="authentic" />
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| Nukuleka, Tokalau, Kabara, Lau youth performers || Meke vakamalolo (Maraia).Performing by the Youths from Nukuleka, Tokalau, Kabara, Lau (Fiji). || https://www.youtube.com/embed/3fn4hcFTY24 || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Malakai Vuli. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-12-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fn4hcFTY24 Meke vakamalolo (Maraia).Performing by the Youths from Nukuleka, Tokalau, Kabara, Lau (Fiji).].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fn4hcFTY24 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Malakai Vuli. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="3fn4hcFTY24" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="3fn4hcFTY24" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="3fn4hcFTY24" field="authentic" />
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| Lau chiefly yaqona meke performers (individuals uncredited) || Fijian Yaqona Ceremony for Sau ni Vanua ko Lau meke only || https://www.youtube.com/embed/xwiW2PBorlg || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Gina Roach. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-11-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwiW2PBorlg Fijian Yaqona Ceremony for Sau ni Vanua ko Lau meke only].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwiW2PBorlg Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Gina Roach. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="xwiW2PBorlg" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="xwiW2PBorlg" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="xwiW2PBorlg" field="authentic" />
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| Vatoa, Lau youth performers || Meke ni tabagone Vatoa Lau 2025 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/VSnHvA0OdcA || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Repeka waqa Tagimuri. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. Video publication: 2025-11-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSnHvA0OdcA Meke ni tabagone Vatoa Lau 2025].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2025 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSnHvA0OdcA Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Repeka waqa Tagimuri. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. || <muglobe-flag video="VSnHvA0OdcA" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="VSnHvA0OdcA" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="VSnHvA0OdcA" field="authentic" />
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| Namuka-i-Lau vakamalolo performers || Vakamalolo &#124; Namuka-i-Lau 🔥🇫🇯 #HibiscusFestival2025 #BogiNiiTaukei || https://www.youtube.com/embed/k2QTbOQt4As || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Jovesa Waqavakatoga. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. Video publication: 2025-09-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2QTbOQt4As Vakamalolo &#124; Namuka-i-Lau 🔥🇫🇯 #HibiscusFestival2025 #BogiNiiTaukei].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2025 || live || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2QTbOQt4As Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Jovesa Waqavakatoga. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. || <muglobe-flag video="k2QTbOQt4As" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="k2QTbOQt4As" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="k2QTbOQt4As" field="authentic" />
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| Komo vakamalolo performers || Meke, Vakamalolo (Komo) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/zOrNzQBsMeg || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Malakai Vuli. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-08-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOrNzQBsMeg Meke, Vakamalolo (Komo)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOrNzQBsMeg Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Malakai Vuli. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="zOrNzQBsMeg" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="zOrNzQBsMeg" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="zOrNzQBsMeg" field="authentic" />
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| Yavusa Delaikorolevu, Levuka, Lakeba, Lau || Na meke ni Yaqona Vaturaga - Yavusa  Delaikorolevu e Levuka mai Lakeba e na Bose Ni Yasana ko Lau || https://www.youtube.com/embed/lOTHZitQ6tM || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: jojo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-07-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOTHZitQ6tM Na meke ni Yaqona Vaturaga - Yavusa  Delaikorolevu e Levuka mai Lakeba e na Bose Ni Yasana ko Lau].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOTHZitQ6tM Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: jojo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="lOTHZitQ6tM" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="lOTHZitQ6tM" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="lOTHZitQ6tM" field="authentic" />
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| Bula Meke || FIJIAN ITEM by BULA MEKE || https://www.youtube.com/embed/LY6X91TuG3M || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Nia Media 2. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-04-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6X91TuG3M FIJIAN ITEM by BULA MEKE].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6X91TuG3M Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Nia Media 2. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="LY6X91TuG3M" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="LY6X91TuG3M" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="LY6X91TuG3M" field="authentic" />
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| Fiji Parish Girls || Fiji Parish Girls Meke Seasea - Vasa &amp; Kuli Ni Tabua || https://www.youtube.com/embed/qODAtcnAVpg || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: William Waqa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-10-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qODAtcnAVpg Fiji Parish Girls Meke Seasea - Vasa &amp; Kuli Ni Tabua].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qODAtcnAVpg Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: William Waqa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="qODAtcnAVpg" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="qODAtcnAVpg" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="qODAtcnAVpg" field="authentic" />
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| Adi Cakobau School performers || ACS MEKE- Sa basi A (70th Anniversary) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/cAamfMtZVE8 || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: A Tora. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2023-04-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAamfMtZVE8 ACS MEKE- Sa basi A (70th Anniversary)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAamfMtZVE8 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: A Tora. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="cAamfMtZVE8" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="cAamfMtZVE8" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="cAamfMtZVE8" field="authentic" />
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| Uncredited Fijian meke performers || Fiji Traditional Meke (Dance) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/ofbxUYNfTnM || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Bula Bros. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2023-03-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofbxUYNfTnM Fiji Traditional Meke (Dance)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofbxUYNfTnM Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Bula Bros. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="ofbxUYNfTnM" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="ofbxUYNfTnM" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="ofbxUYNfTnM" field="authentic" />
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| Lei Entertainment Fiji Dance Group || Lei Entertainment Fiji Dance Group 2022 Abingdon Fiji day || https://www.youtube.com/embed/_avgRdE4pVM || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Rogosiano kevi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2022. Video publication: 2022-10-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_avgRdE4pVM Lei Entertainment Fiji Dance Group 2022 Abingdon Fiji day].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2022 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_avgRdE4pVM Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Rogosiano kevi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2022. || <muglobe-flag video="_avgRdE4pVM" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="_avgRdE4pVM" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="_avgRdE4pVM" field="authentic" />
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| Uncredited Fijian meke performers (37 Productions recording) || Nai Valu Levu || https://www.youtube.com/embed/31K9PzbX5mQ || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: 37 Productions. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Timoci Nabulivou is the named composer; actual recording performers are not named, so do not assign the composer as the vocalist. Video publication: 2022-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31K9PzbX5mQ Nai Valu Levu].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31K9PzbX5mQ Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: 37 Productions. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Timoci Nabulivou is the named composer; actual recording performers are not named, so do not assign the composer as the vocalist. || <muglobe-flag video="31K9PzbX5mQ" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="31K9PzbX5mQ" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="31K9PzbX5mQ" field="authentic" />
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| CATD-Nadave 2020 graduates || Fijian Meke Iri by the CATD-Nadave 2020 Graduates || https://www.youtube.com/embed/m73NIyEQFyI || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Nukuvuka. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-02-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m73NIyEQFyI Fijian Meke Iri by the CATD-Nadave 2020 Graduates].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m73NIyEQFyI Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Nukuvuka. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="m73NIyEQFyI" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="m73NIyEQFyI" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="m73NIyEQFyI" field="authentic" />
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| Te Mana Performing Arts || Yaqona Vakaturaga - Lakeba Lau - Fiji || https://www.youtube.com/embed/g_cJj3V-ZJg || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Te Mana Performing Arts. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-12-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_cJj3V-ZJg Yaqona Vakaturaga - Lakeba Lau - Fiji].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_cJj3V-ZJg Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Te Mana Performing Arts. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="g_cJj3V-ZJg" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="g_cJj3V-ZJg" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="g_cJj3V-ZJg" field="authentic" />
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| Vaturova meke performers || Warriors of Vaturova (Cakaudrove) Performing their Meke || https://www.youtube.com/embed/A3kG67cSqsI || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: ISLANDER_FJ. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1983. Video publication: 2020-04-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3kG67cSqsI Warriors of Vaturova (Cakaudrove) Performing their Meke].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 1983 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3kG67cSqsI Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: ISLANDER_FJ. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1983. || <muglobe-flag video="A3kG67cSqsI" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="A3kG67cSqsI" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="A3kG67cSqsI" field="authentic" />
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| Marama Ni Wasawasa (Women of the Sea) || Meke (dance) - E ra sa voce yani ki cakau- MARAMA NI WASAWASA || https://www.youtube.com/embed/WfZ-tVKE1H8 || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Moonah Arts Centre MAC. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2018-10-05. Actual Fijian Women of the Sea ensemble in a cross-community Tasmanian event; separate Māori/Aboriginal groups and event elders are not all credited as musicians in this particular meke. Video publication: 2019-02-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfZ-tVKE1H8 Meke (dance) - E ra sa voce yani ki cakau- MARAMA NI WASAWASA].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2018-10-05 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfZ-tVKE1H8 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Moonah Arts Centre MAC. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2018-10-05. Actual Fijian Women of the Sea ensemble in a cross-community Tasmanian event; separate Māori/Aboriginal groups and event elders are not all credited as musicians in this particular meke. || <muglobe-flag video="WfZ-tVKE1H8" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="WfZ-tVKE1H8" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="WfZ-tVKE1H8" field="authentic" />
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| Nanumi-Au Meke || Nanumi-Au Meke Pasifika Gold Coast 2017 (Seasea) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/KI1kGe6FrU8 || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Kolinio Samuta. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Video publication: 2017-09-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI1kGe6FrU8 Nanumi-Au Meke Pasifika Gold Coast 2017 (Seasea)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2017 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI1kGe6FrU8 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Kolinio Samuta. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. || <muglobe-flag video="KI1kGe6FrU8" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="KI1kGe6FrU8" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="KI1kGe6FrU8" field="authentic" />
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| Kumi village meke performers || Meke ni Koro Vakaturaga ko Kumi || https://www.youtube.com/embed/yl7VTgx-fQs || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Ministry of iTaukei Affairs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2017-09-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl7VTgx-fQs Meke ni Koro Vakaturaga ko Kumi].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl7VTgx-fQs Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Ministry of iTaukei Affairs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="yl7VTgx-fQs" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="yl7VTgx-fQs" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="yl7VTgx-fQs" field="authentic" />
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| Fijian ensemble at ABU International Dance Festival (individuals uncredited) || meke traditional dance, Fiji Island &#124;&#124; IDF 2017 Hyderabad || https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZNuirXsc1QQ || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Shaktipada Kumar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Video publication: 2017-08-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNuirXsc1QQ meke traditional dance, Fiji Island &#124;&#124; IDF 2017 Hyderabad].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2017 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNuirXsc1QQ Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Shaktipada Kumar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. || <muglobe-flag video="ZNuirXsc1QQ" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="ZNuirXsc1QQ" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="ZNuirXsc1QQ" field="authentic" />
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| Vaturova meke performers || Vaturova elder perform spear meke || https://www.youtube.com/embed/YY12ZH9LxBY || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: josh newboyz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Source mentions1954 history of Vaturova’s royal-visit meke; this is not sufficient evidence that the uploaded performance itself was recorded1954. Session date remains unknown. Video publication: 2017-06-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY12ZH9LxBY Vaturova elder perform spear meke].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY12ZH9LxBY Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: josh newboyz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Source mentions1954 history of Vaturova’s royal-visit meke; this is not sufficient evidence that the uploaded performance itself was recorded1954. Session date remains unknown. || <muglobe-flag video="YY12ZH9LxBY" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="YY12ZH9LxBY" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="YY12ZH9LxBY" field="authentic" />
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| Matavai Cultural Arts Fiji Girls Meke class || 2015 Matavai_Loaloa Tubu Veisau_Meke Seasea || https://www.youtube.com/embed/QCpGi4M_G5A || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Tine Mt. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2015. Video publication: 2016-06-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCpGi4M_G5A 2015 Matavai_Loaloa Tubu Veisau_Meke Seasea].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2015 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCpGi4M_G5A Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Tine Mt. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2015. || <muglobe-flag video="QCpGi4M_G5A" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="QCpGi4M_G5A" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="QCpGi4M_G5A" field="authentic" />
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| Adi Cakobau School performers || Adi Cakobau School performs at Presidential Thanksgiving Service || https://www.youtube.com/embed/3_zQC3Hfl2Y || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Fiji Sun Digital. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2015-10-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_zQC3Hfl2Y Adi Cakobau School performs at Presidential Thanksgiving Service].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_zQC3Hfl2Y Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Fiji Sun Digital. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="3_zQC3Hfl2Y" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="3_zQC3Hfl2Y" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="3_zQC3Hfl2Y" field="authentic" />
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| Narocivo, Rewa meke performers || Elder Hamula's Visit 2014 - Meke Wesi part 1 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/co7LHKzj09U || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Mormon Media Fiji. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2014-09. Video publication: 2014-12-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co7LHKzj09U Elder Hamula's Visit 2014 - Meke Wesi part 1].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2014-09 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co7LHKzj09U Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Mormon Media Fiji. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2014-09. || <muglobe-flag video="co7LHKzj09U" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="co7LHKzj09U" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="co7LHKzj09U" field="authentic" />
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| VOU Fiji || meke iri || https://www.youtube.com/embed/ufU1lEk3PEM || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: VOU Fiji. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2013-06-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufU1lEk3PEM meke iri].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufU1lEk3PEM Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: VOU Fiji. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="ufU1lEk3PEM" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="ufU1lEk3PEM" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="ufU1lEk3PEM" field="authentic" />
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| Uncredited Fijian meke performers || Fijian Meke - Wesi/Vakamalolo || https://www.youtube.com/embed/sULsIBtRgY0 || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: viliratu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2009-04-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sULsIBtRgY0 Fijian Meke - Wesi/Vakamalolo].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sULsIBtRgY0 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: viliratu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="sULsIBtRgY0" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="sULsIBtRgY0" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="sULsIBtRgY0" field="authentic" />
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Summary

Meke is an iTaukei Fijian art in which sung poetry, movement and communal music create a coherent performance. It can tell histories, honour relationships, convey memory and express social identity. A definition as dance alone leaves out the singers and the poetic knowledge that guide what audiences see. The broad name covers local forms and different configurations of performers. Its significance lies in how a community gives a story sound and bodily presence, not simply in a recognisable costume or a dramatic gesture presented to visitors. [1]

Contemporary and trending

It continues in community celebrations, schools, cultural programmes and presentations for visitors. Public stages and resort settings provide one economy of performance, while village occasions give different relationships and purposes. New work can be composed and taught alongside inherited repertoires. The musical knowledge resides in singers, composers and teachers as well as dancers. Contemporary vitality should therefore include rehearsal, language and collective participation, rather than asking only whether meke is a current recording-market trend. Visitor familiarity is useful but does not measure the depth of local practice. [2]

History

Meke developed within the oral, ceremonial and social worlds of Indigenous Fijian communities before Christianity, and continued through religious, colonial and postcolonial change. Different places maintained their own compositions and performance knowledge. Mission hymnody and later popular music added major strands to Fiji’s musical life without making meke disappear. Cultural display and tourism later created new audiences and formats. This is a history of local creativity responding to changing circumstances, not merely a pre-contact relic surviving on stage. Language, composition and community memory remain fundamental to its continuity.

Musical characteristics

Singers and percussionists support the visible performers, and the relationship among vocal parts provides a distinctive musical texture. Fiji Museum’s documentation describes a principal melodic line with upper and bass relationships, including close intervals and short melodic movement. Clapping, bamboo stamping tubes and slit-drum resources can contribute in different settings. Standing, seated and other forms organise gesture differently. The vocal group is not just background sound: it carries the words, pulse and dramatic direction. Listen through an entire sequence to hear how changes of stanza and energy coordinate the presentation. [3]

Geography and communities

The Fijian island network forms a shared landscape of community knowledge, with important distinctions among local histories and languages. Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and connected eastern islands should be visible beyond Suva’s and resort areas’ public stages. A broad field covering the main island world, with an eastern continuation, expresses those links. A lighter Auckland diaspora field recognises sustained cultural teaching. The map does not imply that all Fiji’s communities have one heritage or that Indo-Fijian musical histories are interchangeable with meke; their relationships deserve their own articles.

Artists

Community ensembles, their composers and knowledgeable leaders are the most appropriate artist gateways. Fiji Museum’s documented recordings provide specific group and locality credits that let listeners move beyond anonymous staged performance. A composer’s knowledge of text and movement is as important as the dancer’s public skill. Rather than impose a celebrity list, compare credited presentations from different communities and occasions. Notice the singers’ phrase shapes, how percussion supports them and how movement communicates the text. A professional cultural troupe offers one interpretation within a much wider field of custodians and participants.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile
Repertoire Field use Notes
traditional regional Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.
MuGlobe representative performances
Artist Performance / song / title Embedded player URL Notes Repertoire kind Repertoire date Recording date Format Opening Places Fit Evidence Review note MuGlobe favorite Current hit Authentic
Fiji Canada Dance Company Meke — Surrey Fusion Festival, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/embed/QxG37hINYOc The source credits Fiji Canada Dance Company at the festival in Surrey, British Columbia. This is a diaspora stage presentation of meke, a tradition joining sung or chanted text, rhythm and coordinated movement.[4] Embedded playback is currently unavailable (YouTube code 150); the recording reference is retained. traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Playback blocked: YouTube embedding error 150 observed 19 October 2026. Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. false false false
Duavata Fiji Meke Dance Group Meke at a Samoan–Fijian wedding in Samoa https://www.youtube.com/embed/xmJ9KGsLu24 The credited troupe presents meke in a wedding setting, providing a different social context from the festival performance. The recording documents a particular group and occasion rather than a uniform dance used everywhere in Fiji.[5] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. false false false
Namuka-i-Lau vakamalolo performers Vakamalolo ni Namuka-i-Lau - Meke ni Veibuli | Dolavi ni Bose ni Yasana o Lau 2026 https://www.youtube.com/embed/SkpH4aSJTOs Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Jovesa Waqavakatoga. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-07-14. Video publication: 2026-07-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[6] traditional unknown 2026-07-14 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Jovesa Waqavakatoga. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-07-14. false false false
Nukuleka, Tokalau, Kabara, Lau youth performers Meke vakamalolo (Maraia).Performing by the Youths from Nukuleka, Tokalau, Kabara, Lau (Fiji). https://www.youtube.com/embed/3fn4hcFTY24 Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Malakai Vuli. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-12-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[7] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Malakai Vuli. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Lau chiefly yaqona meke performers (individuals uncredited) Fijian Yaqona Ceremony for Sau ni Vanua ko Lau meke only https://www.youtube.com/embed/xwiW2PBorlg Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Gina Roach. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-11-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[8] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Gina Roach. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Vatoa, Lau youth performers Meke ni tabagone Vatoa Lau 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/VSnHvA0OdcA Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Repeka waqa Tagimuri. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. Video publication: 2025-11-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[9] traditional unknown 2025 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Repeka waqa Tagimuri. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. false false false
Namuka-i-Lau vakamalolo performers Vakamalolo | Namuka-i-Lau 🔥🇫🇯 #HibiscusFestival2025 #BogiNiiTaukei https://www.youtube.com/embed/k2QTbOQt4As Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Jovesa Waqavakatoga. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. Video publication: 2025-09-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[10] traditional unknown 2025 live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Jovesa Waqavakatoga. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. false false false
Komo vakamalolo performers Meke, Vakamalolo (Komo) https://www.youtube.com/embed/zOrNzQBsMeg Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Malakai Vuli. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-08-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[11] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Malakai Vuli. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Yavusa Delaikorolevu, Levuka, Lakeba, Lau Na meke ni Yaqona Vaturaga - Yavusa Delaikorolevu e Levuka mai Lakeba e na Bose Ni Yasana ko Lau https://www.youtube.com/embed/lOTHZitQ6tM Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: jojo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-07-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[12] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: jojo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Bula Meke FIJIAN ITEM by BULA MEKE https://www.youtube.com/embed/LY6X91TuG3M Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Nia Media 2. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-04-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[13] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Nia Media 2. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Fiji Parish Girls Fiji Parish Girls Meke Seasea - Vasa & Kuli Ni Tabua https://www.youtube.com/embed/qODAtcnAVpg Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: William Waqa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-10-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[14] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: William Waqa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Adi Cakobau School performers ACS MEKE- Sa basi A (70th Anniversary) https://www.youtube.com/embed/cAamfMtZVE8 Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: A Tora. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2023-04-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[15] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: A Tora. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Uncredited Fijian meke performers Fiji Traditional Meke (Dance) https://www.youtube.com/embed/ofbxUYNfTnM Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Bula Bros. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2023-03-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[16] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Bula Bros. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Lei Entertainment Fiji Dance Group Lei Entertainment Fiji Dance Group 2022 Abingdon Fiji day https://www.youtube.com/embed/_avgRdE4pVM Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Rogosiano kevi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2022. Video publication: 2022-10-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[17] traditional unknown 2022 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Rogosiano kevi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2022. false false false
Uncredited Fijian meke performers (37 Productions recording) Nai Valu Levu https://www.youtube.com/embed/31K9PzbX5mQ Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: 37 Productions. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Timoci Nabulivou is the named composer; actual recording performers are not named, so do not assign the composer as the vocalist. Video publication: 2022-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[18] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: 37 Productions. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Timoci Nabulivou is the named composer; actual recording performers are not named, so do not assign the composer as the vocalist. false false false
CATD-Nadave 2020 graduates Fijian Meke Iri by the CATD-Nadave 2020 Graduates https://www.youtube.com/embed/m73NIyEQFyI Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Nukuvuka. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-02-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[19] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Nukuvuka. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Te Mana Performing Arts Yaqona Vakaturaga - Lakeba Lau - Fiji https://www.youtube.com/embed/g_cJj3V-ZJg Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Te Mana Performing Arts. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-12-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[20] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Te Mana Performing Arts. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Vaturova meke performers Warriors of Vaturova (Cakaudrove) Performing their Meke https://www.youtube.com/embed/A3kG67cSqsI Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: ISLANDER_FJ. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1983. Video publication: 2020-04-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[21] traditional unknown 1983 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: ISLANDER_FJ. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1983. false false false
Marama Ni Wasawasa (Women of the Sea) Meke (dance) - E ra sa voce yani ki cakau- MARAMA NI WASAWASA https://www.youtube.com/embed/WfZ-tVKE1H8 Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Moonah Arts Centre MAC. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2018-10-05. Actual Fijian Women of the Sea ensemble in a cross-community Tasmanian event; separate Māori/Aboriginal groups and event elders are not all credited as musicians in this particular meke. Video publication: 2019-02-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[22] traditional unknown 2018-10-05 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Moonah Arts Centre MAC. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2018-10-05. Actual Fijian Women of the Sea ensemble in a cross-community Tasmanian event; separate Māori/Aboriginal groups and event elders are not all credited as musicians in this particular meke. false false false
Nanumi-Au Meke Nanumi-Au Meke Pasifika Gold Coast 2017 (Seasea) https://www.youtube.com/embed/KI1kGe6FrU8 Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Kolinio Samuta. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Video publication: 2017-09-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[23] traditional unknown 2017 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Kolinio Samuta. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. false false false
Kumi village meke performers Meke ni Koro Vakaturaga ko Kumi https://www.youtube.com/embed/yl7VTgx-fQs Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Ministry of iTaukei Affairs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2017-09-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[24] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Ministry of iTaukei Affairs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Fijian ensemble at ABU International Dance Festival (individuals uncredited) meke traditional dance, Fiji Island || IDF 2017 Hyderabad https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZNuirXsc1QQ Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Shaktipada Kumar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Video publication: 2017-08-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[25] traditional unknown 2017 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Shaktipada Kumar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. false false false
Vaturova meke performers Vaturova elder perform spear meke https://www.youtube.com/embed/YY12ZH9LxBY Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: josh newboyz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Source mentions1954 history of Vaturova’s royal-visit meke; this is not sufficient evidence that the uploaded performance itself was recorded1954. Session date remains unknown. Video publication: 2017-06-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[26] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: josh newboyz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Source mentions1954 history of Vaturova’s royal-visit meke; this is not sufficient evidence that the uploaded performance itself was recorded1954. Session date remains unknown. false false false
Matavai Cultural Arts Fiji Girls Meke class 2015 Matavai_Loaloa Tubu Veisau_Meke Seasea https://www.youtube.com/embed/QCpGi4M_G5A Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Tine Mt. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2015. Video publication: 2016-06-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[27] traditional unknown 2015 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Tine Mt. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2015. false false false
Adi Cakobau School performers Adi Cakobau School performs at Presidential Thanksgiving Service https://www.youtube.com/embed/3_zQC3Hfl2Y Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Fiji Sun Digital. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2015-10-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[28] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Fiji Sun Digital. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Narocivo, Rewa meke performers Elder Hamula's Visit 2014 - Meke Wesi part 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/co7LHKzj09U Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Mormon Media Fiji. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2014-09. Video publication: 2014-12-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[29] traditional unknown 2014-09 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: Mormon Media Fiji. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2014-09. false false false
VOU Fiji meke iri https://www.youtube.com/embed/ufU1lEk3PEM Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: VOU Fiji. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2013-06-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[30] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: VOU Fiji. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Uncredited Fijian meke performers Fijian Meke - Wesi/Vakamalolo https://www.youtube.com/embed/sULsIBtRgY0 Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: viliratu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2009-04-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[31] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Fijian meke musical recording. Source: viliratu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false

Related genres

Fijian Christian choral singing and popular guitar-based styles share people and cultural space with meke but have distinct musical histories. Sere is a broad song term, not a synonym that erases performance differences. Rotuman, Tongan and other neighbouring traditions have meaningful exchange with Fiji while retaining their own identities. Melanesian is a large geographic and historical label, not a genre explaining meke’s sound. The catalogue keeps this entry focused on the musical-poetic-performance complex, allowing links to its wider island context without flattening all Fijian music into one tradition.

References and further reading

  1. ↑ Fiji: Songs of Love and Homeland booklet, Smithsonian Folkways.
  2. ↑ Eight Unique Cultural Experiences — Tourism Fiji.
  3. ↑ Meke I: Songs Composed for Traditional iTaukei Dance — Fiji Museum and ICHCAP.
  4. ↑ Fiji Canada Dance Company — Meke — Surrey Fusion Festival, 2019. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  5. ↑ Duavata Fiji Meke Dance Group — Meke at a Samoan–Fijian wedding in Samoa. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  6. ↑ Vakamalolo ni Namuka-i-Lau - Meke ni Veibuli | Dolavi ni Bose ni Yasana o Lau 2026 .
  7. ↑ Meke vakamalolo (Maraia).Performing by the Youths from Nukuleka, Tokalau, Kabara, Lau (Fiji)..
  8. ↑ Fijian Yaqona Ceremony for Sau ni Vanua ko Lau meke only.
  9. ↑ Meke ni tabagone Vatoa Lau 2025.
  10. ↑ Vakamalolo | Namuka-i-Lau 🔥🇫🇯 #HibiscusFestival2025 #BogiNiiTaukei.
  11. ↑ Meke, Vakamalolo (Komo).
  12. ↑ Na meke ni Yaqona Vaturaga - Yavusa Delaikorolevu e Levuka mai Lakeba e na Bose Ni Yasana ko Lau.
  13. ↑ FIJIAN ITEM by BULA MEKE.
  14. ↑ Fiji Parish Girls Meke Seasea - Vasa & Kuli Ni Tabua.
  15. ↑ ACS MEKE- Sa basi A (70th Anniversary).
  16. ↑ Fiji Traditional Meke (Dance).
  17. ↑ Lei Entertainment Fiji Dance Group 2022 Abingdon Fiji day.
  18. ↑ Nai Valu Levu.
  19. ↑ Fijian Meke Iri by the CATD-Nadave 2020 Graduates.
  20. ↑ Yaqona Vakaturaga - Lakeba Lau - Fiji.
  21. ↑ Warriors of Vaturova (Cakaudrove) Performing their Meke.
  22. ↑ Meke (dance) - E ra sa voce yani ki cakau- MARAMA NI WASAWASA.
  23. ↑ Nanumi-Au Meke Pasifika Gold Coast 2017 (Seasea).
  24. ↑ Meke ni Koro Vakaturaga ko Kumi.
  25. ↑ meke traditional dance, Fiji Island || IDF 2017 Hyderabad.
  26. ↑ Vaturova elder perform spear meke.
  27. ↑ 2015 Matavai_Loaloa Tubu Veisau_Meke Seasea.
  28. ↑ Adi Cakobau School performs at Presidential Thanksgiving Service.
  29. ↑ Elder Hamula's Visit 2014 - Meke Wesi part 1.
  30. ↑ meke iri.
  31. ↑ Fijian Meke - Wesi/Vakamalolo.

Hotspot mushrooms

Meke belongs to an interconnected iTaukei island landscape, not just Suva and tourist venues. Main-island and eastern continuations plus a lighter durable diaspora field express shared practice while leaving local composition histories distinct.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
ID Location Latitude Longitude Radius (km) Strength Notes
fijian-meke-fiji Main Fijian island meke communities -17.4 178.5 650 1 Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau and connected village networks.
fijian-meke-eastern-islands Eastern Fijian island meke continuations -18 -179.5 470 0.68 Connected eastern-island knowledge and performance, with local distinctions.
fijian-meke-auckland Auckland-region Fijian diaspora cultural networks -37 174.8 380 0.32 Lighter durable community teaching and presentation beyond visiting shows.
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