Fine arts

The traditional dance in Fiji is known as the meke, which may include some aspects of the seasea (women’s fan dance) or meke wesi (men’s spear dance). Each district in Fiji has its own unique form of the meke, and these dances can be used to narrate celebrations and important events, such as the installation of a chief or a war.

Fijian music is mostly dominated and influenced by the Melanesian and Polynesian cultures, although folk songs also play a large part. Folk music in Fiji consists of a combination of vocal church music and traditional dance forms. Instruments often used in traditional Fijian music include the guitar, ukulele, mandolin and Lali drum, which is also used to call village members or local people in an area for a variety of social gatherings.
Sofia Vateva 2022г.