Honourable Ve'ehala
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Honourable Ve'ehala was a Tonga
n nobleman best known as a nose-flute player. He remains undoubtedly the most famous Tongan music
ian, both at home and abroad, and his recordings are still traditionally the first broadcast every day by Radio Tonga
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Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
n nobleman best known as a nose-flute player. He remains undoubtedly the most famous Tongan music
Music of Tonga
- History :Tonga was discovered by European explorers in 1616. Early visitors, such as Captain Cook in the 1770s, and William Mariner in the 19th century, describe traditional dance performances featuring singing and drumming....
ian, both at home and abroad, and his recordings are still traditionally the first broadcast every day by Radio Tonga
Radio Tonga
Radio Tonga is Tonga's main commercial radio station, founded in 1961 by Queen Salote Tupou III, and operating as a service of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission . Its slogan is "The Call of the Friendly Islands"...
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