Royal Visit to Fiji 1954)

[@beaumontmuni4294]

Best meke wesi I've ever seen. The precision, the strength in the movements, the chant and story told with the coordinated synchronicity in the movements are just amazing.

[@iva1531]

The precision in this piece is absolutely amazing!

[@christopherwhippy3181]

Yes I think they're from Moturiki. Oh no my mistake Moturiki warriors haven't got the finesse, power & coordination, these warriors are from Vanua Levu... 😆

[@tonyruiz2390]

When my Uncle Efern served in WW2 in the Pacific he said he was more scared of them than the Japanese

[@salotenaiqua7351]

Fabulous

[@williamdrummond18]

Excellent Cibi,Vinika !!

[@TheAsiaCentury]

na sona bidai

[@fjphoto23]

Meke wesi not cibi

[@moehoe2585]

This the story of the world war 2 [WWII] between The British/Allied forces and the Japanese Fijians soldiers were put right in the front line of this ground battle against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands.

[@christopherwhippy3181]

Noooo...this meke tells the story of when Tonga tried to invade Vanua Levu the 2nd largest island of Fiji. Warriors were sent to battle it out with the Tongans on Taveuni Island where the Fijian warriors massacred them, this meke recounts the battle tactics that beat the Tongans. That night the Fijian warriors feasted on bread fruit and Tongans.

[@ngatibroffessor1840]

beautiful...ive seen a color version of this ceremony...

[@apaiatadurusolo2492]

Can you share it with us

[@nityanand7011]

Spectocular

[@christopherwhippy3181]

Old school...all in sync truly awesome and the story of the battle behind this meke...💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 Thank you KZbin for another random unexpected video suggestion. Happy Fiji Day for this post (10 Oct 22).

[@wendyoxley1391]

Wow!!! Beautiful 😍 😘

[@epiraikivi6461]

Actually this took place in 1953.

[@tukanaeroni9417]

totoka a meke...isa dua gauna koi

[@jmjm1920]

Fisi or Tefisi was Tongan named like flowers 💐 floating on Water when Tongan Navigators discovered Fisi 🙏🙏🙏

[@johnknox677]

No Togan pronounce V as Fi. Viti comes from the word Vitika which means break.

[@johnknox677]

@k Vitika is Fijian word. Meaning to clear the way by breaking branches.

[@jmjm1920]

@Valu Because they came from Tonga Lapita Vanuatu Fisi Tongatapu Ha'amoa and so on even the oldest Tatau instrument found in the Ancient fortress village of Pea Tongatapu 2700 years old made of human bones 700BC 😊🙏

[@Rick-jh7di]

@@jmjm1920 The Original name Of Fiji is Viti. Long for Vitia or Vitika in some regions. Fiji is older than Tonga and Tonga didnt name Fiji. Tonga didnt discover Fiji you dumbass. You are everywhere trying to claim everything about Fiji is Tongan😂😂😂. Are you not embarassed?.

[@Rick-jh7di]

Please Stfu with your Tongan History Bullshit. Tongan didnt discovered Fiji. Fisi yo ass.

[@samuelabaleibaravi3650]

Original unadulterated FIJI✋❤👈

[@killabizilltonga4618]

real sourh sea warriors

[@atonionavusolo9369]

rairai vinka Na matanimeke

[@sitivenitikoirewa9677]

Rairai vinaka ga o iko

[@christopherwhippy3181]

The men's meke that was performed for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was poorly coordinated. Hopefully when the next visit by the head of the Royal family takes place the men's meke will be an A1 performance.

[@lolitup2042]

Trues up...and I noticed most of them were old, fat, beer belly, tattoos... gosh total opposite to this one...sa vamadua va ca....we can tell these guys are young and fit, and their heights are almost similar

[@HomelandEnforcement-cg5pw]

Note that they are all old men,the meke group and the vakatara...Meke was sacred for the i Taukei and now we have the VOU group

[@carpediem4882]

wow totoka

[@lucyn7241]

The dialect used in the meke is Bua dialect.

[@paulanavitio6001]

Ra people speak the same.....io qori na matameke mai vaturova, cakaudrove...

[@epiraikivi6461]

@@paulanavitio6001 Correction Sir. The Ra dialect only sounds the same, but there is a huge difference.

[@epiraikivi6461]

I have lived in Vanua Levu practically all of my life, and I am also a pure bred Vanua Levu person (from Cakau, vasu i Bua, born and bred in Macuata). All the meke wesis here, whether they be from Cakaudrove or Macuata, are chanted in the Bua dialect. And it gives the sound of the chant that special ring which makes it so pleasant to hear.

[@paulanavitio6001]

Qori na maamehe ni Vaurova....amu maamehe ni Bua...

[@lucyn7241]

@@paulanavitio6001 sa kilai yiko ni matameke mi Vaturova, na vosa e vayataki iho na vosa wane i Bua.

[@brandiel_01]

good

[@marieconstant6452]

1954 ?

[@thesau2496]

1:22 PAAAKKK

[@saimonefiji6231]

Isa

[@penitaivoce3107]

totoka totoka

[@SunnyIlha]

0:37

[@SunnyIlha]

0:19 1:10 0:28

[@samuelavai5947]

They've to make this video clip short, a ceremonial Meke like this can last 20 mins.