The Jungle-style Thread - Pop Culture Iconography of the Dark Continent - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, Dec 20, 2009 10:03 AM On 2009-12-19 19:45, JOHN-O wrote: Also there are no snakes in Polynesia and for the most part, no navigable rivers. Well, that's where the more general locale of the "South Seas", and the "South Pacific" comes in, adding Papua New Guinea to the fray, where African pop iconography and Oceanic art seemed more alike: They had everything there, rivers, snakes, crocodiles, dark skinned head hunters with shields and spears, fearsome masks, initiation rituals --you name it. I tried to steer around this in my liner notes for my upcoming "Sound of Tiki" CD, talking about Exotica and Martin Denny coming up with the sound: "By this time, Honolulu had become a polyglot melting pot of many Pacific cultures and races. While local Hapa Haole songs portrayed the romantic and ribald side of the Hawaiian people, Denny’s music spoke of the intriguing mysteries of yet unexplored tropical islands, misty jungles, and the “curious and colorful customs” of indigenous folk."

On 2009-12-19 19:45, JOHN-O wrote:
Also there are no snakes in Polynesia and for the most part, no navigable rivers.

Well, that's where the more general locale of the "South Seas", and the "South Pacific" comes in, adding Papua New Guinea to the fray, where African pop iconography and Oceanic art seemed more alike: They had everything there, rivers, snakes, crocodiles, dark skinned head hunters with shields and spears, fearsome masks, initiation rituals --you name it.

I tried to steer around this in my liner notes for my upcoming "Sound of Tiki" CD, talking about Exotica and Martin Denny coming up with the sound:

"By this time, Honolulu had become a polyglot melting pot of many Pacific cultures and races. While local Hapa Haole songs portrayed the romantic and ribald side of the Hawaiian people, Denny’s music spoke of the intriguing mysteries of yet unexplored tropical islands, misty jungles, and the “curious and colorful customs” of indigenous folk."

Post #500101 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Dec 20, 2009 10:03 AM