QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI

The name of the music composition we created for this work is called Lili's Pahu. Pahu is a traditional and ancient drum from Hawaii and the Polynesian people. Besides that, this instrument is representing Queen Lili's heart, which is the center of the narrative.

 
In addition to that, in many parts where we have a reference to her people, we also used native percussive instruments and The Conch (Triton Shell) to represent the people from Hawaii and their connection to the queen. The Conch is a seashell that the Polynesian people used as an instrument.

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The narrative also counterpoints the U.S. explorers that took control of Hawaii at some part of history. In order to represent them, we used instruments more commonly associated with the U.S. One of the main instruments that represented them is, for example, a guitar.

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