New book celebrates Tongan 'lakalaka' artform | Pacific Beat

The Lakalaka is an art form that consists of poetry which is sung and accompanied by dance. It's considered unique and in 2003 UNESCO declared it to be part of the "intangible heritage of humanity".

Presenter: Richard Ewart

Speaker: Dr Adrienne Kaeppler, curator of Oceanic Ethnology at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution, and author of "Lakalaka, a Tongan Masterpiece of Performing Arts" (Vava'u Press)