Music of Easter Island - Definition and Overview

Easter Island is located in the Pacific Ocean. Though its earliest inhabitants are ethnically Polynesian, the island is controlled by the South American state of Chile.

Traditional music from the island consists of choiral singing and chanting, similar to Tahitian music. Families often performed as choirs, competing in a hotly-disputed annual concert. They were accompanied by a trumpet made from a conch shell and a percussive dancer jumping onto a stone which is set over a calabash resonator.