If you liked Oceanic Music and Dance by Mervyn McLean, start with Weavers of Song (1999), Diffusion of musical instruments and their relation to language migrations in New Guinea, and Traditional songs of the Maori (1979). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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Recommended next reads

  1. 1 Weavers of Song 1999 · 556 pages · Mervyn McLean · Same author
  2. 2 Diffusion of musical instruments and their relation to language migrations in New Guinea Mervyn McLean · Same author
  3. 3 Traditional songs of the Maori 1979 · 324 pages · Mervyn McLean, Margaret Orbell · Same author
  4. 4 To Tatau Waka 2004 · 200 pages · Mervyn McLean · Same author
  5. 5 Diffusion of musical instruments and their relation to language migrations in New Guinea (Kulele, occasional papers on Pacific music and dance) 1994 · 123 pages · Mervyn McLean · Same author
  6. 6 A boat of our ain 2008 · 176 pages · Mervyn McLean · Same author
  7. 7 Were Lapita potters ancestral to Polynesians? 2008 · 59 pages · Mervyn McLean · Same author
  8. 8 Pioneers of Ethnomusicology 2006 · 428 pages · Mervyn McLean · Same author
  9. 9 The structure of Tikopia music 1991 · 65 pages · Mervyn McLean · Same author
  10. 10 Tikopia Songs 1990 · 325 pages · Raymond William Firth, Mervyn McLean · Same author
  11. 11 An annotated bibliography of Oceanic music and dance 1977 · 252 pages · Mervyn McLean · Same author

Frequently asked questions

What should I read after Oceanic Music and Dance?

BookOrb recommends Weavers of Song (1999), Diffusion of musical instruments and their relation to language migrations in New Guinea, Traditional songs of the Maori (1979), To Tatau Waka (2004), and Diffusion of musical instruments and their relation to language migrations in New Guinea (Kulele, occasional papers on Pacific music and dance) (1994).

Are there books like Oceanic Music and Dance?

Yes. The list on this page is ranked from the closest matches BookOrb has for Oceanic Music and Dance.

Who wrote Oceanic Music and Dance?

Oceanic Music and Dance is by Mervyn McLean.