National anthem of  Northern Mariana Islands | |
| Also known as | Satil Matawal Pacifico (English: In Carolinian) |
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| Music | Im Schoensten Wiesengrunde |
| Adopted | 1996 |
| Music of the United States |
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Themusic of the Northern Mariana Islands is dominated by the folk music of theChamorros, which remains an important part of the islands' culture, though elements of music left by American, German, Spanish and Japanese colonizers are also in evidence. There are both Carolinian and Chamorro traditional chant styles. A variant of the Spanishcha-cha-chá is popular, as is aCarolinian "stick dance" which combines improvised percussion and foot stomping. A well-known stick dance group is the Talabwog Men Stick Dancers.
Thenational anthem of theNorthern Mariana Islands is "Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi" (inChamorro, "Satil Matawal Pacifico" inCarolinian), which was adopted in October 1996. The song's melody comes from a German tune, "Im Schoensten Wiesengrunde".[1]
Music festivals in the Northern Mariana Islands include theFiestan Luta, an annual celebration.
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