PACIFIC ISLANDS MUSIC

Hula, Haka, Hoko!
Traditional Polynesian dance music from Easter Island, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Rotuma, Tonga, and Samoa.

Magic of the South Seas
An anthology of music from Tahiti, the Marquesas, Tonga, and Fiji, including songs by Te Vaka.

Original Contemporary Pacific
Te Vaka's dynamic interpretations of Tokelauan music give a New Age twist to Pacific sounds.

South Pacific: Island Music
David Fanshawe takes you from Tahiti to the Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Kiribati, and the Solomons.

South Pacific Islands
Contemporary Pacific music by stars like Te Vaka, Matato'a, Telek, OK! Ryos, Whirimako Black, O-Shen, and Gurejele.

Spirit of Polynesia
An anthology of 12 Pacific countries - over half the tracks are from French Polynesia and the Cook Islands.

Bula Fiji Bula
The music of the Fiji Islands, including famous song of farewell Isa Lei.

Melanesian Choirs: The Blessed Islands
Choral singing by the Melanesian Brotherhood and the Choir of All Saints from the film The Thin Red Line.

New Hebrides Ritual & Custom Music
Traditonal songs recorded on Ambae and Maewo in northern Vanuatu in the 1970s.

Solomon Islands: Sounds of Bamboo
Bamboo band music was invented in the Western Solomons in the 1920s.

Spirit of Melanesia
Music from Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.

Viti Levu
Twenty examples of real Fijian music, from Isa Lei to Bula rock, plus four Indo-Fijian pieces.

Rabi
Music from Rabi, the new home of the Micronesian Banabans of Ocean Island.

Spirit of Micronesia
Chants, hymns, dances from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap, and Palau.

Spirits of the Voyage
Island chants and songs woven into the New Age soundtrack of a documentary.

Air Mail Music: Tahiti
A great collection of old fashioned string band music by several artists.

A Journey to Tahiti
A collection of songs by Bimbo, Emma, Tahiti ma, Poline, Heikura, and Charley Manu.

All-Time Tahitian Favorites
Twenty-three classic Tahitian and Tuamotu string band songs.

Coco's Temaeva
Founded by Coco Hotahota in 1962, Temaeva has won more prizes than any other professional dance troupe.

Drums of Bora Bora and Songs of Tahiti
Thirty-two examples of drumming from Bora Bora and Tahiti, and singing from Tahiti and the Tuamotus.

Echo des Iles Tuamotu et Bora Bora
Classic songs recorded 1954-1969 by the late Marie Mariteragi, queen of Tuamotu kaina music.

Heart of Tahiti
Twenty top Tahitian tunes by stars like Charley Manu, Yves Roche, and Eddie Lund.

Hymnes de Tahiti
A unique mix of Tahitian choir music set to a contemporary beat.

Melodies des Atolls
Twenty outstanding Tahitian songs from the 1950s in the Tahiti Belle Epoque series.

Rapa Iti
Haunting choral singing of ancient songs by the Tahitian Choir on Rapa Iti.

Rapa Iti, Vol. II
Harmonious choral singing and chanting from remote Rapa Iti in the Austral Group.

Royal Folkloric Troupe
Features Coco Hotahota's Royal Folkloric Troupe of Tahiti, renowned for its original choreography.

South Pacific Drums
A compilation of 39 of the best percussion recordings in Manuiti's archives.

Tahiti Belle Epoque
Classics from the years 1971-1977 by the great Tuamotu vocalist Emma Terangi (1938-2000).

Tahiti: Dream Island
A selection of songs and rhythms which accompany most traditional Tahitian dances.

Tahiti Kaina Party
Twenty-two examples of typical Tahitian kaina or string band songs.

Tahiti, The Gauguin Years: Songs and Dances
A classic collection of old Polynesian songs.

Voices of the South Seas
Choral singing of religious music from the Marquesas Islands.

Afo 'O E 'Ofa: Strings of Love
Twenty-three examples of Tongan string band music, plus a guide.

Dance Music of Tonga
Malie! Beautiful! Examples of the many styles of traditional dance music heard in Tonga today.

Drums, Chants & Songs
Drum dancing by the Tumuenua Dance Group with songs from Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Drums, Songs and Chants of the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands National Arts Theater performs songs from all around the Cooks.

Fa'a Samoa: The Samoan Way
Between conch shell and disco, this 29-track collection takes a serious look at Samoan music.

Ko E Temipale Tapu
The Holy Temple, this record contains twenty-six examples of Tongan church music.

Music of Oceania: Samoan Songs
An unusual collection of age-old music from independent Samoa.

Te Pito O Te Henua: End of the World
Thirty-two songs from Easter Island with a written introduction to the music.

Tuvalu: A Polynesian Atoll Society
Another serious collection of 32 traditional songs, accompanied by scholarly 12-page booklet.