Hibiscus Records
| Hibiscus Records | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Polynesian music, Ethnic Music |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Location | New Zealand |
Hibiscus Records is a division of Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited and has many Polynesia and Maori titles on CD, specialised in mainly authentic Polynesian Music / Polynesian Folk music. There were many authentic Maori and Pacific Island recordings released via Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited in Hastings New Zealand. A great deal of the recordings were produced and recorded by author James Siers.
Some examples of James Siers work can be heard on releases such as Bora Bora - Island of Dreams by the Hotel Bora Bora Entertainers released on Hibiscus HLS-22.[1]
An example of other authentic recordings are Western Samoa Festival Performers, The - Festival Music From Western Samoa released on Hibiscus HLS-72 in 1976,[2] and Western Samoa Teachers Training College - Samoa Song And Rhythm Hibiscus TC HLS-24 in 1972.[3]
Selected releases
EP
- * The Beachcombers, Songs For Beachcombers - Hisbiscus Records HE.5
- * Jerome Grey, Jerome Grey at the Intercontinental, Songs of Samoa - Hisbiscus Records HE.6
LP
"Adventures in Sound" Series, HLS-1 - HLS-6
- Hibiscus HLS-1 - Cawaci-Loreto Combined Choirs - Echoes of the Islands
- Hibiscus HLS-2 - Navuavu Village Entertainers - Fiji - Isles of Enchantment
- Hibiscus HLS-3 - Ann's Betela Dancers and Drummers, Johnny and Alice Vahua, etc. - Rarotonga Festival
- Hibiscus HLS-4 - Tongan Entertainers, Queen Salote College Choir, Tui Mala Group - Destination Tonga [4]
- Hibiscus HLS-5 - Voqa Kei Turaki – The Lure Of Fiji [5]
- Hibiscus HLS-6 - The Girls Of Matautu - Samoa Sings
- Hibiscus HLS-11 - Talofa Village Entertainers - The Best Of Samoa
- Hibiscus HLS-12 - Tradewinds Boys at the Tradewinds Hotel, Bay Of Islands, Suva - Where The Tradewinds Blow
- Hibiscus HLS-15 - Nawaka Village Entertainers - Meke Fiji
- Hibiscus HLS-18 - Fiji Police Band - Pacific Brass [6]
- Hibiscus HLS-20 - The Fijians - The Rhythm Of Fiji [7]
- Hibiscus HLS-21 - Western Samoa Teachers Training College - Samoa I Sisifo [8]
- Hibiscus HLS-26 - Choir of the Western Samoa Teachers Training college - Samoan Songs of Worship
- Hibiscus HLS-34 - The Beachcombers - Songs From A Paradise Isle
- Hibiscus HLS-43 - Music From Rakavono A Fijian Folk Opera for Children, Presentation and performance by pupils and staff of Levuka Public School, Hibiscus (1972)
- Hibiscus HLS-87 - The Five Stars - Fetu e Lima (1981)
- Hibiscus HLS-49 - The Gilbert & Ellice Festival Company - Te Bino/TeTinere/Te Kawawa/Te Kamei/TeBuki/Ellice Fatele(1972)
- Hibiscus HLS-72 - Unknown - Festival Music From Western Samoa [9]
External links
References
- ↑ teaohou.natlib.govt.nz No. 71 (1973)
- ↑ Discogs.com Western Samoa Festival Performers, The - Festival Music From Western Samoa
- ↑ Dicogs.com Western Samoa Teachers Training College - Samoa Song And Rhythm available from
- ↑ Discogs
- ↑ Discogs Hibiscus
- ↑ National Library of New Zealand No. 69 (1971), Records reviewed by Dan Armstrong
- ↑ Discogs Hibiscus
- ↑ Discogs Hibiscus
- ↑ Discogs Hibiscus