Te Vaka (album)

Te Vaka
Studio album by Te Vaka
Released 1996
Genre South Pacific Fusion
Label Spirit of Play Productions
ARC Music
Warm Earth Records
Te Vaka chronology
Te Vaka
(1996)
Ki Mua
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Te Vaka, also known as Original Contemporary Pacific Music, is the 1996 self-titled debut album, by the Oceanic group, Te Vaka. Their music is often described as "South Pacific Fusion", making use of contemporary musical styles while mixing in traditional instruments and themes from the South Pacific. This album has seen multiple releases with some variation to the cover art and track listing due to changes in domestic and international distribution rights since its initial independent release in 1996.[2] [3][4] In October 2008 the album was made available as a digital download from Amazon.com [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Opetatia Foa'i unless otherwise noted.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Tokelau"    1:04
2. "Te Namo"    5:02
3. "Pate Mo Tou Vae"    2:56
4. "Papa E"    4:17
5. "Ki Te La"  Opetaia Foa'i, Traditional 4:26
6. "Tautai E"    4:10
7. "Vaka Gaoi"    2:15
8. "Tagi Sina"  Opetaia Foa'i, Traditional 2:03
9. "Te Vaka"    3:10
10. "E Keli"  Opetaia Foa'i, Traditional 3:14
11. "Ika Ika"    4:56
12. "Siva Mai"  medly of Traditional songs, arr.by Opetaia Foa'i 4:13

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. allmusic.com - version released by ARC Music in 1997
  3. amazon.com - version released by ARC Music in 2000
  4. cdconnection.com - version released by Warm Earth Records in 2008
  5. amazon.com - mp3 download
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