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Olatia
Olatia, is the fifth studio album, released in 2007, by the Oceanic group, Te Vaka. It won the ''Best Pacific Album'' category in the New Zealand Music Awards Olatia has more of a contemporary feeling to it while still blending in traditional Polynesian music Te Vaka are known for, with many of the songs focusing on spiritual, social, or environmental issues. album review Track listing All tracks written by Opetatia Foa'i unless otherwise noted.References 2007 albums Te Vaka albums {{world-album-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Vaka
Te Vaka (English: ''The Canoe'') is an Oceanic music group that performs original contemporary Pacific music or "South Pacific Fusion". The group was founded in 1995 by singer and songwriter Opetaia Foa'i in New Zealand. They have toured the world consistently since 1997 and have won a number of awards including the "Best Pacific Music Album" award from the New Zealand Music Awards for their albums '' Tutuki'' (2004) and '' Olatia'' (2007) and "Best Pacific Group" in the 2008 Pacific Music Awards According to the BBC, they are "the world's most successful band playing original contemporary Pacific music." History Te Vaka is a group of musicians and dancers with origins from various Polynesian backgrounds (including Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa and New Zealand) that formed in 1997, under the leadership of award-winning songwriter, Opetaia Foa'i. That year, they released their eponymous debut album through ARC Music, a UK/European record company. The album gained immediate success and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutuki
''Tutuki'' is the fourth album, released in 2004, by the Oceanic group, Te Vaka. It features the song ''Tamahana'' which won first place in the world music category of the 2008 International Songwriting Competition. and first place in the International category of the Australian Songwriting Association competition. This is the first of Te Vaka's albums to win the ''Best Pacific Album'' at the New Zealand Music Awards. ''Tutuki'' debuted on the World Music Chart Europe at number 4. ''Tamahana'' is the theme song and lead song on the soundtrack to the film The Legend of Johnny Lingo ''The Legend of Johnny Lingo'' is a 2003 film set in Polynesia and directed by Steven Ramirez. It is an extension of the 1969 short film ''Johnny Lingo'' that is based on a story by Patricia McGerr. Plot An orphan boy named Tama is adopted by a .... retrieved 30 September 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haoloto
Haoloto, is the sixth studio album, released in 2009, by the Oceanic group, Te Vaka. It won the ''Best Pacific Album'' category in the New Zealand Music Awards. The title track is featured in "Gone Fishing", a short from the 2016 Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios uni ... film '' Moana''. Track listing All tracks written by Opetatia Foa'i unless otherwise noted. References External linksTe Vaka discography 2009 albums Te Vaka albums {{world-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million as of 2021. When compared with (and sometimes described as being one of) the continents, the region of Oceania is the smallest in land area and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, second least populated after Antarctica. Its major population centres are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Adelaide, Honolulu, and Christchurch. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the developed country, highly developed and globally competitive market economy, financial markets of Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and Human Development Index, to the much least developed countries, less developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that a group or artist can receive in New Zealand music, and have been presented annually since 1965. The awards show is presented by Recorded Music NZ. A range of award sponsors and media partners support the event each year. History and overview The first awards for New Zealand recorded music were the Loxene Golden Disc awards, launched in 1965. The awards were created by soap powder manufacturer Reckitt & Colman's advertising agency, with support from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), the New Zealand Federation of Phonographic Industries and the Australasian Performing Rights Society (APRA), with the awards named after Reckitt & Colman's anti-dandruff shampoo, Loxene. While initially only one prize was given, other awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2007. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2007 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 albums Albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ... 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
