Sakiusa Bulicokocoko (born 1950 or 1951 in Namara,

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; died August 2007 in

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"Hundreds farewell 'Skiu' the entertainer, the legend"
''Fiji Times'', September 5, 2007) was a Fijian musician. The ''

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'' described him as a "legendary musician ..whose rendition of Fijian classics such as "Veibogi kece", "Lewa lei lewa" and "

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" endeared him to many generations". The government of the

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has referred to him as "Fiji's most famous entertainer and musician", and credits him with turning Solomon Islands' "national song" "

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" into an "international hit" by "transform ngit from a laid-back island country tune to a

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number". Bulicokocoko was partially blind.

References

1950s births 2007 deaths Fijian musicians Blind musicians People from Tailevu Province I-Taukei Fijian people 20th-century singers 20th-century male singers {{singer-stub