The Tahitian Choir is a choral group from the island known as
Rapa Iti, one of the
Bass Islands in the
South Pacific
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, approximately 1,000 miles southeast of
Tahiti. The choir is made up of 126 men and women. Their music portrays their traditional Tahitian life and dialect and has been recorded on two albums and one re-release, recordings produced by Ethnomusicologist
Pascal Nabet Meyer.
Discography
*Rapa Iti (1992), Triloka Records
*Rapa Iti, Vol. 2 (1994), Shanachie
*Rapa Iti (2004), Soulitude Records re-release with bonus track, enhanced
External links
NPR's Website, All Things Considered
French Polynesian musicians
Tahitian music
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