The Tahitian Choir is a choral group from the island known as

Rapa Iti Rapa, also called Rapa Iti, or "Little Rapa", to distinguish it from Easter Island, whose Polynesian name is Rapa Nui, is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. The ...

, one of the

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in the South Pacific, approximately 1,000 miles southeast of

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...

. 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
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