Keeping the Tikis happy. New music added from South Pacific.

Some of our Tikis were getting a little bummed out about not hearing music from their native islands. So we got some new music to add to the play list.

For the most part they like it, just like human taste in music you can't please everyone. Our tiki from Easter Island is a little stoned faced. It might be because there is only one track from his home island. Not sure it's just a feeling we got.

Track 9 is by O-shen a very tatented and cool guy. He will swing in to Tiki's Grill & Bar now and then and has been spotted at Pink Tiki on Fridays.
An extraordinary collection of contemporary music from the beautiful islands of the South Pacific
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1 Te Vaka  •  Luliana • (Tokelau/Samoa/New Zealand)

2 Matato'a  •  Mana Ma'Ohi • (Rapa Nui/Easter Island)

3 Te Vaka  •  Sei Ma Le Losa • (Tokelau/Samoa/New Zealand)

4 Telek  •  Abebe • (Papua New Guinea)

5 Te Vaka  •  Haloa Olohega • (Tokelau/Samoa/New Zealand)

6 OK! Ryos  •  Nengone Nodegu • (New Caledonia)

7 Whirimako Black  •  Wahine Whakairo • (New Zealand)

8 Te Vaka  •  Nukukehe • (Tokelau/Samoa/New Zealand)

9 O-shen  •  Siasi • (Papua New Guinea)

10 OK! Ryos  •  Co Era So • (New Caledonia)

11 Gurejele  •  Watolea • (New Caledonia)

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Putumayo presents South Pacific Islands, one of the first widely distributed collections of contemporary music from this remote region of the world. In fact, most of the artists featured on South Pacific Islands are little known outside their country of origin.

Both Telek and O-shen come from Papua New Guinea, a tropical archipelago of dense rainforests and active volcanoes. Telek combines ancient Tolai traditions and contemporary Western music without compromising his native culture. O-shen, the son of American missionaries who was raised in a remote Papuan village, fuses traditional Pacific music with hip-hop and reggae.

OK! Ryos and Gurejele are leading figures in New Caledonia’s Kaneka movement, a unique music that blends local polyphonic singing styles and traditional rhythms of the Kanak culture with pop and world beat flavors.

Te Vaka, a New Zealand-based band with members from across Oceania, is creating a pan-Pacific pop music that incorporates elements from a variety of cultures into an appealing fusion. Fellow New Zealander Whirimako Black endeavors to bring Maori music, culture, and language to a broader audience.

Finally, from far-off Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island, comes Matato’a. Their native language is now spoken by less than 3000 people and is blended here with an upbeat, cross-cultural mix of music.

You can by the CD at http://www.putumayo.com/en/catalog_item.php?album_id=180#

Or just stop in to Tiki's and enjoy it with our Tikis!