Te Vaka Steers Into Honolulu this Friday!
Don?t miss the boat! This is one canoe you need to be on . . .
For the first time ever in Hawaii, Polynesian communities will join together with na Kanaka Maoli and other friends in Hawaii to celebrate the season of Makahiki and Polynesian unity. Makahiki Pasifika Week began on November 19 with the Maohi Native Cultural Festival at Queen Kap?iolani Park and climaxes on November 25 with an exciting 7 p.m. concert at the Waikiki Shell starring Te Vaka, the world-renowned contemporary Polynesian band.
The band?s name, Te Vaka , translates into ?the canoe? in the language of the homeland of many of the band members, Tokelau. Their show, with its high-energy percussion rhythms and soaring melodies, transports the audience into the soul of Pasifika. ?It?s a 10 on the rapture scale!? reports one reviewer.
Hawaii?s not-so-distant cousins ? from Tokelau, Samoa, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Cook Islands and Tuvalu ? will paddle their vaka into Honolulu for one highly anticipated show. Tickets are on sale now at the Blaisdell Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Ticket prices are $10 for children 12 and under and $20 for adults in the lawn area, and $25 and $30 for reserved seating. Ticket prices are plus applicable service charges.
Te Vaka is a collective of eleven musicians and dancers ? eight men and three women ? whose signature sound is explosive Polynesian rhythms with breathtaking synchronization. Numerous world tours and three acclaimed CDs have given the band an ever-growing worldwide renown. Te Vaka ? live - unlike anything you?ve ever experienced before; its foundations are the ancient rhythms of Polynesia and the messages speak to the passions of Pasifik people today.
Te Vaka?s songs tell the stories of the region, from the ancestors who traveled across the largest ocean on the planet in their voyaging canoes, to the current threats to many of the smaller Pacific Islands such as Tokelau and Tuvalu due to the effects of global warming and the decimation of indigenous fisheries by the huge pirate fishing fleets of distant nations. There are songs about the issues of the diaspora of Pacific peoples, HIV-Aids and its devastating effects on the region, an ode to Greenpeace founder David McTaggart for his stand against nuclear testing in the Pacific and, of course, songs that celebrate many aspects of traditional island life.
Jon Osorio will open the concert! AND, to add to the event?s excitement, a drawing for two free roundtrip tickets to New Zealand, courtesy of Air New Zealand and Business and Leisure Holidays, will be held on stage at the concert. The concert, presented by Pasifika Foundation, will benefit the foundation?s programs. For more information: www.pasifikafoundation.org
See you there . . .
Don?t miss the boat! This is one canoe you need to be on . . .
For the first time ever in Hawaii, Polynesian communities will join together with na Kanaka Maoli and other friends in Hawaii to celebrate the season of Makahiki and Polynesian unity. Makahiki Pasifika Week began on November 19 with the Maohi Native Cultural Festival at Queen Kap?iolani Park and climaxes on November 25 with an exciting 7 p.m. concert at the Waikiki Shell starring Te Vaka, the world-renowned contemporary Polynesian band.
The band?s name, Te Vaka , translates into ?the canoe? in the language of the homeland of many of the band members, Tokelau. Their show, with its high-energy percussion rhythms and soaring melodies, transports the audience into the soul of Pasifika. ?It?s a 10 on the rapture scale!? reports one reviewer.
Hawaii?s not-so-distant cousins ? from Tokelau, Samoa, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Cook Islands and Tuvalu ? will paddle their vaka into Honolulu for one highly anticipated show. Tickets are on sale now at the Blaisdell Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Ticket prices are $10 for children 12 and under and $20 for adults in the lawn area, and $25 and $30 for reserved seating. Ticket prices are plus applicable service charges.
Te Vaka is a collective of eleven musicians and dancers ? eight men and three women ? whose signature sound is explosive Polynesian rhythms with breathtaking synchronization. Numerous world tours and three acclaimed CDs have given the band an ever-growing worldwide renown. Te Vaka ? live - unlike anything you?ve ever experienced before; its foundations are the ancient rhythms of Polynesia and the messages speak to the passions of Pasifik people today.
Te Vaka?s songs tell the stories of the region, from the ancestors who traveled across the largest ocean on the planet in their voyaging canoes, to the current threats to many of the smaller Pacific Islands such as Tokelau and Tuvalu due to the effects of global warming and the decimation of indigenous fisheries by the huge pirate fishing fleets of distant nations. There are songs about the issues of the diaspora of Pacific peoples, HIV-Aids and its devastating effects on the region, an ode to Greenpeace founder David McTaggart for his stand against nuclear testing in the Pacific and, of course, songs that celebrate many aspects of traditional island life.
Jon Osorio will open the concert! AND, to add to the event?s excitement, a drawing for two free roundtrip tickets to New Zealand, courtesy of Air New Zealand and Business and Leisure Holidays, will be held on stage at the concert. The concert, presented by Pasifika Foundation, will benefit the foundation?s programs. For more information: www.pasifikafoundation.org
See you there . . .
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