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TE VAKA
WILL PERFORM AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN BEIJING.
Te Vaka will
head to China on the 6th of August to represent
the South Pacific with five performances at the
Olympic Games in Beijing. This is a very
exciting opportunity for the band who are
growing an ever-increasing fanbase across the
globe. They will perform in a number of venues
at the olympic Games highlighting and promoting
the South Pacific.
Check tourdates
for times and details.
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TE VAKA
WILL PERFORM AT THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE
TUPOU V IN TONGA
The Tongan Embassy in China has invited Te Vaka
to perform at the Coronation of King George
Tupou V. The event is scheduled for the end of
July and will include three coronation balls, a
military parade, traditional dancing, a
fireworks display, a rugby match and an open-air
concert.The Rugby Match will be held on the 31st
July 2008, 15 players from Tonga and 15
International Worldplayers from England,
Scotland, South Africa, Australia and New
Zealand. Guests to His Majesty's Coronation will
include the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
(United Kingdom), the Crown Prince and Crown
Princess of Japan., Princess Sirinhorn of the
Kingdom of Thailand. http://www.tongacoronation.com
Check
tourdates for times and details.
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PACIFIC
MUSIC AWARDS - TE VAKA WINS TOP AWARDS!
Te Vaka took home two of
the top awards in the 2008 pacific Music Awards on
the 31st of May - it was the Tui award
"Best Pacific Album" for their latest album
Olatia and "Best
Pacific Group" for Te Vaka. They will be honoured
again in October at the New Zealand music Awards for
winning the prestigious " Best Pacific Album"
Tui award.
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Check
out the new video clips on Youtube - Tamahana &
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TE VAKA
has been away on tour again - this time to Hong
Kong and Taiwan. Audiences in both countries were
very excited to see the band perform and the concerts
were all packed with very enthusiastic audiences.
In Taiwan it was very interesting and exciting for
the band as they had the opportunity to go out to
the villages to meet with the indigenous Tribes of
Taiwan and explore the Austronesian connection.
It has been discovered that Polynesians, more than
likely, started their journey to Polynesia from
Taiwan and yes there are definitely some similarities
in the culture, language and the people. Te Vaka
and the indigenous tribes had lots of fun sharing
art, music and dance and performed together at the
'Dance and Soundz of Austronesia concert' in Taitung.
Pictures on www.myspace.com/tevaka
on this sight soon.
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TE VAKA'S label "WARM EARTH
RECORDS" signs with MGM/Planet for distribution
of Te Vaka music in Australia. Olatia released in
Australia on the 16th of Feb |
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TE VAKA confirmed for 3 shows at the Woodford festival
in Brisbane, Australia.
The Woodford Folk Festival is an
event of international standing. Held over six
days and six nights it presents more than 2000
performers and 400 events with concerts, dances,
workshops, forums, street theatre, writers' panels,
film festival, comedy sessions, acoustic jams,
social dialogue and debate, an entire children's
festival, art and craft workshops, late night
cabarets and special events including a spectacular
fire event. The Festival features the cream of
Australian performers and a generous gathering
of special international guests. Te Vaka will
perform on December the 29th, 30th and 31st/1st. Come to Woodford and see in the
New Year with Te Vaka.
http://www.woodfordfolkfestival.com
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See pictures
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TE VAKA victorious in
Paris
More than 10,000 people got to see Te Vaka perform
live in Paris. Their 2 performances for the semi-finals
of the Rugby World Cup created a magical Pacific
atmosphere for an eclectic and excited audience.
Te Vaka looked very much at home on the massive
stage with spectacular lighting and pumping sound
system. The fine weather and clear skies over
France on both nights added to the occasion. Melodic
voices and tribal beats fuelling their colourful,
hip-shaking dancers met with screams of approval
from the crowd, who, at times sang along. The
90 minute show ended with a powerful Te Vaka Haka,
Oku Tupuga, delivered with a promise
of a South Pacific comeback in 2011 got a huge
response from an already ecstatic audience. The
group continues on to Germany for 2 more sold-out
shows before returning to Australia where they
will perform before heading to Asia at the beginning
of 2008.
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Te Vaka is now is now
in Europe ready to perform for the Rugby World Cup
semi - finals
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Te Vaka MySpace and Bebo
pages
Te Vaka now
has it's very own official Myspace and Bebo pages.
As you probably know there have been a few fraudulant
pages up for a while but the real Te Vaka Myspace
and Bebo pages contain images and footage never
before available on the internet. Make sure you
check it out. www.myspace.com/tevaka
and
www.bebo.com/officialtevaka
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TE VAKA SINGLED OUT BY
FRANCE TO REPRESENT ALL BLACKS!
Well known
New Zealand acts are being sent to France by the
New Zealand government to cash in on the publicity
created by the All Blacks and the Rugby World Cup
but Te Vaka is the only New Zealand group to have
been officially booked by the French to perform
on the prestigious Rugby World Cup stage, singled
out to represent both the All Blacks and Manu Samoa.
All the teams are represented by top musicians from
their respective countries and Te Vaka will perform
a total of three 90 minute concerts – two for
the All blacks and one for Manu Samoa.
It all began in December 2006, when the French promoters
contacted Te Vaka management to arrange a meeting
with Festival director Jean-Pierre Le Pavec. The
meeting in Auckland between Jean-Pierre and Julie
Foai on the 3rd of Jan confirmed Te Vaka for the
Rugby World Cup 2007. Julie was surprised to discover
that Te Vaka was the only New Zealand group to have
been headhunted for the World Cup and that Jean-
Pierre’s sole reason for coming to New Zealand
was to secure the group.
Since that time Te Vaka has moved to Sydney and
released album number five “Olatia”.
The streets of Sydney are reverberating with the
sound of the log drums as Te Vaka performers rehearse
daily for this very important event. With their
new album entering the European World Music Chart
at no. 4 they are anticipating a very exciting time
in Europe and it is hoped that the sound of the
log drums pounding will help the All Blacks or Manu
Samoa bring home the cup. Village Rugby colour festival details:
http://www.festival-ovale.fr/
13th October 7.00pm - Rugby World Cup, Saint Denis,
France (All Blacks)
Festival Ovale
Village Rugbycolour
Métro Porte de Paris, au pied du Stade de France
93200 SAINT DENIS
14th October - 6.00pm Rugby World Cup, Saint-Ouen,
France (All Blacks)
14th October - 10.30pm Rugby World Cup, Saint
Denis France (Manu Samoa)
Festival Ovale
Village Rugbycolour
Métro Porte de Paris, au pied du Stade de France
93200 SAINT DENIS
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| TE VAKA WILL BE IN EUROPE DURING
OCTOBER! |
The line up for the 2007 tour to
Europe and of course the Rugby World Cup in France
is: Opetaia Foai, Manase Foai, Neil Forrest, Matatia
Foai, Melodee Panapa, Luavasa Foai, Jeff Harris,
Etueni Pita, Tremayne Lihou, Olivia Foai & Talaga
Sale. The band will be performing songs from all
their albums including "Olatia". You will
not want to miss this show. Keep you eye on the
tour dates to ensure you don't miss them in Europe.
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| NEW CD!!!! |
Te Vaka has a brand new CD. It is getting
great reviews all over the world.
Add this CD to your collection
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| NEWS FLASH !!!! |
Te Vaka will be performing in France
for the Rugby World cup
The band will be in France/ Europe from September
to October watch this space for concert dates!!!
13th October - Rugby World Cup, Saint
Denis, France
near the stadium and before the match
14th October - Rugby
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| TE VAKA HAVE MOVED |
Opetaia and the band have relocated
to Sydney Australia.
New contact details for Te Vaka are:
P.O.Box 875 Five Dock, NSW 2046, Sydney, Australia |
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NEW TE VAKA LIVE IN CONCERT DVD
out NOW!!!
This amazing new DVD is
available.
Songs performed on this
DVD are:
Uluhina, Lakilua, Samulai,
Manatu, Te Lalama, Aivoli
Taoa, Olohega, Kaleve,
Tamahana, Kautufuga,
Tutuki, Puke te Pate,
Ke ke kitea, Alamagoto
Pate mo tou agaga,
Pate mo tou vae, Te Hiva,
Manu Samoa, Pate Pate Be sure to order
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Lots of extra features - including the Tamahana
video clip! |
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Opetaia Foai, Lead singer and songwriter
for Te Vaka, has won second place in the 2005 ISC
International songwriting competition , World Music
category with "Samulai"(from the Tutuki
album).
In 2005 he also won the award for "Best Senior
Pacific Artist"
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TUTUKI, the 4th Te Vaka
album written by Opetaia Foai has kicked off to
an awesome start. It entered the European World
Music Chart at No. 4,
the Global Rhythym Magazine top 10 at No.3 and has
won "Best Pacific
Music Album" in the New Zealand
Music Industry Awards.
TUTUKI came 3rd in the Polynesian
music category of the Hawaiian music awards.
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NEW T-SHIRT STYLE
Tight - fit (cotton/lyra)
Available in black only
Small, Medium, Large
V-neck
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| Future
tours |
| Te Vaka will be
touring the UK and Europe in 2007 |
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this space for updates on tours, albums, events
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