Te Vaka

Te Vaka is a group of musicians and dancers from Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands and New Zealand brought together under the inspired leadership of Opetaia Foa'i. Te Vaka has been enchanting the world with their own brand of South Pacific Fusion since 1997. Using the rhythms of the log drum ("pate"), combined with traditional and contemporary instruments, Opetaia Foa'i and the band deliver a kaleidoscopic array of Pacific flavors in a genre all of it’s own.

• Comparison: Peter Gabriel, Johnny Clegg and Savuka, Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits, Baaba Maal
• Influence: Peter Gabriel, Joan Armatrading, Jimi Hendrix, Polynesia and Tokelau, Ali Farke Toure

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