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.
These are photos from concerts where Te Vaka played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Womad USA 2000 Jul 30, 2000 Redmond, Washington, United States Uploaded by Bill Brackin
