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‘Tahiti’
Rhythm’s Gonna Get You: Party down Tahitian-style at Spring Broke III
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Posted in Ma Hawaiʻi Nei / In Hawaiʻi, Mele / Music, Polinekia / Polynesia, Pāʻina / Parties, ʻAha Mele / Concerts
Time to start practicing your tāmurē, ladies. And gentlemen, better learn how to impress your girlfriends with fine, thigh-firming paʻoti before a tāne with smoother moves beats you to it. Why, you may ask?
Because the biggest Tahitian party to rock the Hawaiian archipelago in 2010 is about to go down Saturday, March 27, 2010. Nella Media [...]
Into the Night: Tikahiri's new clip "Kareho Koe"
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Posted in Mai ka ʻāina ʻē / From Abroad, Mele / Music, Polinekia / Polynesia, Pāleo / Albums
“Kareho Koe”, the new clip from Tikahiri’s new album Merahi Kerekere, is finally up on YouTube in high resolution. Its dark, gothic atmosphere and slick production make it one of the more original clips out of Tahiti and French Polynesia to date.
Like Tikahiri’s video debut “Tapea te paari”, the band maintains its special brand of [...]
Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kai a Pele
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Posted in Kaila a me Paikini / Style and Fashion, Polinekia / Polynesia, ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i / Hawaiian Language
Today’s Hawaiian word of the day is kai a Pele, or tsunami or tidal wave.
The inspiration for today’s choice was obviously the events of this past February 27, 2010, following the oceanic surge sent throughout the Pacific Ocean by the Chilean quake. On a side note, I must say that some celebratory champagne from [...]
Polynesian Gothic: Tikahiri's back with new album & clip
Friday, February 19th, 2010Posted in Kaila a me Paikini / Style and Fashion, Mele / Music, Polinekia / Polynesia, Pāleo / Albums
Tikahiri, my favorite Pa’umotu goth band – and perhaps the only Pa’umoth goth band that ever will exist – is about to release their second studio album dubbed Merahi Kerekere. According to the band’s Facebook page, the discs are sous douane, which I’m liberally interpreting as “stuck in customs”. Luckily, three tracks are already up for listening on [...]
Tātau and leather – "Tapea te paari", Tikahiri's debut clip
Saturday, November 7th, 2009Posted in Mele / Music
One of Kaila Hawai‘i’s favorite clips on YouTube recently has been the debut video from Tikahiri, “Tapea te paari”, off their first album, Tamaki Hope’a. Firstly, the song is killer, combining acoustic rock and Tuamotu language—a totally unique sound for Tahiti and the rest of Te Ao Mā‘ohi. But stylewise, we’re digging brothers Aroma and [...]
Polynesian Paradoxes: Tikahiri
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Posted in Mele / Music, Pāleo / Albums
Kahi (The Place): Tahiti, Te Ao Ma’ohi/French Polynesia
Think of music from Tahiti, and you’ll think of the gentle sway of the ‘aparima or the pulsing, multi-layered rhythms for an ‘ote’a. But the music of our cousins to the south goes beyond the melodies of the Heiva. Take an act like Tikahiri,fronted by brothers Aroma and [...]
