Not seen since the valiant efforts of Thor Heyerdahl, we follow in the path of ancient seafarers all the way to the Isles of The Long White Cloud, taking in the local flavours as we jump from island to island paradise.
To start with we look at Polynesia in a general tourist-type manner, then move onto a more detailed survey of prominent ocean volcanic peaks...
Adventures in Paradise Vol 4 - Various Artists - Universal Record Club - date unknown
Adventures in Paradise Vol 2 - Various Artists - Universal Record Club - date unknown
The Beat of Polynesia - Peter Posa and the Islanders - Axis - date unknown
Polynesian Percussion - George Cates - Dot Records - date unknown
Polynesian Percussion Studio Set-up
World of the South Pacific - Field recordings - World Record Club - post 1972
Sweet Sounds of the South Pacific - St. Josephs' Maori Girls Choir of New Zealand
Viking Records - date unknown
Inside spread
Cinerama South Seas Adventure - Alex North - AF Records - date unknown
Sounds of the South Seas - Eddie Bush - Salem Records - date unknown
South Sea Island Magic - Various Artists - Reader's Digest - date unknown
Musical Cruise... Hawaii To Hongkong - The Royal Polynesian Island Orchestra
Family Records - date unknown
Down where the Trade winds blow - Various Artists - Summit - date unknown
Groupe Folklorique Fetia - Various Artists - Playa Sound - 1981
First off we look at the glory of Tahiti
Tihati's South Seas Spectacular - Various Artists
Private recording/Don Over Records - date unknown
Bienvenue a Tahiti - Musiques at Chants Folkloriques de Tahiti
TTA/Glory - date unknown
Mariterangi - Tahiti Orchestra & Entertainers/Eddie Lund - Tahiti Records - date unknown
Maitai - Various Artists - Playa Sound - 1979
Little Brown Gal - Toti's Tahitians - Viking - date unknown
Meet me in Tahiti! - Eddie Lund and His Tahitians - Viking - date unknown
Wild, Wild, Tahiti - The Papeete Players - Viking - date unknown
Then continuing onto Samoa..
Samoan Song And Rhythm - Western Samoa Teachers Training College
Hibiscus Records - date unknown
Let Me Hear You Whisper - The Samoan Surf Riders - Viking - date unknown
Then a quick jump to The Solomon Islands..
Betikama Bamboo - The Betikama Adventist High School - W&G - date unknown
Fiji is next on the cruise..
Bula - Various Artists - Tapa Records - date unknown
Finally we arrive at New Zealand, and indulge me as we take a quick (very) historical tour up to what passes as modern music which we may never forget..
Maori Songs of Enchantment - St. Joseph's Maori Girl's College Choir
Viking - date unknown
Howard Morrison Spectacular - RCA - 1982
Shaun at Wairakei - Shaun Johnson - Private recording - date unknown
This concludes our Polynesian passage.. please mind the step when alighting the boat..
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