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Pacific
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Pacific Islands Radio has been introduced in order to facilitate the promotion of island music to a worldwide audience. This was undertaken as a consequence of a foreseen need to allow the musical component of island heritage to be made available to a wider audience.
The early music of Oceania (Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia) was composed of rhythm instruments and vocals; they comprise mainly chants without any harmonic structure and without any oriental or occidental influence. This early music was very fundamental although some islands did use flutes and drums to accompany their singing.
As there was no written language to record the history of the Pacific Islands, it was our beautiful island music that provided one essential record of our heritage and this was passed from generation to generation. Besides the tales of migration and wars, the daily life of our people was chronicled in our music.
The music played on Pacific Islands Radio has authentic examples of both the contemporary and traditional forms of indigenous music such as that of the Australian Aboriginal people, as well as Pacific Island music from the low atolls like Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Tokelau and Tuvalu to the volcanic peaks of islands like Samoa, Tahiti and Hawai'i as well as the mountain ranges of New Zealand, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya), and Fiji along with Tonga, the Federated States of Micronesia (Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and Yap), Palau, Guam and Saipan. In addition, more unique and beautiful music from the Caroline Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as well as the Republic of Nauru is in the process of being incorporated into the Playlists.
The music comprises traditional chants of our gods, ancestors and mythology, gospel music, the day-to-day music including songs about the beauty of the sunrise, the sunset, the islands and the people, not to mention the uniquely beautiful love songs with their haunting lyrics and melodies.
Gospel Music
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GOSPEL MUSIC Pacific Islands Radio is very pleased to be able to say that a collection of some of the most exciting and absorbing gospel music from the Pacific Islands is now being featured on Pacific Music Radio (FM mp3PRO Stereo), Pacific Islands Radio 33K (24 kbps) as well as Pacific Islands Radio 28K (16 kbps). With an extended running time of three hours, the gospel collection has proved to be extremely popular and features music of a number of very talented artists, inclucing Bata Teinamati, Betania Gospel Singers and Emmaus Family Singers (Republic of Kiribati), Lia Osborne (Fiji), Vanessa Quai (Vanuatu), Aoloau Youth Choir (Samoa) and The Auckland Pacific Gospel Choir. Please monitor the Broadcast Schedule of the above three Pacific Islands Radio stations for the availability and time of the Gospel Music collection. At present, this exciting collection is available every Sunday from 12 midday - 3pm Australian eastern standard time.
Thank you and Best
Wishes
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PROFILES OF SOME OF OUR TALENTED ARTISTS
In 1994, she meets Emmanuel Djob and joins "The Black & White Gospel Singers" with whom she still sings today in a more international concept, "The Black & White Xperience". It's in 2003 that she starts singing with "Jazzpel" and records three albums. Rachel Ratsizafy polished up her first solo album "Natural Born Stranger", back to her roots and inspiration: Madagascar. Rachel called on Oliver-Roman Garcia a globe trotter arranger who is well acquainted with the musics of the Indian Ocean. With Oliver, she wrote and composed for the most part "Natural Born Stranger" released in January 2008.
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I wish to dedicate this album to all my families and friends from Rabi and Kiribati and fans from the Pacific. Kam bati n rabwa to all the musicians and composers who have helped me in creating music and top hits in my first CD album. A big thanks to Teitirake and Bwanaraoi Music for their help and support in making it possible to release my first CD. Wishing you all the best in the New Millennium - 2000!
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Vanessa Quai being
awarded the Vanuatu National Medal of Merit and the Vanuatu Silver
Jubilee
Medal
by the
President of the Republic of Vanuatu, His Excellency, Kalkot Mataskelekele,
September, 2007.
Black Paradise, West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)
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The Fijian Association of Portland/Vancouver in the USA is hosting Fiji Day 2008 in the fair city of Portland, Oregon. It will last 3 days in October 10, 11 and 12, 2008, and will be filled with sports, rugby, soccer, volleyball and netball. Prizes and rewards will be given to the champions at the Saturday night dinner and dance. There will be cultural dances throughout Friday and Saturday's activities. Also, there will be booths that will sell products from the islands, along with Island food. This important event is not just for Fiji alone this year. It will be opening up its doors to all people from the Pacific Ocean, both North and South Pacific. The Fijian Association of Portland/Vancouver hopes to have a great turnout and they want to promote the Island people and culture to Oregon and the United States. The Fijian Association which is a Domestic Non-profit Organization with public members and a 501 (c) (3) status is also looking for donations from anyone that would like to assist and support this very worthwhile cause. Thank you.
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Pacific Islands Radio is very pleased to recommend Islandmelody.com for a wide selection of customized, rare, traditional and contemporary island music available on the Internet. |
