Pacific Islands Radio (Island Music) Newsletter

Jane's Pacific Islands Radio Newsletter (Island Music)
Vol. 2, Edition No.6, October 2005
http://www.pacificislandsradio.com/

I N T H I S I S S U E ____________________________

Objectives
News and Views
Notice Board
Pacific Islands Radio
Feature Artists
Coming Events
Suppliers
Links
Letters

Welcome everybody to our Pacific
Islands Radio Newsletter (Island Music)
for October 2005! It is simply wonderful
to be back in touch again and I would
like to take this opportunity of wishing
everybody good health, prosperity,
happiness, peace and harmony.

My heartfelt thanks go to our many
valued members who have taken the
time to get in touch and for sharing
their incredible thoughts and ideas
about our Pacific Island musicians
and their music. In this respect, such
relevant and important feedback is
greatly appreciated.

In particular, it is very pleasing to
hear from some of our many talented
Pacific Island artists. I never cease
to be amazed at the level of creativity
that is apparent and the many unique
and cultural aspects of island life that
have been preserved and presented in
a modern musical idiom.

There is definitely no doubt that there
are so many exceptional Pacific Island
artists and future artists out there
whose rare and unique talents would be
a welcome addition and boost to both our
Pacific Islands Radio Playlists as well
as our monthly Newsletter. Thank you.

I would also like to extend a very warm
and sincere Pacific Island welcome to
all our new members who have joined us
since our last Newsletter. Welcome on
board, please make yourselves feel at
home, relax and enjoy the enchanting,
vibrant, exciting, soothing, melodious
and magical sounds of the Pacific
Islands! May your association with us
be enjoyable, mutually beneficial and
rewarding!

OBJECTIVES

This Newsletter is a listening guide
to the many listeners of our Internet
Pacific Islands Radio Stations.
http://www.pacificislandsradio.com/index.htm

The information in this Newsletter will
discuss issues relating to Pacific Island
music. It will also embrace some of the
exciting changes taking place in the Internet
Radio Revolution, as well as updated
information on our Pacific Island Artists,
Programming and Playlists.

NEWS AND VIEWS

In our September 2005 edition of
this Newsletter, I briefly discussed
the impact of western music on the
Polynesian music of Hawaii and
other areas of Polynesia. It was an
impact of colonization that brought
with it the development of the
unique string instruments of Hawaii,
including the steel guitar and the
technique known as slack key
guitar.

I would now like to share with you
some thoughts about the traditional
life of the Polynesians and the chants
that were part of this life and which
reflected the mythology and social
structure of early Polynesia.

It was these early chants that allowed
our cultural heritage to be passed
from one generation to the next.
Indeed, these chants have been
incorporated into much of the
contemporary music of Polynesia.

Throughout Polynesia much of the
creative energy of the people flowed
into words that were woven into songs
and stories about gods and heroes who
had the strengths and weaknesses of
men, and into tales of history about
noble ancestors who bore the names
and attributes of gods. Words were
spun by the bards into welcoming
orations, love lyrics, laments and
eulogies of praise for the great chiefs,
warriors and navigators; particularly
those who had led the canoe parties
to find new lands. Ritual words were
guarded by priests, and the master-
craftsmen who acted as priests for the
canoe-builders, house-builders, fishermen
and the makers of images. Prayers
summoned gods to the marae (temple)
and shrines. Invocations, charms and
spells used words in formulae so powerful
that if any were omitted or misplaced,
disaster and death followed.

These oral traditions exist wherever the
Polynesians settled, within an area which
extends from the Hawaiian Islands in the
far north to New Zealand in southern seas
and to lonely Easter Island to the east.
And on every island the poets, priests
and narrators drew from the same deep
well of the mythological past which the
Polynesians themselves called The Night
of Tradition. For when their ancestors
moved out from the Polynesian nucleus
in the western islands they carried with
them the knowledge of the same great
mythological events, the names of their
gods and of their many demi-gods and
heroes. As time passed, the Polynesian
imagination elaborated and adapted
old themes to suit fresh settings, and
new characters and events were
absorbed into the mythological system.

However, on almost every island,
favourite stories have the same
central characters:
Hina the woman who beat tapa-cloth in
the moon; Maui who fished up the
islands and snared the sun; Tinirau
whose pet whale was murdered by Kae;
Tawhaki who visited the sky and Rata
whose canoe was built by the little
people of the forest.

The action of these stories often took
place in Po, the land of darkness or the
underworld, and, in Hawaiki which, for
most of central and eastern Polynesia,
was both a land of spirits - sometimes
located in the sky - and an ancestral
home in the west.

In Western Polynesia, this place was
called Pulotu. In the Hawaiian Islands
they spoke of the spirit land of Kahiki
(Tahiti) and of The Hidden Land of
Kane or the Wandering Isles.
Sometimes, these could be seen floating
offshore or suspended in the sky, but
they disappeared if you pointed at them.
Sometimes they were situated under
the sea. Just as often the action moved
between these mythical lands and the
familiar setting of the islands themselves.

The pool where Hina met her eel lover
was localised on almost every island
from Tonga to the Marquesas. Maui
left his footprint on a reef in the
Austral Islands and thousands of miles
away the people of Manihiki and Rakahanga
claim that their tiny atolls were once a
single piece of land which broke apart
when Maui leapt from it into the
heavens. In Hawaii, the Wahi Pani or
Storied Places, are many and are well
remembered.

The Polynesians lived in a world created
by their gods and heroes and felt a close
involvement with them. Mythological
references like 'as deceitful as Maui'
were a part of everyone's conversation.
The lullaby for the baby, the story for the
curious child, the idle tale to pass the
time, all drew on the familiar themes.
Simple prayers acknowledged the ever present
gods. In Hawaii ordinary men addressed
the gods daily, before the meal.

O long god,
O short god,
O god breathing in short sibilant breaths,
O god watching, peeping at one!
O god hiding, slipping out of sight
O all ye gods who travel on the dark
night's paths!
Come and eat!

Men also needed more specialised
assistance to communicate with their
gods. All labour was consecrated.
The success of planting, fishing, canoe-
making and house-building depended
not only on correct technique but also
on correct ritual. The master-craftsman
of every occupation therefore taught his
successor both his technical skills and
his collection of spells, invocations,
genealogies and legends.

The highest mysteries of traditional lore
were the province of the divine chief,
the inspirational priest and the ceremonial
priest. Every Polynesian chief traced his
genealogy back to the gods and was
therefore the living link with the
mythological past. The inspirational
priest, was the mouthpiece of the
gods, the oracle and diviner, who was
consulted before any event of importance.
His revelations were probably the source
of new myths and the basis for the
reinterpretation of the old. The ceremonial
priest presided over the public ceremonies
associated with the birth, marriage,
installation and death of a chief, as well
as those which regulated man's association
with nature such as the opening of the
bird-snaring season of the Maoris, or the
turtle-fishing season of the Tuamotuans.
Upon him devolved the responsibility of
performing the ritual without error. He
was also the guardian of the esoteric lore
and the teacher of those destined to be
chiefs, priests and bards and he instructed
men and women of rank in traditional lore.

The more noted lineages of the chiefly
families commence with a chant termed
nanao ariki (to grope for the chiefly
source). One of them runs as follows:

O my king!
I will grope down
Into the recesses of
My ancient learning and teachings,
Down to the Great Source, Tumu-nui,
The Lesser Source, all other Sources.
Let the south turn toward me,
Let the north incline toward me.
Papa, the foundation, was battered,
The foundation was cleared,
From the Foundation sprang the
lineage,
The lineage of Whom?

The lineage of my noble ancestor,
My ancestor Hiro.

Hiro, the great navigator of the
thirteenth century, is a well-known
ancestor. From him, twenty-six
generations ago, the lineage is easily
carried down to the present day.

Some of the old chants are composed
about individual atolls and indicate the
affection of the inhabitants for their homes.
The following is about the atoll of Raroia:

What in that canoe that hither sails,
Overarched by the rainbow,
Encompassed about by white tern?
The land of Raroia is encircled.
This is Raroia, land of soft breezes.
From which sounds the lament of
Marere-nui.
Softly sound the rustling coconut
leaves.

Oh, how my land
Inspires love!

In the wealth of myths and chants, there
are a number of different versions of the
same story and different explanations of
obscure points. Even in ancient times,
the learned people realized that the version
of the ancient lore (vanaga) and the given
explanation (korero) might not coincide.
This doubt found expression in the
following verse:

Correct is the explanation, wrong is the lore,
Correct is the lore, wrong is the explanation.
Correct, correct is the lore,
Ah, no!
It is wrong, it is wrong-alas!

Next month, it is my humble intention
to share with you some of the examples
of how the traditional chants have been
incorporated into the modern music of
Polynesia. In our later editions, it is
my sincere hope to be able to present
similar information on the traditional
chants and modern music of both
beautiful Melanesia and Micronesia!

Finally, I would like to mention that
many of us, including my humble self,
have experienced some down time
with our four Pacific Islands Radio
stations. This down time has resulted
from a substantial upgrade undertaken
by Live365.com. This extensive upgrade
has been necessary as a result of a huge
increase in traffic, and the need to
upgrade the already more than
satisfactory grade of service.

Consequently, all four Pacific Islands
Radio stations are now running
smoothly with no further disruptions.
Thank you so much for your patience
and understanding.

NOTICE BOARD

VANUATU MUSIC FEST 2005
John Cvetko ++ (678) 22515
David Ellis (02) 9580 3406

Vanuatu's tenth annual Fest'Napuan is expected
to draw 30,000 visitors to capital Port Vila for
four days of free, non-stop music from October
13 to 16, 2005.

The biggest musical event of its kind in the South
West Pacific, Fest'Napuan (it means Festival of
Song and Dance) will feature local string bands,
traditional, custom, contemporary and modern
music, and on the final Sunday a Christian music
'Festival of Praise.'

As well as individuals and bands from many of
Vanuatu's 80 scattered islands, there will be
indigenous groups and soloists from Australia and
Papua New Guinea, and from several other South
Pacific countries that have shown interest in
taking part.

In the past, musicians have come from as far
afield as West Papua, the Solomon Islands, Papua
New Guinea, Easter Island, Fiji, New Caledonia
and Australia and New Zealand.

The Festival aims to promote the development of
contemporary music in Vanuatu by young people
in music groups, offering them the chance to
perform before large audiences and to expose
their talents to potential government and private
sponsors.

It also provides local people and visitors from
across the South Pacific with the chance to
see this emerging talent at no cost.

For details email info@furtherarts.org
or vks@vanuatu.com.vu

OCEANIA MESSAGE FORUMS

I am very pleased to be able to say that,
in addition to our main Oceania Guest Book,
additional Bravenet Forums are progressively
being introduced to all Web sites of the main
islands and islets of the Pacific as well as
personalities, along with our Pacific Islands
Radio Web sites:
http://pub47.bravenet.com/forum/4004922603

As you are no doubt aware, these Forums have
been most beneficial in bringing together many
people with an interest in and a love of the
beautiful and enchanting music of the Pacific
Islands. You are cordially invited to share
your valuable and important thoughts and
opinions with us all.

Recent additions also include the Web sites
for Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Republic of
Nauru, Republic of the Marshall Islands,
Tonga, Tokelau, Easter Island, New
Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New
Guinea, Cook Islands and Pitcairn Island,
as well as our Oceania Postcards and
Picture Galleries. Thank you.

PACIFIC ISLANDS RADIO

Pacific Islands Radio is pleased to be able
to advise that a forthcoming upgrade will
allow a considerable expansion to the
Playlist(s) which will include the traditional
music of Irian Jaya (West Papua), along
with an Anthology of the traditional and
beautiful music of Papua New Guinea.

I would also like to mention in response to
many e-mails and messages that I have
received from those wonderful people who
would like to listen to our beautiful Pacific
Island music but are unable to actually listen
to the music.

Once you have accessed the page, it is
necessary to firstly log on in order to be
able to listen to the music. The process
of being able to log on can be achieved by
providing your username and password
before clicking on the yellow Play button
provided on the center of the page.
Good Luck and Enjoy!

In addition, the many listeners who would
like to purchase the music played on our
four Pacific Islands Radio Stations, in CD
format, can obtain details of recommended
suppliers by clicking on Artists' Profiles
on Pacific Islands Radio Home Page:
www.pacificislandsradio.com

Pacific Islands Radio continues to offer a range
of broadcasting formats in order to allow a wide
range of listeners to enjoy our beautiful island
music. These formats, in terms of Connection
Speed and Sound Quality, are basically as
follows:

STATIONS

Pacific Music Radio with a connection speed
of 32 kbps is FM Stereo - FM mp3PRO;

Pacific Islands Radio 33K and Micronesia Music
Radio 33K with connection speeds of 24 kbps
are AM Quality; and

Pacific Islands Radio 28K with a connection
speed of 16 kbps is AM Quality.

Perhaps I should mention also that the previous
practice of specifying a minimum connection
speed has now been upgraded. Now, instead
of specifying a bitrate, our broadcast formats
are specified in terms of a combination of
bitrate, sampling rate, stereo mode and codec.

These changes have allowed the introduction
of Pacific Music Radio (FM mp3PRO Stereo)
broadcasting in high fidelity FM stereo as well
as allowing an upgrade in the fidelity of Pacific
Islands Radio 33K and Micronesia Music Radio
33K while still broadcasting at the same bitrate
(24 kbps).

Also, in the longer term, 33K will be referred
to as 24 kbps and 28K will become 16 kbps -
please keep an eye out for these changes.

As usual, Pacific Islands Radio is always keen
to promote our talented island musicians
worldwide in order to satisfy the continuing
demand for our beautiful and distinctive Pacific
Island music! In this respect, should you know
of any island artists whose talents you would
like to see promoted, please contact me on:
jane@pacificislandsradio.com

Our four Pacific Islands Radio Stations play the
enchanting music of the Pacific Islands 24 hours
daily.
www.pacificislandsradio.com
http://www.pacificislandsradio.com/index.htm
http://www.janeresture.com/radio/index.htm

Pacific Music Radio (mp3PRO)
http://www.live365.com/stations/drjaneresture
Pacific Islands Radio 33K (24 kbps)
http://www.live365.com/stations/janeresture
Pacific Islands Radio 28K (16 kbps)
http://www.live365.com/stations/janeres
Micronesia Music Radio 33K (24 kbps)
http://www.live365.com/stations/jane_resture

FEATURE ARTISTS

DALLIN AND TIA MUTI

Dallin and Tia Muti are a dynamic
husband and wife duo who started
their musical career together as musicians
at the Polynesian Cultural Center in
Hawaii. With their inherited talents and
love for music, the prodigious husband
and wife team proudly present the beauty
and cultural significance of traditional
and contemporary island music.Tia is from
the Friendly Islands of Tonga who was
born and raised in the Bay Area of
California. Dallin was born in Hawaii
and raised in the friendly Kingdom of
Tonga.

In 1996, a family tragedy encouraged
Dallin and Tia to do a quick home-
recording as a fund raiser to the relatives.
Their oldest son was diagnosed with a
rare cancerous brain tumour. The recording
was just a compilation of rearranged
traditional Tongan songs with some extra
show material from the islands of Hawaii
and Tahiti. Overwhelmed with surprise, the
couple was shocked to hear their music
played at parties, dances, high school
functions and even over the radio. Their
little recording had somehow gone beyond
the family circle allowing others for the
first time to enjoy the music of the Mutis.

Tia is the vibrant, charismatic personality
of the two. She plays piano, ukulele, guitar,
bass and drums. She loves to sing and
dance and especially loves to bond with
her children, all six of them. Tia has a
distinctive and quick style and one can see
and feel her passion for music. Dallin is the
suave, creative talent of the two. He is a
perfectionist and truly a master in music.
His music is a product of his incredible
talent.

This young man can play just about anything.
His extensive talent has proven him to be
much more than a guitar maestro with a
golden voice. Together, the multi-talented
couple makes up an incredible musical duo.

O-SHEN

In response to many requests for
the music of O-shen, and, indeed,
a little more information about this
talented artist, Pacific Islands Radio
is very pleased to be able to provide
the following additional information
about O-shen, as one of our feature
artists for our October 2005 edition.

O-shen (Jason Hershey) was raised
in the village of Butaweng in northern
Papua New Guinea by his American
medical missionary parents until he was
15 years old,. There, living among the
Yabim people, he learned the language,
customs and hard, gardening work that
was expected of any young Yabim man.
Here, he learned how to plant, and when
to harvest sweet potatoes, taro and kava.
He did not speak English as his main
language until moving back to the United
States at the age of 15. After serving
his time in Washington, he moved to
Hawai'i, where he found work and
began developing his music.

Living in Hawaii has allowed O-shen to
blend island sounds such as in the songs
"Pretty Wahine" and "Meri Lewa" (which
means sweetheart in Pidgin.). A prison
experience seems to have provided the
lyrics for "Island Warriors", and the
thought provoking lines in "Wat'cha Gonna
Do".

His sound is as fresh as his name, which
is the Papua New Guinea word for ocean.
Indeed, with a background as varied as the
tattoos on his body, O-shen has been able
to combine a rich and diverse range of
musical influences to produce his own unique
musical style. His tattoos include some Papua
New Guinea designs executed by a Samoan
tattooist in Hawai'i. Also, below his collar
bone is a Tahitian tattoo done by a tattooist
there, who considers O-shen a Tahitian.

The rich blend of musical styles that is a
feature of O-shen's unique music makes it
difficult to place in a category. However,
O-shen likes to call it "urban Island music."
His lyrics are serious and he wants island
people to be proud of their cultures,
languages and lifestyles."

In addition, O-shen loves and is concerned
about the future of Papua New Guinea.
"There're too many guns and robberies there.
The kids get Western-style educations, then
they drift to the cities where there are no
jobs for them and they feel useless."

O-shen has done concerts in Tahiti and
Guam-as well as on the U.S. mainland
and, in Papua New Guinea, where he is
virtually mobbed by fans whenever he
arrives at the airport. A concert he did
in Palau drew the largest crowd ever on
that island.

COMING EVENTS!

"Coming Events" outlines some of the
many events on our musical and dancing
calendar throughout the year hence the
inclusion in our monthly Pacific Islands
Radio Newsletter (Island Music).

As members of our Newsletter, you are
invited to recommend appropriate and
happy items that you feel should be
shared with all our members. I am sure
that our members would greatly
appreciate your kind gesture in sharing
this information with us.

PACIFIC ISLANDS
OCEANIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS
CALENDAR EVENTS
http://www.pacificislands.com/calendar/calendar.html

POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2005

Every year Polynesian Cultural Center performers,
cultural experts and others appear in a series of
special events and appearances at home in Laie,
in Waikiki, across the United States, and
internationally.
http://www.polynesia.com/special_events/special_events2004.html#upcoming

HAWAIIAN MUSIC CONCERT EVENTS
http://www.mountainapplecompany.com/calendar.htm

HAWAIIAN MUSIC
http://mountainapplecompany.com/

PACIFIC HAWAIIAN DISTRIBUTION
EVENTS CALENDAR
http://www.pacifichawaiian.com/calendars/calendarjan05.htm

MICRONESIA MUSIC ANTHOLOGY

An anthology of traditional Micronesian Music
is available on Micronesia Music Radio:
http://www.live365.com/stations/jane_resture

The anthology can be accessed by clicking on the
Broadcast Schedule after logging in to Micronesia
Music Radio. This should allow you (and our other
listeners worldwide) to determine when the
anthology is available in your beautiful part of
the world.

The Broadcast Schedule can also be accessed at
the following URL:
http://www.live365.com/broadcast/scheduler/?stationname=jane_resture

The supporting Web site to the anthology is:
http://www.janesoceania.com/micronesia_music_anthology/index.htm

GOSPEL MUSIC

Pacific Islands Radio is very pleased to be able
to advise 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 the music of a number of
talented artists and groups from Melanesia,
Micronesia and Polynesia.

Please monitor the Broadcast Schedule of the
above three Pacific Islands Radio stations for
the availability and time for the Gospel Music
collection. At present this exciting collection
is available every Sunday from 12 midday to
3 pm Australian eastern standard time.

Our four Pacific Islands Radio Stations play the
enchanting music of the Pacific Islands 24 hours
daily.
http://www.pacificislandsradio.com/index.htm

SUPPLIERS

The following are some of the main specialist
suppliers of our music from the Pacific
Islands, which are now being used and are
highly recommended by Pacific Islands Radio.

KING MUSIC -
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

Kingmusic offers a wide selection of Pacific
Island music which is available on the Internet.
http://www.kingmusic.co.nz/

ISLANDMELODY.COM

Pacific Islands Radio would like to recommend
Islandmelody.com for a selection of traditional
and contemporary music with an emphasis on
Micronesian music.
http://www.islandmelody.com

BWANARAOI MUSIC SHOP -
TARAWA, REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI

For Kiribati music, along with music from
other Pacific Islands and elsewhere, you
are invited to contact the following
exclusive distributor:

Bwanaraoi Music Shop
Republic of Kiribati
Phone/Fax (686) 28236
E-mail: angirota@tskl.net.ki

LINKS

WELCOME TO THE MUSIC ARCHIVE
OF THE PACIFIC

The Music Archive for the Pacific has been
established by the Southern Cross University,
Lismore, Australia. for the main purpose of providing
a collection of recordings of indigenous music, related
books, journals, musical instruments and art works to
interested persons for research purposes.

The archive covers the music of the indigenous people
of Australia (incl. Torres Strait), Papua New Guinea
(incl. Bougainville), New Zealand as well as the nations
of the Pacific Islands - Cook Islands, Easter Island,
Fiji, Hawaii, Nauru, New Caledonia, Rarotonga, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/arts/music/musicarchive/ArchiveHome.html

MUSIC ARCHIVE FOR THE PACIFIC
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/arts/music/musicarchive/ArchiveArchive.html

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LETTERS

The following are extracts from a few
interesting and most welcome letters that I
have recently received about our four Pacific
Islands Radio Stations, our artists and music.
In this respect, it is my great pleasure to be
able to share these letters with you all as I
find them to be most uplifting, supportive,
motivating and encouraging. They also provide
much needed feedback in order to continuously
monitor and enhance the quality of the service
provided by Pacific Islands Radio.

Please join with me in thanking these wonderful
people for sharing their thoughts with us all.
************
Great
I have just been looking at your
website and it's brilliant, with
loads of information on it. Thank
you

Hi Jane,
Just want to congratulate you for your
Pacific Islands Radio station. I really
enjoy it. I have been searching for that
for a very long time. Do enjoy it
Cherrio!!!!!!

Hi Jane
I am sitting at my computer in beautiful
Doubtless Bay in Far North New Zealand,
thoroughly enjoying your show. Keep up
the good work, bring more Pacific Island
music to the world.

I love technology and having access to
music across the world is a great bonus.
Best Regards

Hi Jane!
Could you play a singer from Papua New
Guinea whose name is : Oshen.
If you don't have that then any other
will do!! Cheers

Good day,
I recently found out about your Pacific
Islands Radio.I heard a song by Te
Vaka and I liked it but didn't get the name..
I believe it started with an "H" (I know
that's not a lot of information).I have
searched the web and still have been unable
to find it. I heard it on Thursday/Friday
of last week. Any help would be great. Love
the station. Washington, DC, USA

Hi Jane,
Yokwe, Mauri, Talofa lava & Aloha kaua!
I am a loyal listener to your internet radio
stations, and first of all I want to say a
cordial "mahalo", "mesulang" and "si yu'os
ma'ase" to you for bringing the beautiful
sounds of the Pacific Islands to the rest of
the world.

You are the best ambassador Oceania ever
had and there will never be a better one!

When I recently visited Guahan (Guam),
I found three new releases of Chamorro
music, which you might like, too. It's

* The Island Chamorrai's (vol. 2) with
a wonderful selection of contemporary
Guahanese songs (Chamorro/English);
* Al Familiaku II from the Guam Sirenas
with their newest releases in a more
traditional island style (Chamorro); and
* "till I found you" from De Sha with
some great songs in modern style
(Chamorro/English) -- My favorite is
'Ko Guinaiya'.

Sorry for bothering you with that, but
I just wanted to share with you that
I like their music, and I thought probably
you might like to broadcast some of it in
the Micronesia Music Radio. It is so
difficult to get hold of this kind of
music, at least in Guahan, because most
CD shops don't have it. You are doing a
great job in preserving and featuring
such an important part of our world's
heritage, and bringing joy to your
listeners all over the world.
Once again thank you for that!
With warmest regards

Dear Jane,
I just visited your website and I am
under a charm. Please let me know how
the music theme is called you installed
on your website. Can I buy it as a CD?
Thank you very much in advance for
your reply. Best regards from far away
Germany

Hi! Jane, I am long time resident of Port
Vila now residing in the US. I was surfing
the net and came across your website.
I've longed search for a Vanuta website
where I can purchase some Vanutau local
String Bands. If you have any information
of the where about I can get Vanuatu music
would be highly appreciated. It's for a
project I am working on about Vanuatu
Music. Tank yu tumas
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http://www.janeresture.com or the URLs:
http://pub18.bravenet.com/chat/show.php/1489671900
http://pub32.bravenet.com/chat/show.php/2702076781

Your valuable contributions and comments
are always most welcome and greatly
appreciated.

It is always a pleasure to receive your valuable
comments and contributions regarding our Pacific
Islands Radio.

Once again, I thank you very much for being
part of our Pacific Islands Radio Newsletter
(Island Music) Club!

Your continual support, encouragement and
most kind generosity are greatly appreciated.

Let us all hope for continuing greater peace
and harmony, prosperity and happiness for
all of us, and for people everywhere!

Best wishes and please take care!
May our God bless us all and, as usual, I
look forward to the pleasure of your company
next time!

Jane Resture