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- Opetaia Tavita Foa'i Composer, singer, guitarist and founder of the Contemporary Polynesian band, Te Vaka, and songwriter for Disney's Moana, Opetaia is recognised as one of the South Pacific's most influential cultural and musical ambassadors.
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Opetaia Tavita Foa'i. Composer, singer, guitarist and founder of the Contemporary Polynesian band, Te Vaka, and songwriter for Disney's Moana, Opetaia is recognised as one of the South Pacific's most influential cultural and musical ambassadors.
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Opetaia Foaʻi is a Samoan-born composer, musician, and singer who grew up in New Zealand and now lives in Australia. He is best known as the founder of the Polynesian band Te Vaka, and for his collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda on music for the Disney film Moana.
Official website of Opetaia Foa'i; Award-winning composer, producer, singer, guitarist and life-long ambassador of the South Pacific.
Te Vaka is a group of musicians and dancers with origins from various Polynesian backgrounds (including Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa and New Zealand) that formed in 1997, under the leadership of award-winning songwriter, Opetaia Foaʻi.
Feb 24, 2022 · To help us understand more about the music culture of some of the world’s smallest nations, we were delighted to speak with the Pacific’s most renowned musician and composer, Opetaia Foa’i, founder of South Pacific fusion band Te Vaka and song-writer for the Disney smash hit Moana.
Founded and Spearheaded by Opetaia Foa’i (Grammy-nominated composer and songwriter on Disney's "Moana"), Te Vaka is a Contemporary Polynesian band acclaimed for its distinct original sound and un-touristy devotion to the South Pacific and the stories of its ancestors.
Feb 15, 2017 · Opetaia Foa’i, songwriter and lead vocalist of Te Vaka, was an obvious choice to be the voice of the Pacific in Disney’s Moana. Working with Mark Mancina and Broadway legend Lin-Manuel...