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The Pacific, which embodies more than 1,800 different peoples and cultures, is home to an astonishing variety of musical instruments.

Join Tau’ili’ili Alpha Maiava and guests as they explore the origin stories and traditional functions of three musical instruments commonly found across the Moana: the conch shell (pū/foafoa), the wooden slit drum (pātē), and the nose flute (fangufangu/vivo ko’e).

Host: Tau’ili’ili Alpha Maiava

Guests: Leuga Ape Taua’ana Ata Sofara, Ma’ara Maeva, John Kiria, Hūfanga-He-Ako-Moe-Lotu Dr ‘Ōkusitino Māhina

For the show website please follow this link.

This series is supported with funding from Creative New Zealand.

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Podcast Series: Sounds of the Moana

What is the indigenous sound of Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa (Oceania)? What has been lost and gained over the course of history, and how can the musical identity of the great Moana be kept alive today? Explore these questions, and more, in this two-part series hosted by Tau’ili’ili Alpha Maiava.

This project was made in partnership with the Pacific Peoples music community, cultural advisors and knowledge holders.

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