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About "TA'U TAMA - Small Island Big Song ft' Vaiteani & Luc"
Now available on all music platforms https://bfan.link/tau-tama

“What will we tell our children if we fail to protect our planet?” - Vaiteani & Luc

Small Island Big Song is a music, film, live project featuring musicians across 16 island nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, creating a contemporary and relevant musical statement of a region in the frontline of cultural and environmental challenges.

Luc of the Tahitian duo Vaiteani wrote TA'U TAMA over his concerns for the world we are passing onto future generations.

TA'U TAMA is a collaboration, with -

TAHITI (& FRANCE)
Luc Totterwitz - Composition, Vocals, Guitar, Udu & Kayamb
Vaiteani - Vocals, Tahitian Chant
Poemoana - Tahitian dance

TAIWAN
漂流出口 Putad (Amis) - Amis improvised Vocals
Sauljaljui 戴曉君 (Paiwan) Mortar and Pestle & dance

THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Selina Leem - Speech at COP21 Closing Plenary
Sample and footage of Selina’s address at the COP21 Paris plenary meeting courtesy Selina Leem

MADAGASCAR
Tarika Sammy - Valiha, Shakers & Sodina

MAURITIUS
Emlyn - Ravanne
Kokol - Ravanne

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Airileke - Pate
Kavieng Village - Nature & Village Ambience

RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLAND)
Yoyo Tuki - Polynesian Ukulele


PRODUCTION CREDITS

Directed & Edited by Tim Cole
Produced by BaoBao Chen 陳玟臻
Translations : Albert Guilloux-Chevalier (reo maohi) / Vaiteani (english)
Music produced and mixed by Tim Cole

TAHITI (& FRANCE)
Recorded by Luc Totterwitz
Filmed by Marc Linnhoff
Choreography by Poemoana
Filmed by Raihau Tinihau

RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLAND)
Recorded by Yoyo Tuki
Filmed by Tim Cole & BaoBao Chen

TAIWAN
Filmed & Recorded by Tim Cole & BaoBao Chen

MADAGASCAR
Recorded by Tafita
Filmed by Tim Cole & BaoBao Chen

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Recorded by Airileke
Filmed by Tim Cole & BaoBao Chen

MAURITIUS
Recorded by Emlyn & Kokol
Filmed by Kan Chan Kin

Supported by
TAICCA Taiwan Creative Content Agency
Australia Council for the Arts

Originally created for 2021 World Village Festival, Finland