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TE VAKA ON TOUR IN 2000 PICTURES

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  FRANCE      

Opetaia Foa'i, singer songwriter for Te Vaka visits the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Opetaia in Paris checking
out the Eiffel Tower
.

  HOLLAND    

Vai Mahina and Sulata Foai infront of Madame Tussards, the famous wax museum in Amsterdam
Vai and Sulata creating
a bit of a stir outside the
famous "Madame Tussaud"
wax museum at the Dam
Square in Amsterdam

Te Vaka boys filming for the Pate Pate video clip in Paris
Edwin, Manase, Daniel, Karika and Simon filming in Paris.

SWITZERLAND


Te Vaka performs at the St Gallen Music Festival 2000 and the audience demands an encore.
Te Vaka with Ziggy Marley after their performance at the St Galen Open Air Music Festival
Neil, Simon, Sulata. Opetaia, Vai, Ziggy, Karika, Manase and Daniel.
Te Vaka members had the opportunity to meet Ziggy Marley when they performed before him and the Melody Makers at St Gallen.



LONDON, ENGLAND

Vai, Manase and Sulata in London
Te Vaka arrives in London for a performance at the famous Millenium Dome. The band and entourage are standing outside the London International Hotel waiting for the porters to collect their luggage.

Rythm Sticks festival, Elizabeth Hall (Festival Hall) London
Te Vaka performed to many London fans at the Royal Festival Hall. The prestigious venue came alive to the sounds of the Pacific.

Te Vaka dancers in costume pose for the cameras
Dancers, Edwin Pita, Vai Mahina and Simon Hope pose for the cameras outside the "Platform" in Morcambe Bay, Lancaster.

BELGIUM

Te Vaka perform at the Leopoldsburg Cultural Centrum
Te Vaka delights audiences in Belgium and thoughout Europe.

USA

WOMAD Seattle friday night performance
Friday night, Te Vaka's first of three performances at the WOMAD Festival in Seattle, USA.

Te Vaka log drummers
The Te Vaka log drummers Neil, Karika, Opetaia, Andrew, Manase and Daniel thrill the audience with their Pacific rhythms and log drum grooves on Sunday afternoon at WOMAD.

CD signing booth at WOMAD Seattle
Manase, Sulata and Vai at the CD signing booth. Te Vaka was extremely popular at WOMAD selling more CDs than any other band or artist at the festival.

Everyone on stage for the Grand jam
Sulata and Vai join in the Grand Jam at WOMAD, the final event of the whole festival.

Andrew, Manase, Daniel and Karika
Andrew, Manase, Daniel and Karika winding down after the last performance of the tour.

FIJI
Te Vaka started the 2000 tour in Fiji with three sellout shows in Suva and one in Nadi.

Te Vaka boys working on a dance for pate pate in Fiji
The Te Vaka boys work out some dance moves for 'Pate Pate'.

Sulata and Vai singing in Fiji
Sulata and Vai enjoying the beautiful weather in Fiji.

Te Vaka says goodbye to FM96 radio in Fiji
Te Vaka say good bye to Tukini, Frank and the rest of the team at FM96

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