Te Vaka

Te Vaka is an Oceanic group who perform contemporary Pacific music and are considered one of the top groups of the genre. They 9 studio albums, over 20 years of touring to 40 countries and a number of hits. The band has performed at many major sporting events including the Beijing and London Olympics, the Rugby World Cup in Paris and the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as well as writing and preforming many hit soundtracks in the Disney movie Moana.

Members

OPETAIA FOA'I
Founder, Composer, Lead Singer, Guitarist, Percussionist (Tokelau/Tuvalu)

OLIVIA FOA'I
Singer, Dancer, Choreographer (Tokelau/Tuvalu/New Zealand)

MATATIA FOA'I
Master Percussionist, Percussion composer (Tokelau/Tuvalu/New Zealand)

SULATA FOAI-AMIATU
Singer (Tokelau)

DOUGLAS BERNARD (A.K.A D.BURN)
Singer, keyboardist, percussionist (Samoa)

JOE TOOMATA
Electric guitarist, percussionist (Samoa)

NEIL FORREST
Bass, flute, percussion (New Zealand)

ETUENI (EDWIN) PITA
Dancer (Tokelau/Tuvalu/Cook Islands)

DAVE KURESA
Dancer (Samoa)