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The
Pasefika Festival 2001: For the ninth year in a row is once
again brought to you by the Auckland City Council, Pasifika
Komiti and the Pacific people of Auckland, New Zealand. On
Saturday 3rd March 2001 you will see, smell, taste, feel and
hear the uniqueness of each Pacific island group.
Cultural Villages: Aim to portray the essence of each culture, by
encouraging interactive participation in their own unique arts, crafts,
performances, storytelling, ceremonial displays, and of course, the
traditional way of cooking Polynesian food, such as a hangi (which is cooked beneath
the earth) and a umu (cooked on top of the ground).
Come
and visit our village:Aotearoa - Cook Islands - Fiji - Niue
- Samoa - Tokelau - Tonga - Tuvalu & Kiripati. Pasifika Festival
2001 entertainment is hotter than ever! To entertain us are top Pacific
Island performers, singers, dancers, comedians, actors and bands on
four major stages: the Performing Arts Stage, the Cultural Stage, the
Contemporary Stage and the LTSA Children’s Stage.
Contemporary
Stage: Smooth new soul singers Adeaze featured on
Lole’s new album Samoana will be performing this year,
as will south Auckland rock band The Mercenaries. Also
present will be Michelle Rounds, fresh from performing on
the entertainment circuit in
Sydney.
Australian TV icon Jay Lagai’aia will be joining Oscar
Kightley, Eteuati Ete and friends to bring us ‘Whose
ika line is it anyway?’.
You will also be able to hear all of the old favourites; King Kapisi & DJ Raw, Cydel,
Dawn Raid, Che Fu, Lole and AKA Brown. Our national line-up
includes the funk band from Wellington Origin to spice up
the afternoon and from Christchurch, all-female rap group
Sheelah Rock. Also from Christchurch we have the Pacific
Underground Band, who performed the music for the successful
Romeo & Tusi production.
Cultural
Stage: Professional cultural performing group Ei Polinetia!
Will be the group to watch out for on this stage. Recently
arrived back in NZ, they stunned audiences in Spain and the
far-eastern Pacific, Ei Polinetia! (see photos during the official
opening of Pasifika Festival 2001) Represents the vibrancy and essence
of pacific cultural performance. Other performers include the
spectacular Tahitian
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group Tahiti Ia
Ora, the inspirational Penina O Le Kiona Sina, the marvelous
Vaimutu String Band, the energetic Te Uila Boys and plenty
of others! Also in the lineup is a showcase of local
new-comers who featured in Pasifika Festival’s talent
quest expressionz earlier in January.
LTSA
Children’s Stage: Based in Western Springs Speedway,
the LTSA Children’s stage will feature loads of
interactive fun and activities. Plenty of giveaways
happening on this stage with the Mai FM crew running the
Hour of Paua featuring fun games, breakdancing and rap
competitions. Also TV2’s What Now host, Anthony
Samuels, will be there filming with the crew on the day.
There’ll be Popo the Fairy and storytelling, Wesley
School’s Wynrs Team will give us a soccer
demonstration, there’ll also be young people giving
aerobic and martial arts demonstrations. In the music
department, keep an eye out for our Crossroads Guitar Duel,
our newcomers who performed at the Pasifika Festival’s
expressionz talent quest, will also be performing throughout
the day. Also, the Vaimutu String Band features an 11 year
old sensation on the ukelele! Don’t miss it!
Performing
Arts Stage: Cooking up a storm will be the Pacific’s
own Native Chef, alongside live poetry readings and comedy
acts including The Naked Samoans who will be performing two
sessions of the popular Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Another
major performer on this stage is the internationally-reknown
Mika along with other local acts like Apasa (Samoan ballet).
Music on this stage includes the unplugged sounds of Cydel
performing Pacific Bleus and also features guitarist Kara
Gordon with a set of Flamenco Polynesia plus much, much more
talent.
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