Heiva i Tahiti - Festival of Life - recordings by David Fanshawe

One of the world’s greatest music festivals: The Tiurai, July Fete, of “Heiva i Tahiti”, a spectacular annual inter-island danceand singing competition held in the capital Pape’ete. Fourteen revelling days and nights of non-stop performance! Including drum dances ( Otea), action songs (Aparima), gospel chants (Himene Tarava) and delightfully bawdy street ballads (Ute). Sponsored by the Tahiti Tourist Promotion Board (OPATTI) and the Territorial Cultural Office (OTAC).