TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS Today’s orchestras use percussion and stringed instruments. Among the percussion is the to’ere; the pahu with two skins and beaten with a stick and the pahu tupa’i rima,…
Tahitian Culture In pre-European Polynesia, dances ‘were many and varied’ but little else is known about them. All we know is that both men and women danced, together or separately.…
Flowers Tropical flowers seem to be everywhere on the islands, particularly in the hair of Tahitians. Hibiscus blossoms are worn behind the ear or braided with palm fronds into floral…
Te Hura Nui was last modified: October 23rd, 2015 by Tiare
Tamure by Heia was last modified: October 23rd, 2015 by Tiare
This last Saturday, the dance group ‘Hei Tahiti’ directed by Tiare TROMPETTE celebrated their 11 years on stage in Tahiti, a magic show that brought together nearly 140 artists. It…