Island-Style Valentine's Day

For those of us in the mid-winter lull, when the ice and snow seems never-ending, take a musical vacation to Tahiti this Valentine's Day.  When I first listened to these recordings, I was infected with their spirit and enthusiasm.  Its almost as if the sun and fresh air speaks directly through the music.  Hopefully it will tide you over long enough until we can have some warm, sunny days of our own!

Check out: the following (institutional access required):

Himene: Polyphonies Polynésiennes (Buda, 92689-2)
http://womu.alexanderstreet.com/View/314141

Spirit of Polynesia, (Saydisc,CD-SDL 403)
- recorded and produced by ethnomusicologist David Fanshawe
http://womu.alexanderstreet.com/View/363261

If you like these, stay tuned for more to come, including
Music of the South Pacific (ARC, EUCD 1709), also by David Fanshawe

and

Recordings from the "Belle Epoque" collection, from Manuiti Records, including  Tahitian artists and groups such as Emma Terangi,  Joel Avaeoru, and Coco's Temaeva.