Te Vaka to Perform at Coronation in Tonga and Olympic Games in Beijing

07/26/08

A lot has happened since Te Vaka, a 10 piece group of musicians and dancers, moved from Auckland to Sydney last year including performing for the semi-Finals of the Rugby World Cup in Paris, releasing their 5th Album (signed to MGM/Planet in Australia) and winning Best Pacific Group and Best Pacific Album in the New Zealand Music Awards 2008. They have toured the world constantly since 1997 and opened for many music legends such as Ringo Starr and the AllStars (Gary Brooker – Procol Harum, Bob Geldof, Peter Frampton) to name a few – but this year might just top everything.

The band heads off to Tonga on the 29th of July to perform at the King’s coronation where royalty from all over the world are expected to attend.

Directly after that they will fly to China to perform at the Olympic Games in Beiijing. They will perform 5 times at the Olympic Games, including being part of the opening celebrations and finale.

This is a very exciting time for Te Vaka, who over 11 years of touring and 35 countries have gained themselves the reputation of being the one of the premier Pasifika performance groups on the planet.