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- Opetaia Foaʻi is a Samoan-born composer, musician, and singer who grew up in New Zealand and now lives in Australia. He is best known as the founder of the Polynesian band Te Vaka, and for his collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda on music for the Disney film Moana.
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Opetaia Tavita Foa'i. Composer, singer, guitarist and founder of the Contemporary Polynesian band, Te Vaka, and songwriter for Disney's Moana, Opetaia is recognised as one of the South Pacific's most influential cultural and musical ambassadors.
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Songwriter for Disney's "Moana" Opetaia teamed up with...
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Songs of Moana with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra Dunedin...
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(Written by Opetaia Foa'i) SAMOAN Tulou Tagaloa Sei e va’ai...
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In August of 2017, after the success of Moana (songs...
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Note from Opetaia: I really wanted the ancestors to be...
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(Written by Opetaia Foa'i and Lin-Manuel Miranda) Below is a...
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Opetaia Foaʻi is a Samoan-born composer, musician, and singer who grew up in New Zealand and now lives in Australia. He is best known as the founder of the Polynesian band Te Vaka , and for his collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda on music for the Disney film Moana .
Award-winning composer, producer, singer, guitarist and life-long ambassador of the South Pacific. LATEST NEWS: Moana 2 Announced. (Feb 8 2024)
Feb 15, 2017 · Opetaia Foa’i, songwriter and lead vocalist of Te Vaka, was an obvious choice to be the voice of the Pacific in Disney’s Moana. Working with Mark Mancina and Broadway legend Lin-Manuel...
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From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who is inspired to leave the safety and security of her island on a daring ...
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Jan 16, 2021 · Moana: the Polynesian family behind the smash hit songs. Musician Opetaia Foa'i fought for Disney's smash hit Moana to stay true to Pacific culture, writing song lyrics in Samoan and...
The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho in her film debut as the voice of the eponymous character and also features the ensemble voices of Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, and Alan Tudyk.