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“What will we tell our children if we fail to protect our planet?” - Vaiteani & Luc

Small Island Big Song is a music, film, live project featuring musicians across 16 island nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, creating a contemporary and relevant musical statement of a region in the frontline of cultural and environmental challenges.

Luc of the Tahitian duo Vaiteani wrote TA'U TAMA over his concerns for the world we are passing onto future generations.

Full music video on Small Island Big Song YouTube channel youtu.be/IWg1ryOK2eg


TA'U TAMA is a collaboration, with -

TAHITI (& FRANCE)
Luc Totterwitz - Composition, Vocals, Guitar, Udu & Kayamb
Vaiteani - Vocals, Tahitian Chant
Poemoana - Tahitian dance

TAIWAN
漂流出口 Putad (Amis) - Amis improvised Vocals
Sauljaljui 戴曉君 (Paiwan) Mortar and Pestle & dance

THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Selina Leem - Speech at COP21 Closing Plenary
Sample and footage of Selina’s address at the COP21 Paris plenary meeting courtesy Selina Leem

MADAGASCAR
Tarika Sammy - Valiha, Shakers & Sodina

MAURITIUS
Emlyn - Ravanne
Kokol - Ravanne

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Airileke - Pate
Kavieng Village - Nature & Village Ambience

RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLAND)
Yoyo Tuki - Polynesian Ukulele

lyrics

If the ocean drowns because of me
If the wind blows away
What will I tell my son

The sun shines
The moon smiles at us
The stars sparkle
The rainbow tells us
Take care of life
Take good care of life

If the shark disappears because of me
If the reef darkens
What will I tell my son

The sun shines
The moon smiles at us
The stars sparkle
The rainbow tells us
Take care of life
Take good care of life

If the glacier suffers from the heat because of me
If my island is swallowed up
What will I tell my son

The sun shines
The moon smiles at us
The stars sparkle
The rainbow tells us
Take care of life
Take good care of life

credits

released August 31, 2021
Music produced and mixed by Tim Cole
Project produced by BaoBao Chen
Translations : Albert Guilloux-Chevalier (reo maohi) / Vaiteani (english)

TAHITI (& FRANCE)
Recorded by Luc Totterwitz
Filmed by Marc Linnhoff
Choreography by Poemoana
Filmed by Raihau Tinihau

RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLAND)
Recorded by Yoyo Tuki
Filmed by Tim Cole & BaoBao Chen

TAIWAN
Filmed & Recorded by Tim Cole & BaoBao Chen

MADAGASCAR
Recorded by Tafita
Filmed by Tim Cole & BaoBao Chen

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Recorded by Airileke
Filmed by Tim Cole & BaoBao Chen

MAURITIUS
Recorded by Emlyn & Kokol
Filmed by Kan Chan Kin

Supported by
TAICCA Taiwan Creative Content Agency
Australia Council for the Arts

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Small Island Big Song Taipei City, Taiwan

We are artists of the Pacific & Indian Oceans.

United for environmental & cultural justice, and to make incredible music.

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