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The dance music of French Polynesia, known as “ote’a,” is characterized by fast-paced rhythms and lively lyrics. The ote’a is a traditional dance music that is often performed in celebrations, such as weddings and birthdays. The ote’a is usually accompanied by the to’ere and the pahu, and is a popular genre among both the young and old.
French pop music is pop music sung in the French language. It is usually performed by singers from France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, or any of the other francophone areas of the world. The target audience is the francophone market (primarily France), which is considerably smaller than and largely independent from the mainstream anglophone ...
Jacques Ferdinand Planche. Commissioner of the Republic. 24 February 1880. 6 September 1881. Henri Isidore Chessé. Commissioner of the Republic. French Establishments of Oceania – Tahiti and its islands annexed by the French Third Republic. 6 September 1881. 8 October 1883.
See the complete results below. Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 16 and 30 April 2023 to elect 57 representatives of the Assembly. [1] The last election was in 2018. [2] The pro-autonomist Tāpura Huiraʻatira government, led by President Édouard Fritch, sought to win a second consecutive full term, but was defeated by ...
Rapa, also called Rapa Iti, or "Little Rapa", to distinguish it from Easter Island, whose Polynesian name is Rapa Nui, is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. [3] The total land area including offshore islets is 40.5 km 2 (15.6 sq mi).
The Music of Samoa is a complex mix of cultures and traditions, with pre- and post-European contact histories. Since American colonization, popular traditions such as rap and hip hop have been integrated into Samoan music. Traditional Samoan musical instruments includes several different distinctive instruments, including a fala, which is a ...
Maupiti. / 16.440083°S 152.274250°W / -16.440083; -152.274250. Maupiti is an island in the western Leeward Islands in French Polynesia. It is the westernmost volcanic island in the archipelago, 315 kilometres (196 miles) northwest of Tahiti and 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Bora Bora. It has a population of 1,286 people. [1]
