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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.
Politics of French Polynesia. The president of French Polynesia ( French: Président de la Polynésie française; Tahitian: Peretīteni o te Porīnetia Farāni) has been the head of government of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean, since 1984. Moetai Brotherson has held the office since 2023.
Rest of French Polynesia – UTC-10. Extreme points of French Polynesia. High: Mont Orohena 2,241 m (7,352 ft) Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m. Land boundaries: none. Coastline: 2,525 km. Population of French Polynesia: 259,596 (August 20, 2007) - —th most populous country. Area of French Polynesia: 4,167 km 2.
The traditional fatele. The traditional fatele was performed in the sitting or kneeling position by five or six young unmarried women, who while singing, moved their arms, hand and upper body; the men and women act as the chorus. [7] The most popular form of Tuvaluan dance music in the modern era is the fatele, which is influenced by European ...
The music group has blended traditional music and contemporary styles and put the music of Tokelau as the leading group from the country. They recorded their first album in 1997 which was called the Te Vaka. The second album released in 1999 was titled Ki Mua. The music group is headed by Opetaia who is versatile, performs on guitar, percussion ...
Māori music. Traditional Māori music, or pūoro Māori, is composed or performed by Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, and includes a wide variety of folk music styles, often integrated with poetry and dance . In addition to these traditions and musical heritage, since the 19th-century European colonisation of New Zealand, Māori ...
Siobhan Magnus, American singer and former American Idol contestant, turns 34. Ralph MacDonald (March 15, 1944 –December 18, 2011), American percussionist and Grammy Award winner, would have turned 80 this year. Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 –June 25, 2006), Turkish-American arranger and record producer, would have turned 92 this year.
