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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 .
Nov 21, 2017 · Opetaia Foa'i with Olivia Foa'i and guests perform 'We Know The Way' from the Moana soundtrack at VNZMA 17, Spark Arena.
OPETAIA FOA'I. Award-winning composer, producer, singer, guitarist and life-long ambassador of the South Pacific. LATEST NEWS: Moana 2 Announced. (Feb 8 2024)
Opetaia Foa'i Sings "We Know The Way" At Moana UK Premiere. Watch Moana movie review http://youtu.be/PQPHhay6gmE & go behind-the-scenes with the Moana voic...
Opetaia Foa'i and Olivia Foa'i perform 'We know the way' (from the movie 'Moana') live in the RNZ Auckland studios.
Te Vaka is a group of musicians and dancers with origins from various Polynesian backgrounds (including Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa and New Zealand) that formed in 1997, under the leadership of award-winning songwriter, Opetaia Foaʻi.
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.
Opetaia Foa'i. Composer, singer, guitarist and founder of the Contemporary Polynesian band, Te Vaka, Opetaia is recognised as one of the South Pacific's most influential cultural and musical ambassadors. From the onset of his career he has been on a mission to tell the stories of his seafaring Polynesian ancestors (who conquered the largest ...
Opetaia teamed up with broadway superstar Lin-manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights), and Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina (Speed, Tarzan, The Lion King) to create the music for Disney's 2016 hit Adventure-Comedy, Moana.
Singer-songwriter, Opetaia Foa'i is known as the founder of Oceanic music group, Te Vaka. As a part of the group Foa'i has released 8 studio albums and claimed countless awards.
