Coco Talanoa — Entertainment / Page 35

Check out the awesome performance from Oceania Dance Theatre and Pacific Voices!

This beautiful performance depicts the effect of climate change on the lives of our Pacific people, combining dance and music from Tuvalu, Samoa, Fiji and around the Pacific!

They are on tour in Europe May-June 2015, with an ensemble of 30 dancers and singers from the Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. 

Check out the full video based on the performance here!

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Check out another snippet of this amazing piece!

See more beautiful dancing from the Fijian dance company VOU!

Check out Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson rockin' it out to this Tay-Tay classic!

Proving that he's not only the man in the ring and in action movies, The Rock lays the smackdown on Jimmy Fallon on the new show Lip Sync Battle. Maybe he's getting ready for his role in the upcoming Disney movie Moana!

Aaradhna (Indian/Samoan) makes History, being the first Polynesian solo artist to headline at the Apollo Music Café (Apollo Theatre) in Harlem, New York (U.S.A).

Girlfriend made her musical debut in 2004 as a featured singer on the single Getting Stronger (with Adeaze), which peaked at number one on the NZ Singles Chart. Aaradhna's latest album 'Treble & Reverb' received several nominations at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards and won the award for 'Album of the Year'.

As the first lady of 'Dawn Raid', Aaradhna is now set to make history as she will be the first Poly solo artist to represent at the Apollo Music Café.…more

Happy Holidays Coconets, 

Kelly and Michael challenge Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to a Christmas Karaoke contest.

thecoconet.tv was at The Samoana Jazz Festival this year and caught up with these talented islanders. All original music and oohhh so good!

We managed to shoot a little video of the band and wanted to see what you guys think.

SHARE, LIKE and COMMENT if you want to see more of this crew! :D Mahalo

#TeuilaTalks is an ONLINE talk show featuring Teuila Blakely and some of your favorite Poly stars talking about topics that are considered 'too much' for conversation in our community... In this last episode we ask "Can Polynesian women be as sexually promiscuous as Polynesian Men?"

Teuila and her panel ask the public and discuss their views on the hot topic for the week!

This weeks panel includes Fasitua Amosa (Auckland Daze, Black Faggot) Bernice Mene (Former Silver Fern) Sammy Salsa (Fashion Stylist) and Henry 'Jandals' Tuipea (Niu FM) 

Have your say online and join in on the conversation using #TeuilaTalks!

thecoconet.tv presents a behind-the-scenes special insight to a new supernatural, adventure drama series called ‘Tatau’. Led by one of Aotearoa’s international film stars Temuera Morrison, it includes actors Rangimoana Taylor, Alex Tarrant, Shushila Takao, Rawiri Jobe and Cian Elyse White.

A co-production by BBC & South Pacific Pictures, this series is a thrilling mystery based in mythical Pacific Island and filmed the Cook Islands & Aotearoa. 

CREDITS:

Director/Camera: Lanita Ririnui-Ryan

Main Camera: Darryl Laumua

Sound Recordist: Mario Faumui

Editor/GFX: Jared Leith

Thanks to: Cook Island Tourism, John Rushton, Cast & Crew of ‘Tatau’.

#TeuilaTalks is an ONLINE talk show featuring Teuila Blakely and some of your favorite Poly stars talking about topics that are considered 'too much' for conversation in our community... This week we ask "Is NZ a Racist Country?"

Teuila and her panel ask the public and discuss their views on the hot topic for the week!

This weeks panel includes Fasitua Amosa (Auckland Daze, Black Faggot) Bernice Mene (Former Silver Fern) Sammy Salsa (Fashion Stylist) and Henry 'Jandals' Tuipea (Niu FM) 

Have your say online and join in on the conversation using #TeuilaTalks!

#TeuilaTalks is an ONLINE talk show featuring Teuila Blakely and some of your favorite Poly stars talking about topics that are considered 'too much' for conversation in our community... This week is all about 'Fat Fashion"

Teuila and her panel ask the public and discuss their views on the hot topic for the week!

This weeks panel includes Fasitua Amosa (Auckland Daze, Black Faggot) Bernice Mene (Former Silver Fern) Sammy Salsa (Fashion Stylist) and Henry 'Jandals' Tuipea (Niu FM) 

Have your say online and join in on the conversation using #TeuilaTalks!

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What else is on The Coconet TV?

#TeuilaTalks is an ONLINE talk show featuring Teuila Blakely and some of your favorite Poly stars talking about topics that are considered 'too much' for conversation in our community... The series begins with our first topic "Brown boys dating White girls". 

With one of the toughest and roughest questions out on the street, Teuila and her panel ask the public and discuss their views on the hot topic for the week!

This weeks panel includes Writer/Actor Oscar Kightley, Actor Shimpal Lelisi, Singer-Songwriter Bella Kalolo and Mai FM Radio Host Nate Nauer. 

Have your say online and join in on the conversation using #TeuilaTalks!

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