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WOMADELAIDE 2001
program highlights
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Te Rama Nui (Cook Islands/Australia) |
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South Australia, the Te Rama Nui Dance Group members hail from the island
of Atiu in the Cook Islands. 'Te Rama Nui' means 'the torch of flame'.
The group formed in February 2000 and first performed at the Living Kultja
Festival in March 2000. The 16-piece group ranging in age from three
to adult, feature five members playing traditional Cook Island wooden drums
called pates, base drums and bongos, as well as ukelele and guitar, with
eleven dancers in traditional costume, performing the drum dance and action
songs. |
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