'Uluaki Fepaki / Island Songs

Crowdfunding since 2010

Welcome to the crowdfunding campaign for the new JHT record called Ki 'a Lavaka!

We are currently putting the finishing touches on our second album, planned for release in March 2020. This record, entitled “Ki ‘a Lavaka” has more of a focus on Joel’s Tongan roots, paying homage to the long line of Havea songwriters from the tropical island kingdom, going back multiple generations. Join the team today and pledge, we can’t do this without you! Thank you all so much & ‘ofa lahi atu <3 Joel, Leo & Arnd

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Funding period

9/17/19 - 10/21/19

Realisation

März 2020

Website & Social Media

Minimum amount (Start level): 15,000 €

This will cover the basic costs for production, artwork and manufacturing, guest musicians, mixing and mastering

City

Hamburg

Joel Havea1 min Lesezeit

I just wanted to share a little background to this song here for our amazing supporters.

Tongan music has always been a big source of inspiration for me. Hearing the harmonies and melodies just soothes me and immediately takes me back to the tropics.

I wrote Island Songs about this feeling. After performing the song live for a while, I though it would be a good idea to combine it with a Tongan song at the beginning, in order to show the audience the source of this inspiration.

The introduction to this song contains the last two remaining known verses from ’Uluaki Fepaki, which was composed by Manoa Havea, my great Uncle. He wrote the song in the 1920's and it tells the story of the first Tongan choir to ever tour Australia, of which Manoa was the choirmaster. Most members of the Faupula Family Choir are his descendants, including my cousin Salesi Faupula and my Dad (Ngalu Havea)

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24.10.2019