Te Vaka Singled Out By France To Represent All Blacks

While several well known New Zealand acts, with the assistance of the Government,  have been sent to grace the stage at the Rugby World Cup in France , Te Vaka is the only New Zealand group to have been officially booked by the French to perform at the event.

Singled out to represent both the All Blacks and Manu Samoa, Te Vaka will perform a total of three 90 minute concerts - two for the men in black and one for the Samoans.

It all began in December 2006, when the French promoters contacted Te Vaka management and arranged a meeting with Festival director Jean-Pierre Le Pavec. The meeting in Auckland between Jean-Pierre and manager Julie Foai confirmed Te Vaka for the World Cup. It quickly emerged that Te Vaka was the only New Zealand group to have been headhunted for the event, and that Jean- Pierre's sole reason for coming to New Zealand was to secure the group.

Since that time Te Vaka, a unique and enchanting 11 piece group, have moved to Sydney and released album number five "Olatia".

The streets of Sydney are reverberating with the sound of log drums as Te Vaka performers rehearse daily for this very important event. With their new album entering the European World Music Chart at no. 4  they are anticipating a very exciting time in Europe and it is hoped that the sound of Te Vaka will help either the All Blacks or Manu Samoa  bring home the cup.

Te Vaka has performed in the USA and toured the UK, Europe & other parts of the world extensively over the last 10 years, performing in such prestigious venues as London's Royal Festival Hall and Ronnie Scott's nightclub. The group has headlined  music festivals throughout Europe and been favourites at WOMAD festivals around the world including the WOMAD Festival in Seattle, USA. They have been nominated for two BBC Radio 3, World Music Awards  -  Best "Asia Pacific" and the "Audience Choice Award" categories.

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Performance Times

October 13 - 7.00pm - Rugby World Cup, Saint Denis, France (All Blacks)
                                     Festival Ovale
                                     Village Rugbycolour
                                     Métro Porte de Paris, au pied du Stade de France
                                     93200 SAINT DENIS
                                        
 October 14 - 6.00pm - Rugby World Cup,  Saint-Ouen, France (All Blacks)
 
 October 14 - 10.30pm - Rugby World Cup,  Saint Denis France (Manu Samoa)
                                        Festival Ovale
                                        Village Rugbycolour 
                                        Métro Porte de Paris, au pied du Stade de France
                                        93200 SAINT DENIS

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