I'm wondering if anyone knows of any websites that specialize in Pacific Island music other than Hawaiian?
What got me interested is that back in 2002 I saw a fantastic performance by the group "Manuhiri". They are a group of women based in Australia but they, and their music, are of Tongan, Samoan, and Maori heritage. The performance has stuck with me all these years and tonight I went on the hunt for any CD's by them.
I know that mele.com (as well as amazon) has a few polynesian selections, and I was able to find a Manuhiri CD on ebay, but in general I'd love to be able to look through larger offerings of specialty Pacific Island / Polynesian CD's (in the same way I currently browse through Hawaiian offerings on sites like mele.com and hawaiianmusicstore.com).
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