E pahoe nui - RATARO

He may not be a household name outside French Polynesia, but his music has been heard in some 20 million American homes. Indeed, Rataro (like Cher, he goes by only one name) composed the soundtrack to the hit TV series �Survivor: Marquesas.�
Born on the island of Ua-Pou, Rataro spent his childhood among the artistic community, learning traditional Marquesan songs, dances, sculpture and tattooing. As a very young man, he decided to do whatever he could to preserve the archipelago�s cultural heritage, which he rightly viewed as �endangered.�
Moving to Papeete to study nursing�a profession he still practices�he fell in with a group of Tahitian performers and began writing music for them. Then he launched his own singing career. His recording debut, �M�lodies des �les Marquises,� was a triumph, garnering him a top prize at the annual �Heiva Upa Rau� Polynesian music awards in 1990.
Rataro�s lyrics are directly inspired by the local practice of ancestor worship, while his music�which he describes as �a different kind of melody, deep from the heart��blends traditional sounds with a modern beat, creating a sort of Polynesian-European-American fusion. This mesmerizing mix has made him a superstar in the islands.

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