http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Somai Serenaders on Calabash Music2008-11-20T04:44:58ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comSPWMF Fiji 04 - Beach & Hotel Sessionshttp://somaiserenaders.calabashmusic.com/#album_299572006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from SPWMF Fiji 04 - Beach & Hotel SessionsRecorded at several events during the South Pacific World Music Festival, this special album features the Somai Serenaders singing several songs at the beach (you can see the mic in the picture above) and features Marika Nakete on some tracks on backup guitar and vocals.  Also here are two songs (Moda Bula and Song of the Oppressors) that the Serenaders felt strongly about ensuring the rest of the world hear. These songs tell some of the rich history of the Fijan Islands.
]]>Live at Koro Sunhttp://somaiserenaders.calabashmusic.com/#album_163422005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Live at Koro SunThis recording was absolutely the most exciting moment at the South Pacific World Music Festival in Savusavu, Fiji. The Somai Serenaders were not an official part of the program -- they are just part of the prolific local Fijian music scene. Every village has a string band and this group has earned the reputation of being one of the very best. Their music is played on the floor around a kava bowl -- and between songs, a coconut shell full of kava is drained by each player. They call this playing style 'sigi drigi' for singing and drinking. Note the fantasticly effortless guitar improvisations by lead guitarist Apenisa Waqa. Particularly savory is his playing on 'Mereula'. As we sat listening and drinking in the intoxicating atmosphere that is Fiji, it became clear that it does not get any better than this...]]>