Album Notes
Aparima literally translates to "a kiss of the hands" and is the Polynesian way of telling a story with gestures, like a historical event or a personal experience. It exists in one form or another wherever the original Polynesians migrated. The langorous hula of Hawai`i is an aparima, and so is the energetic Maori poi dance of New Zealand. In French Polynesia and the Cook Islands, the aparima is a group dance interpreting all forms of everyday activity, from the preparation of poe for a native feast, to the poignant embrace of a departing loved one. Some others are songs depicting the placing of a flower behind the ear, paddling a canoe, braiding the hair, the light of a bird, or the beauty of a young girl's hands...
This album is a compilation of previous recordings made throughout the South Pacific.
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