Poli Lautaka - 1981 - Folklore de Futuna

Polikalepo Likuvalu (aka Poli Lautaka) born in the town of Alo in the small Pacific island of Futuna is surely the best known artist from Walis & Futuna. Obviously in this small pacific state there were no music industry, so in order to record his music he moved at the end of 70 to New Caledonia, where a small cassettes music industry and a numerous comunity of Futunians were present. It is impossible to retrieve his  discography, but surely he recorded several albums, acquiring a great popularity  all over pacific islands, especially among futunians emigrates.

He is still active and loved nowadays as you can see from the views on Youtube of his songs.

I uploaded the only album i was able to retrieve and surely it is  good one. From 1981 "Folklore de Futuna" it is an interesting mix of traditional futunian folk and western singer-songwriter music. The production and the recording  is of course amateurish, but anyway acceptable.

TRACKLIST:

A1. Loku Alofa Ki Futuna

A2. Mataga O Futuna

A3. Alofala O Taupau

A4. Mako Faka Futuna

B1. Afiafi Manogi Le Falasola

B2. Isitolia O St Petelo Sanele

B3. Kia Malia I Loka

B4. Loku Alofa Ki Taoa

Credits:

Polikalepo Likuvalu: Voice, Composition, Guitar

Amole Lagikula: Guitar