In this era of the shrinking global village it is rare to make an authentic discovery -- a sound truly unheard from a place truly unknown. Yet that's exactly what composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist Pascal Nabet Meyer has done with Rapa Iti: The Tahitian Choir.
Both a cultural treasure and a World Beat hit of major proportions, Rapa Iti: The Tahitian Choir has elevated Nabet Meyer to the top ranks of musical explorers, bringing the soaring, majestic choral sound of the remote South Pacific island of Rapa Iti to an international audience. The story behind this extraordinary album, and the extraordinary artist who brought it into being, it as intriguing as the music itself.

The Tahitian Choir "Rapa Iti" Remastered Edition Includes bonus video on CD Release Date - April 6 2004

Soulitude Records One World series was conceived and developed to bring unique quality music, indigenous to a country or a people, to the ears of the World. It is by this mandate that Soulitude Records proudly presents The Tahitian Choir. Notwithstanding the unique story that, in and of itself, creates a preface as to how this project came to be recorded, we feel what is most important is the story of the people on the tiny island of Rapa Iti, as told in song by 126 male and female voices. The entire population of Rapa Iti is 328 people and the songs in this recording speak the tradition, beliefs and history of the island and come directly from the spirit of the people of Rapa. The dialect used in these songs has passed down from generation. Today only 8% of the Island's original dialect remains in existence. In today's World, finding an island untouched by tourism, that has been allowed to grow in its own spirit is, by modern standards, a miracle! When you hear the magnificent difference generated by the voice of this choir, you will understand the excitement and enthusiasm that we have the music and notably why we believe it is more than safe to say "You've never heard anything like this! "