Te Vaka

Te Vaka is an New Zealand Oceanic music group of eleven musicians and dancers from Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands, and New Zealand formed in 1995, under the leadership of award-winning songwriter, Opetaia Foa'i, that performs original contemporary Pacific music or "South Pacific Fusion". They have toured the world constantly since 1997 and have won a number of awards including "Best Pacific Music Album" award for their albums Tutuki (2004) and Olatia (2007) from the New Zealand Music Awards and "Best Pacific Group" in the 2008 Pacific Music Awards. They have also been acclaimed by the BBC as "the world's most successful band playing original contemporary Pacific music."

Links To Peel
Peel played a track from the group, that was found on the Froots magazine, which was given away for free. Peel would often play tracks from the magazine CD that he either bought or was supplied to him. The Froots magazine is a worldwide folk and roots music guide published every month in the UK. It specialises in folk and world music, and features a compilation cover CD four times every year, with occasional specials. In 2006, the circulation of the magazine was 12,000 worldwide. The magazine is also involved in live music production, as well as the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music, and the Europe in Union concert series.

Shows Played
2000
 * 25 July 2000: Pate Pate (magazine CD – fRoots 15) fRoots
 * 08 August 2000: Pate Pate (magazine CD – fRoots 15) fRoots