Olatia

2007 studio album by Te Vaka

Olatia

Studio album by

Te Vaka

Released

14 August 2007

Genre

South Pacific Fusion

Label

Spirit of Play Productions
Warm Earth Records

Te Vaka chronology

Tutuki
(2004)

Olatia
(2007)

Haoloto
(2009)

Olatia is the fifth studio album, released in 2007, by the Oceanic group, Te Vaka. It won the Best Pacific Album category in the New Zealand Music Awards^[1] Olatia has more of a contemporary feeling to it while still blending in traditional Polynesian music Te Vaka are known for, with many of the songs focusing on spiritual, social, or environmental issues.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Opetatia Foa'i unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Vakaaitu"	Opetaia Foa'i, Malcolm Smith	5:12
2.	"Lelei Ilo Tenei"	Opetaia Foa'i, Malcolm Smith	3:29
3.	"Nonu Paoa"	Opetaia Foa'i, Malcolm Smith	3:34
4.	"Lua Afe (Reload)"		2:21
5.	"Ki Te Fakaolatia"	Opetaia Foa'i, Malcolm Smith	5:41
6.	"Ke Faitatala"	Opetaia Foa'i, Malcolm Smith	4:29
7.	"Mata O Tane"		2:55
8.	"Tu Tokatahi"	Opetaia Foa'i, Malcolm Smith	2:49
9.	"Mataliki"		4:35
10.	"Limatane"		2:40
11.	"Vaitaimi Mihia"	Opetaia Foa'i, Malcolm Smith	4:24
12.	"Te Kupu"	Traditional, Opetaia Foa'i	5:16
13.	"Our Ocean"		4:34