Contemporary Music of Niue

As Niue renovate its music, which began to influenced by other cultures. Manaia Studio and Niue Broadcasting Corporation are the only recording studios on the country. They are numerous Niue musicians who have made it to the peak. But Paulu Fuemana of OMC (Otara’s Millionaires Club) is half Niuean and half Maori became the first New Zealander to get to the peak of the charts in 12 countries with his song known as How Bizarre which sold over 3 million records which makes him the greatest successful Pacific musician ever. The Fuemana family is the greatest successful Pacific family with over 12 NZ music awards. The artist Che Fu is most renowned, and has won several Tui awards, a New Zealand music award. This is a huge success for a country with a population of few thousand people, as other countries bigger than Niue has yet to get those tops controlled by these Niuean musicians. The Kilakokonut Krew group and record label also consists of Niuean musicians such as Vela Manusaute and Glen Jackson. The relocation of Niuean to New Zealand also makes greater influence on Niuean music. There are also upcoming musicians such as MC Kava, who now sing in current patterns of music like reggae, rap and hip hop.

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There are also numerous Niuean musicians who released records in Niuean language, group like Victa Talima, Tama niue Mool, Island pride, TA5, PNG Highlanders, Moana Lukeluke & Tony lan Hipa & Island Pride & Nu Beat many other musicians to name. Fuata Muta was the first Niuean group to play and record their own music songs. From the real playing of the instruments to the engineering and mixing of the songs is one of Sydney’s largest recording studios in 1985 and 1986. Church choirs are also popular, though they sing traditional hymns with no instrumental accompaniment at all.

Niuean has released Two LPs as well as several tapes and CDs.