Hibiscus Records

Hibiscus Records is a division of Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited and has many Polynesia and Maori titles on CD, specialised in mainly authentic Polynesian Music / Polynesian Folk music. There were many authentic Maori and Pacific Island recordings released via Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited in Hastings New Zealand. A great deal of the recordings were produced and recorded by author James Siers.

Some examples of James Siers work can be heard on releases such as Bora Bora - Island of Dreams by the Hotel Bora Bora Entertainers released on Hibiscus HLS-22.^[1]

An example of other authentic recordings are Western Samoa Festival Performers, The - Festival Music From Western Samoa released on Hibiscus HLS-72 in 1976,^[2] and Western Samoa Teachers Training College - Samoa Song And Rhythm Hibiscus TC HLS-24 in 1972.^[3]

Selected releases

EP

• * The Beachcombers, Songs For Beachcombers - Hisbiscus Records HE.5
• * Jerome Grey, Jerome Grey at the Intercontinental, Songs of Samoa - Hisbiscus Records HE.6

LP

"Adventures in Sound" Series, HLS-1 - HLS-6

• Hibiscus HLS-1 - Cawaci-Loreto Combined Choirs - Echoes of the Islands
• Hibiscus HLS-2 - Navuavu Village Entertainers - Fiji - Isles of Enchantment
• Hibiscus HLS-3 - Ann's Betela Dancers and Drummers, Johnny and Alice Vahua, etc. - Rarotonga Festival
• Hibiscus HLS-4 - Tongan Entertainers, Queen Salote College Choir, Tui Mala Group - Destination Tonga ^[4]
• Hibiscus HLS-5 - Voqa Kei Turaki – The Lure Of Fiji ^[5]
• Hibiscus HLS-6 - The Girls Of Matautu - Samoa Sings
• Hibiscus HLS-11 - Talofa Village Entertainers - The Best Of Samoa
• Hibiscus HLS-12 - Tradewinds Boys at the Tradewinds Hotel, Bay Of Islands, Suva - Where The Tradewinds Blow
• Hibiscus HLS-15 - Nawaka Village Entertainers - Meke Fiji
• Hibiscus HLS-18 - Fiji Police Band - Pacific Brass ^[6]
• Hibiscus HLS-20 - The Fijians - The Rhythm Of Fiji ^[7]
• Hibiscus HLS-21 - Western Samoa Teachers Training College - Samoa I Sisifo ^[8]
• Hibiscus HLS-26 - Choir of the Western Samoa Teachers Training college - Samoan Songs of Worship
• Hibiscus HLS-34 - The Beachcombers - Songs From A Paradise Isle
• Hibiscus HLS-43 - Music From Rakavono A Fijian Folk Opera for Children, Presentation and performance by pupils and staff of Levuka Public School, Hibiscus (1972)
• Hibiscus HLS-87 - The Five Stars - Fetu e Lima (1981)
• Hibiscus HLS-49 - The Gilbert & Ellice Festival Company - Te Bino/TeTinere/Te Kawawa/Te Kamei/TeBuki/Ellice Fatele(1972)
• Hibiscus HLS-72 - Unknown - Festival Music From Western Samoa ^[9]

External links

• Kiwi Records – ‘the music and voices of New Zealand’

References