Olatia

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]

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)

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

References

1. PacificMusicAwards.org.nz^{[permanent dead link]} retrieved 30 September 2009
2. nzmusician,co.nz album review