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Aloha, WAITIKI Fans!
Updated Friday 7/18/2008
Okonkuluku, and thanks for stopping by the WAITIKI website. If you’re looking for a modern exotica band, you’ve come to the right place. Some great news for this summer and fall; read on below…
Beyondophonic Radio Shows This Weekend!
Catch us on the coconut wireless on programs hosted by DJ Tothar!
- This Sunday, July 20
- 11:00pm EST - WAPS-FM, Akron, OH - The Beyondo Mondo Record Party
- Listen live: 913thesummit.com
- 10:00pm EST - LuxuriaMusic.com - The Beyondophonic Action Hour
Sunday, July 27
- Listen live: luxuriamusic.com
You’ll be privy to interviews about WAITIKI’s history, direction, and the State of The Union in Exotica Music—as seen by our own Prof. Humming Flower (Randy Wong)—plus: unreleased live tracks!
New Shop!
We are proud to announce that we have a brand-new SHOP, powered by Nimbit. We our no longer working with Paypal. You can now purchase digital downloads or physical albums all in one place! We are still listed on iTunes, but the new Shop is perfect for those of you without iTunes accounts because our Nimbit digital downloads doesn’t require iTunes for purchasing. We will also be selling Limited Edition Exotic Tiki Collectibles (exclusive designs and artwork by leading tiki artists especially for WAITIKI) in the new Shop as well.
If you visited our website in the past 5 months and received frustrating error messages from Paypal when attempting to purchase our products, we urge you to visit the new Shop —you’ll be able to complete your order much easier (without needing a Paypal account!) … thank you for your purchase and for visiting our website again!
Just 6 days to Berlin!
From the Haus der Kulturenen der Welt (House of World Cultures) website:
When Waitiki play their exotica style, audiences start flicking their fingers almost without realising it. At the House of World Cultures, the band invite their audience to join them on a South Pacific adventure. Images of endlessly long deserted beaches come to mind when they play classics like ‘Voodoo Love’, ‘Quiet Village’ and their own recent Polynesian pop compositions. No wonder that this tiki-tainment band headlined the Hawaii International Jazz Festival.
Thu 24.07.2008 20:30h • Day ticket (2 concerts + 1 film): € 10, concessions € 8 — Two for One ticket: 2 persons together € 15 | Concessions and Two for One tickets are not available online
Related Links
- Buy day tickets online
Be Social Networking Buddies with Us!
Alright. We “caved” … WAITIKI now has its own pages on Facebook, MySpace, and Learnstitute. If you add us, we’ll add you right back.
Vibraphone is the Heart of Exotica…
And we are fortunate to be playing with some vibraphonists who have hearts (and chops) of gold. Catch any of our upcoming shows and you’ll be privvy to the mallet magic of Abe Lagrimas Jr., Jim Benoit, Greg Paré, or Mikey Connors — yes, that’s right, Mikey Connors! Any group would be lucky to have just one of these men in their group, but we amazingly get to work with all four of them. Axoltol!!!
Quiet Village played by WAITIKI
Performed at our Lizard Lounge debut, March 2004
From the Okonkuluku University Film Seminar Archives
Revvvvin’ Up for The Hot Rod Hula Hop in Columbus, OH
It’s confirmed! We make our first trip to the Midwest in August: We’ll be in Columbus, OH from August 7-10 for the Hot Rod Hula Hop organized by the Fraternal Order of Moai. More details to come. We’re doing a classic exotica show on August 8 and a show of all our wacky, zany originals on August 9.
Tiki Oasis 2008 in San Diego, CA
We’re also making our West Coast debut… On Friday, August 15, we’ll do a short WAITIKI teaser show (any requests? E-mail them to info@waitiki.com) before joining the ranks of legendary arranger and saxophonist Robert Drasnin for an encore performance of selections from his Voodoo! and Voodoo 2 albums, as well as some new originals he’s written for a third album.
Other plans for the Fall are in the works, so grab ahold of your straws and be ready to sssssslurp a Mai Tai … or Wai Tai! We’ll get back to you with more news, etc. “as the watermelon rolls.”
Check out the OKU-FM player at the top of the right sidebar and hear stuff from our live shows!
Okonkulukully Yours, WAITIKI
