Terenesia

Hawai‘i Dub Machine and ‘Elepaio Press announce the release of their fifth recording, the long-awaited TERENESIA, Amplified Poetry and Songs by Teresia Teaiwa and Sia Figiel. This mesmerizing CD features the voicings of poet Teresia Teaiwa and the multi-lingual poet and novelist, Sia Figiel. The CD features 27 tracks of spoken word interwoven with textured layers of voices, enhanced electronic effects, selected original music tracks and singing.

Featuring two widely published, exciting and respected women poets of Oceania, TERENESIA promises to raise the bar on audio recordings by poets worldwide. Self-proclaimed "salty sirens," Teaiwa’s and Figiel’s poems, songs and visions reflect their uncompromising candor, timeless humor, caustic wit, respect and love for the land, sea and the many cultures, languages, histories, and people of Oceania.

The public is invited to a double launching celebrating two significant literary achievements: a CD titled Terenesia, Amplified Poetry and Songs by Teresia Teaiwa and Sia Figiel, and a book, From the Spider Bone Diaries, Poems and Songs by Richard Hamasaki. This event, featuring poetry readings and performances by the artists, will take place in Honolulu on the grounds of the Church of the Crossroads, Thursday, November 16th, 2000, from 7 to 10 p.m. The double launching is cosponsored by the University of Hawai‘i’s Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) cosponsored by the Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council with funding suppport from the Hawai'i State Foundation for Culture and the Arts.

Teresia Teaiwa

An assistant professor of Pacific Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Teaiwa’s many publications include a volume of poetry, Searching for Nei Nim'anoa (1995). Teaiwa’s silky voicings on the CD are nothing less than soothing, mesmerizing and quietly explosive.

Sia Figiel

Widely travelled and published, Sia Figiel’s extraordinary poems have been uniquely portrayed on this CD. Figiel’s publications include a two collections of poetry, The Girl in the Moon Circle (1996) and To a Young Artist in Contemplation (1998); and two novels, where we once belonged (1996) and They Who Do Not Grieve (2000).

Co-producers H. Doug Matsuoka’s Hawai‘i Dub Machine and the (Richard and Mark) Hamasaki brothers’ ‘Elepaio Press have been co-producing audio recordings since 1989. Previous releases include the Most Powerful Nation by the Hawaii Amplified Poetry Ensemble (1989); Hawaii Reggae International, Vol. I, (1991); virtual fleality by red flea and H.Doug Matsuoka (1996); and Electric Laulau by Joe Balaz (1998). Their next recording project is planned for release in 2001, titled "Jan Ken Po: Live in Honolulu," featuring a live reading by beat generation poets Gary Snyder, Albert Saijo, and Nanao Sakaki.


	TERENESIA THE SALTY SIRENS OF OCEANIA Hawai‘i Dub Machine and ‘Elepaio Press announce the release of their fifth recording, the long-awaited TERENESIA, Amplified Poetry and Songs by Teresia Teaiwa and Sia Figiel. This mesmerizing CD features the voicings of poet Teresia Teaiwa and the multi-lingual poet and novelist, Sia Figiel. The CD features 27 tracks of spoken word interwoven with textured layers of voices, enhanced electronic effects, selected original music tracks and singing. Featuring two widely published, exciting and respected women poets of Oceania, TERENESIA promises to raise the bar on audio recordings by poets worldwide. Self-proclaimed "salty sirens," Teaiwa’s and Figiel’s poems, songs and visions reflect their uncompromising candor, timeless humor, caustic wit, respect and love for the land, sea and the many cultures, languages, histories, and people of Oceania. The public is invited to a double launching celebrating two significant literary achievements: a CD titled Terenesia, Amplified Poetry and Songs by Teresia Teaiwa and Sia Figiel, and a book, From the Spider Bone Diaries, Poems and Songs by Richard Hamasaki. This event, featuring poetry readings and performances by the artists, will take place in Honolulu on the grounds of the Church of the Crossroads, Thursday, November 16th, 2000, from 7 to 10 p.m. The double launching is cosponsored by the University of Hawai‘i’s Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) cosponsored by the Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council with funding suppport from the Hawai'i State Foundation for Culture and the Arts. Teresia Teaiwa An assistant professor of Pacific Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Teaiwa’s many publications include a volume of poetry, Searching for Nei Nim'anoa (1995). Teaiwa’s silky voicings on the CD are nothing less than soothing, mesmerizing and quietly explosive. Sia Figiel Widely travelled and published, Sia Figiel’s extraordinary poems have been uniquely portrayed on this CD. Figiel’s publications include a two collections of poetry, The Girl in the Moon Circle (1996) and To a Young Artist in Contemplation (1998); and two novels, where we once belonged (1996) and They Who Do Not Grieve (2000). Co-producers H. Doug Matsuoka’s Hawai‘i Dub Machine and the (Richard and Mark) Hamasaki brothers’ ‘Elepaio Press have been co-producing audio recordings since 1989. Previous releases include the Most Powerful Nation by the Hawaii Amplified Poetry Ensemble (1989); Hawaii Reggae International, Vol. I, (1991); virtual fleality by red flea and H.Doug Matsuoka (1996); and Electric Laulau by Joe Balaz (1998). Their next recording project is planned for release in 2001, titled "Jan Ken Po: Live in Honolulu," featuring a live reading by beat generation poets Gary Snyder, Albert Saijo, and Nanao Sakaki. Order Terenesia from Native Books (http://www.nativebookshawaii.com/) More info contact: rhamasaki@aol.com [This is a page from the vanity site, DougWords. If you didn't get here from there, you can click on DougWords to get there (http://home.hawaii.rr.com/dougwords/). I'm not promising anything, and I'm not your mom and dad. -- Doug]