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Welcome to our first episode of Solwata Kin featuring the incredible, Torika Bolatagici. Torika is a Fijian-Australian mother, artist and educator who produces multidisciplinary projects centering the counter-narrative of marginalised histories and knowledges through curatorial collaboration, photography, video, installation and publication. Torika is a lecturer in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University and has a PhD from the School of Art and Design, University of New South Wales on the topic 'Somatic Sotia: Commodity, Agency and the Fijian Military Body.' Follow us on Instagram or Twitter for updates. Transcript of our trailer episode is available via the Talanoa website here The sere sung at the end of this episode is a lullaby called O o baua, and is recorded and sung by Emele Ugavule. It's shared as both a reference to a work by Torika Bolatagici called 'Ecology/Economy' and a lullaby that Emele's father sings to her son often. Vinaka vakalevu to our platforming partners South Pacific Islander Organisation. South Pacific Islander Organization (SPIO) is a 100% grassroots nonprofit founded in December 2018 by four Indigenous and Pacific Islander Stanford alumni who believe in democratizing Pacific Islander access to higher education and economic opportunities, globally. They came together in response to the lack of cohesive Pacific representation in higher education, professional fields, and in the media. Follow SPIO on Twitter and Instagram for updates, or sign up to their Higher Education network. Music: Underground Stars by Loxbeats https://spoti.fi/34tPBBO Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/underground-stars Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vpJDMD2EzkA Links to Torika's website: http://www.bolatagici.com/ Community Reading Room Instagram: @communityreadingroom Links to works mentioned in the episode: http://www.bolatagici.com/somatic-sotia http://www.bolatagici.com/apenisa http://www.bolatagici.com/ecologyeconomy http://www.communityreadingroom.com/ O o baua (in the style of Brown Sugar) sung by Emele Ugavule as a reference to Torika Bolatagici's work Ecology/Economy O o baua Lai vei kotinamu Lai qoli kedaru Daru mai tatavu Kemu na saku Qau na damu O, o baua O, o baua This is an independently produced podcast, so if you like our work - you can buy us a coffee to show your appreciation and keep us going! If you buy us a coffee, leave your name and we will give you a shoutout on our podcast!: https://ko-fi.com/solwatakin
Episode Notes Talanoa is a digital storytelling platform, connecting Oceanic people with communities around the world through the power of our stories. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter for updates. Transcript of our trailer episode is available via the Talanoa website here The Tokelauan Fatele at the end of the episode is called Tofa Koe. It was performed by Te Tuloto o Nukunonu Sydney, recorded and mastered by Emele Ugavule at Doonside Primary Public School for the stage production of Te Molimau written by Taofia Pelesasa at 25a, Belvoir St in 2019. Lyrics & translation by Lesina Ateli-Ugavule: TOFA KOE Goodbye to you TOFA KOE Goodbye to you TAKU PELE My dearest TAKU FA PELEPELE My love, my dear dearest love AI SEI LAGI ATU I'm composing O LAU PESE my song to you E fagufagu kiā koe Because of my longing for you Vinaka vakalevu to our platforming partners South Pacific Islander Organisation. South Pacific Islander Organization (SPIO) is a 100% grassroots nonprofit founded in December 2018 by four Indigenous and Pacific Islander Stanford alumni who believe in democratizing Pacific Islander access to higher education and economic opportunities, globally. They came together in response to the lack of cohesive Pacific representation in higher education, professional fields, and in the media. Follow SPIO on Twitter and Instagram for updates, or sign up to their Higher Education network here Essay reference: Toward a New Oceania by Albert Wendt https://ethnc3990.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/wendt-toward-a-new-oceania.pdf Music: Underground Stars by Loxbeats https://spoti.fi/34tPBBO Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/underground-stars Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vpJDMD2EzkA
Emele Ugavule is a Tokelauan (Te Kaiga o Fagatiale, Nukunonu, Te Kaiga o Koloi, Uea) Fijian (Kaideuba, Navua) woman, born in Aotearoa (Takapuna, New Zealand) and living on Gadigal lands of the Eora Nation and the Darug Nation (Sydney, Australia). She is a multi-disciplinary storyteller working across live performance & film as a performer, writer, director, & creative producer.
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