Nukukehe

Nukukehe
Studio album by Te Vaka
Released	2002
Label	Spirit of Play Productions
Te Vaka chronology
Ki Mua (1999) Nukukehe (2002) Tutuki (2004)

Nukukehe, released in 2002, is the third album by the Oceanic group, Te Vaka.

This album is dedicated to Greenpeace and all the other environmental groups around the world for caring enough to do something about it. The song "Sei Ma Le Losa" was written for David McTaggart, who was killed in a car accident the previous year.

Track listing

1. "Nukukehe" (3:36)
2. "Manatu" (4:55)
3. "Sei Ma Le Losa" (4:04)
4. "Pukepuke Te Pate" (2:37)
5. "Alamagoto" (3:41)
6. "Tamatoa" (3:43)
7. "Luelue" (2:40)
8. "Toku Matua" (4:37)
9. "Loimata E Maligi" (3:31)
10. "Haloa Olohega" (3:13)
11. "Sapasui" (2:26)
12. "Te Hiva" (3:00)
13. "Tesema" (3:28)
14. "Te Vaka Ka Fano" (4:55)

Tracks 4,7,8,9,10,11 were written by Opetaia Foa'i. All other tracks were written by Opetaia Foa'i and Malcolm Smith with the exception of the very beginning of track 14 which is a traditional song. Nukukehe was nominated for "Best Roots Album" in the New Zealand music awards. It was also nominated for Audience Choice and Asia Pacific category in the BBC 3 World music awards.^[1]

1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/awards2003/profile_vaka.shtml