Hula drum chant .. voices from legendary poets heard through your ears!

“Ok” .. you know the drill, hula drum chant first, then drumming and so on, make sure we get the intro right, and everything else, keep it tight .. “ok”.

“Breath .. come on” .. “inhale .. exhale” .. “inhale .. exhale” .. costume looks good shouldn’t fall .. “hopefully”. “Ok” .. “let us pray” ……..amen”. “Strong chant” .. you got this ..” I got this”.

"Breath easy" .. “what’s taking them so long to come in and sit down?" .. "all good I got this” …. here they come finally .. “wow” “there’s heaps of them, come on keep it together”. “Ok lips don’t let me down now” ..”voice where are you, what are waiting for” .. ”Turou, Turou, Turou” .. “better, make eye contact" ..”Oro mai, Oro mai, Oro mai” no one’s looking .. move around more .. “got yah ..keep the chant going", the beginning is vital to the success of the rest of the show.

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Link their eyes to you let them see the history of the Pe’e (chant) from your fore fathers, you can do this capture them and don’t let them go until you are ready to, .. "Teia matou tamariki Soifua".. conch, don't wait, blow it, blow it hard .. nice the longer the better.

Time to get some help from the ancients .. now the Hula drum chant is working, I can feel their spirits flowing through my body” .. I can hear the hula drum chants, I can see what needs to be done. "It’s better now, they really like me!” .. “wait” .. "you should be looking at me not talking", .. "fix it" .. "what to do?" .. "got it", .. "walk towards their table" .."good now they see you keep it going, stay here, don’t move yet, let them watch, let them see what you have to offer them, not long to go".

"My voice scares even me, hold it together almost there, you have their undivided attention, now send it home this is their beginning to the end, you’ve nearly done it, take a breath, relax, let finish this hula drum chant".

“Whats that” .. “who’s talking” .. “ I can hear you” .. “ I know, sorry I forgot” .. thanks again for your help, I know your words in my Pe’e touched them all, thank you until the next time .. "Kia orana".

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