Kontiki Stand Tall	Reggae Album of the Year
	Record Label: Kontiki Catalog #: KON 1812 Barcode: 8-21681-01812-8 List Price: $ 17.98 Release Date:   Configuration: Compact Disc Booking Information: Contact: Lisa Domine Phone: (909) 545-2116 / Fax: (909) 595-7228 Email: lisadomine@hotmail.com
Track Listing: (click links for audio samples)
1) Don’t Play Dumb 2) Hatred 3) How Could I Get With You 4) I Got Someone 5) Malie - The Mataele Song (Palataisi Pulipuli) 6) My Everything	7) Not In Love 8) Painful Memories 9) Stand Tall 10) Tell Me What You Want 11) 2 Way Love 12) Come Back Home

Product Description

Named after the Thor Heyerdahl raft set adrift in the Pacific Ocean, the Kon-Tiki (the raft) overcame
great obstacles and hardships to eventually land in the Polynesian Islands introducing new perspectives
on the origin of the Polynesian people to a doubting and skeptical world. Like the raft that introduced new
scientific possibilities, Kontiki introduces a fresh fusion of island reggae and tribal Polynesian rhythms. The
result is crossover-reggae with a Polynesian perspective and a positive message celebrating triumph; hope;
faith; and endurance in the quest for a better life.

Kontiki has been playing at venues throughout the West and Hawaii since 1990. They started playing
at Polynesian festivals in Southern California and quickly developed a strong following and became
the band of choice for the Tahiti Fete, an annual international competition in San Jose, California. Since
then Kontiki has gone on to play at Reggae by the Bay, and toured with Gregory Issacs, Lucky Dube,
Ras Michael and Daddy Uroy.

Stand Tall, the title track off their first CD, was a familiar saying of Loma Mataele (older brother and cousin
of Kontiki band members) who was tragically gunned-down in 1996 while in South Central Los Angeles.
“We will never forget him in our lives. In our music we continue to strive to reach people with HIS
message to always remain true and Stand Tall.”