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K Kaiwaza Tiki Socialite Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Joined: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 560	K Kaiwaza Posted posted on Sat, Oct 10, 2009 8:47 PM These three gentlemen did double duty as musical entertainers and nightly conch-shell blowers & lighting the torches along the lagoon at the famous Coco Palms Hotel on Kauai. (Hence the name.."The Torchlighters") Both the look of the LP and the music itself is great..beautiful falsettos harmonies in old Hawaiian style doing many favorites "Magic Isle","Wedding Song","Now Is The Hour" etc. "Islands of Fantasy" by Vanua Levu was recorded in Germany ..not dated, maybe 70s, 80s I'd think. Amazingly, I ran across a double CD with all these & even MORE of Vanua Levus "hits." Such songs as "Hawaiian Rose","Suma Hana", Honolulu Love Song","Island Of Dreams" and more. I don't seem to find much information on this guy (I'm assuming Vanua Levu is referring to ONE guy rather than a group..?), but I'd venture a guess that's he's either Filipino or Indonesian. It's MOST interesting music....totally Abba-esque, "let's go Euro-beaching", early Venga Boys..lol. I love it actually. Any one know anything about Vanua Levu?? Well, this LP is ANYTHING but obscure...I'll bet 90% of us have at least one copy of it. And I'll proudly admit that I happen to LOVE Billy Vaughn's twin saxophone treatment of everything. I find myself imagining what his LPs would sound like today trying to cover the current hits. Anyway, I put this here because it is a FAVORITE of mine, both for the music & for the very feminine, sexy, enigmatic cover. It's almost iconoclastic & it was a HUGE selling LP..I'm really surprised no contemporary group has ever made a copy version of this cover photo. I mean, the wierd look on her face...like she's got a broomstick up her behind, and I've ALWAYS wondered..WHAT THE HECK IS THAT PINK POUFFY THING in the background?? What is it?? It's one of the great mysteries of record history to me...

These three gentlemen did double duty as musical entertainers and nightly conch-shell blowers & lighting the torches along the lagoon at the famous Coco Palms Hotel on Kauai. (Hence the name.."The Torchlighters") Both the look of the LP and the music itself is great..beautiful falsettos harmonies in old Hawaiian style doing many favorites "Magic Isle","Wedding Song","Now Is The Hour" etc.

"Islands of Fantasy" by Vanua Levu was recorded in Germany ..not dated, maybe 70s, 80s I'd think. Amazingly, I ran across a double CD with all these & even MORE of Vanua Levus "hits." Such songs as "Hawaiian Rose","Suma Hana", Honolulu Love Song","Island Of Dreams" and more. I don't seem to find much information on this guy (I'm assuming Vanua Levu is referring to ONE guy rather than a group..?), but I'd venture a guess that's he's either Filipino or Indonesian. It's MOST interesting music....totally Abba-esque, "let's go Euro-beaching", early Venga Boys..lol. I love it actually. Any one know anything about Vanua Levu??

Well, this LP is ANYTHING but obscure...I'll bet 90% of us have at least one copy of it. And I'll proudly admit that I happen to LOVE Billy Vaughn's twin saxophone treatment of everything. I find myself imagining what his LPs would sound like today trying to cover the current hits. Anyway, I put this here because it is a FAVORITE of mine, both for the music & for the very feminine, sexy, enigmatic cover. It's almost iconoclastic & it was a HUGE selling LP..I'm really surprised no contemporary group has ever made a copy version of this cover photo. I mean, the wierd look on her face...like she's got a broomstick up her behind, and I've ALWAYS wondered..WHAT THE HECK IS THAT PINK POUFFY THING in the background?? What is it?? It's one of the great mysteries of record history to me...

Post #487445 by Kaiwaza on Sat, Oct 10, 2009 8:47 PM