Te Vaka is an Oceanic music group that performs original contemporary Pacific music or "South Pacific Fusion".The group was founded in 1995 by singer and songwriter Opetaia Foa'i in New Zealand.They have toured the world consistently since 1997 and have won a number of awards including "Best Pacific Music Album" award for their albums Tutuki (2004) and Olatia (2007) from the New Zealand Music Awards and "Best Pacific Group" in the 2008 Pacific Music Awards According to the BBC, they are "the world's most successful band playing original contemporary Pacific music."
Composer: Shakira Mebarak "Shakira" & Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno "Keityn" & Raúl A. Ocasio "Rauw Alejandro" & Alberto Carlos Melendez "ALBERT HYPPE" & Andrés Uribe Marín "ILY WONDER" & Lenin Yorney Palacios "LEXUZ" & Andrés Mauricio Acosta "AM" & Santiago Munera Penagos "Dark Lion"
Lyricist: Shakira Mebarak "Shakira" & Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno "Keityn" & Raúl A. Ocasio "Rauw Alejandro" & Andrés Uribe Marín "ILY WONDER" & Lenin Yorney Palacios "LEXUZ" & Andrés Mauricio Acosta "AM" & Santiago Munera Penagos "Dark Lion"