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Fireknife Life Podcast

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World champion Fireknife dancer Rex Tiumalu interviews Polynesian entrepreneurs, entertainers, creators and people making an impact in the South Pacific and the world.

Location:

United States

Description:

World champion Fireknife dancer Rex Tiumalu interviews Polynesian entrepreneurs, entertainers, creators and people making an impact in the South Pacific and the world.

Language:

English


Episodes
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EP 39 Polynesian Rising Star Lehi Falepapalangi

3/25/2021
Join us for another Episode of the Fire knife life podcast with the Toko Lehi

Duration:01:38:16

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Ep37 First Hula Dancing Representative guest Mahealani Kamau

2/24/2021
E KOMO MAI FAMILY to the Fireknife life podcast. Learn about Hula life and the industry of being a Professional Polynesian Dancer

Duration:00:55:38

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Ep36 Tapu Series Creator Joshua Leomiti

2/6/2021
The Master Mind of The new Polynesian series Tapu

Duration:00:54:44

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Ep 35 Cultural identity with the Amazing Meikel Reese

1/6/2021
Season 2 starts off with the amazing Meikel speaking about cultural identity and also giving your self ways to love yourself through your culture

Duration:00:52:09

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Ep 34 The Perspective of a Legend on the rise and family legacy with Leiisa Case of Hiva Katoa

11/21/2020
Tune in to this exciting podcast with the one and only Leiisa

Duration:03:00:12

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Ep 33 Talking with Tatau Artist Master Patu MamaTui

10/30/2020
Welcome back to the Fire knife life podcast this episode comes to you from the island of Tahiti with Patu .

Duration:00:32:16

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Ep 32 How Family is important to the culture the love of Siva Afi and Polynesian arts with Sierra

10/17/2020
This an amazing family episode enjoy this awesome podcast

Duration:01:05:48

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Ep 31 Drumming Coming from a Talented Family with Olin

10/12/2020
Welcome back to the Fire knife life podcast today we got bruddah Olin get into his mind about drumming wrestling and the relationships you build in this industry

Duration:01:57:22

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Ep 30 The Art OF Drum making and being apart of Pasifika Drums with Christian verbeek

10/1/2020
Welcome back I can’t believe it has been 30 episodes already super crazy . Today we have the amazing Christian Verbeek of Pasifika Drums I’m so glad that we go to talk about the art of drum making and where it has taken him and how he has helped hundreds of groups around the world

Duration:00:50:20

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Ep 29 The Importance of a Culture to enhance your passion with Hinatea Colombani

9/23/2020
Welcome back to the Fire knife life. Hinatea has such a love for cultural preservation and love for more then the arts and her views of competition and Tahiti is so amazing you all are gonna love this.

Duration:00:51:01

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Ep 28 Perserverance in The Music Industry with Voiceplay’s Jnone

9/16/2020
Welcome back Today we have JNONE he talks about Voiceplay Disney And being strong towards your goals. I’m so excited for you all to laugh be inspired by this amazing singer cheeeehooo

Duration:01:09:46

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Ep 27 Influencing and Teaching the next generation with Afa Tualaulelei

9/9/2020
Welcome back Fire knife life Family today we have the awesome Afa . He walks through his college years but also telling us how Polynesian arts influence his teaching style and how Fire knife provided him the tools to push through

Duration:01:07:38

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Ep 26 Breaking Down Barriers in The Fire knife World with Jeri Galeai

9/2/2020
Welcome Back to the Podcast Everyone we stick back to our Fire knife roots with Jeralee Galea’i . Check out her Docuseries on the Polynesian Cultural Center Youtube Page she is a champion on and offstage.

Duration:00:38:24

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EP 25 | Turning Fireknife into a Career with Chief Tui

8/26/2020
Talofa Everyone Today we are with the Fire knife Influencer and Rapper brother Bryan Hinton AKA Chief Tui we talk about our Fire knife inspirations but also what he is doing to change the landscape of the sport heaweeegoooo

Duration:00:59:02

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EP 24 | Teaching Tahitian Dance and Taking It Global with Tehani Robinson

8/20/2020
This episode is filled with amazing inspirational insights of Ori Tahiti and just loving the culture

Duration:01:10:26

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EP 23: Tawsh Lavata'i on Polynesian Identity and Turning Art into a Business

8/13/2020
Welcome to another episode of Fireknife Life Podcast! This week, Rex Tiumalu is speaking with momtrepreneur Tawsh Lavata'i, a talented Polynesian artist who is currently working on turning her art into a successful business. Tune in to hear a great and diverse conversation talking about topics from Polynesian business to identity and family. Cheeehooooo!

Duration:01:27:26

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Ep 22 Building the Future with Marcel Quiroz

8/6/2020
We are back with brother Marcel . Veteran drummer Grammy nominated sound producer super inspiring episode

Duration:01:29:55

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My thoughts on depression and suicide

7/25/2020
My thoughts on suicide and Depression

Duration:00:14:17

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EP 21 Umi Sexton and the True Meaning of Being a Fireknife Champion

7/8/2020
This episode is filled with knowledge on the life of a professional Fire knife Dancer so happy to have one of my idols speak on his experience from Stage to Competition and the differences.

Duration:00:48:58

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EP 20 | Moemoana Schwenke on Breaking Down Walls and Creating Your Own Cultural Identity

7/2/2020
This episode features the lovely she's a trailblazer in the world of women's fireknife dancer. She's danced with various groups such as Te Vaka and Matavai and is a true woman warrior. Listen to the whole thing for advice on being young in a Polynesian dance world full of veterans. Music track: Firebrand Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Duration:01:03:59