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The Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui: [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i], Spanish: [ˈrapa ˈnu.i]) are the indigenous Polynesian peoples of Easter Island.The easternmost Polynesian culture, the descendants of the original people of Easter Island make up about 60% of the current Easter Island population and have a significant portion of their population residing in mainland Chile.
The Rapa Nui used an ancient stone aerophone called the Pu o Hiro (Trumpet of Hiro) for fertility rituals and to call the Polynesian god of rain Hiro. [1] By blowing through the main hole it emits a deep Trumpet sound. [1] During droughts, the Ariki Paka (nobles) would dress in ceremonial clothing and pray for rainfall. [1]
In 2012, Teave founded the Easter Island Music School, the island's first music school, teaching piano, cello, ukulele, and violin. [2] [4] [5] She and her husband, Enrique Icka, manage the NGO Toki Rapa Nui, which helps sponsor the school. [6] In 2020, producer and filmmaker John Forsen released a documentary, Song of Rapa Nui, about Teave. [7]
Matato’a is a musical and dance group from Easter Island (Rapa Nui). It is one of the most famous bands from the island. [1] Matato'a was founded in 1996 by Kevamatato’a Atan. [2] It was in 1998 that they adopted the name of Matato'a, which means 'warrior' or 'guardian'. They played all over Chile in the same year.
The literate ruling classes of the Rapa Nui people (including the royal family and the religious caste) and the majority of the island's population were kidnapped or killed in the slave raids. Most of those taken died after only one or two years in captivity from harsh working conditions and European diseases.
The first single from Notes on a Conditional Form, which arrives in February 2020
Lynn Rapu Tuki (born 1969), head-teacher, promotes the arts and traditions of the Rapa Nui People. Marta Hotus Tuki (born 1969), governor (2014–2015) Jacobo Hey Paoa, first Rapa Nui male to earn a law degree and become an attorney; Luz Zasso Paoa (born 1972), a Rapa Nui politician, mayor of Easter Island, 2008–2012.
At that time, the Rapa Nui population reached alarming numbers. In a census carried out by the Chilean corvette Abtao in 1892, there were only 101 Rapa Nui alive, of which only 12 were adult men. The Rapa Nui ethnic group, along with their culture, was at its closest point to extinction. [39]