(New Zealand) Tiki Taane first came to prominence in the pop scene as the front man for the New Zealand reggae band Salmonella Dub. He has a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and now steers his way with his own Tikidub Productions. "Tangaroa God of the Sea" is from his solo venture "Past, Present, Future." Taane is from the Ngati Maniapoto tribe of Aotearoa New Zealand, and he co-authored the song with his father Uekaha Taane Tinorau, who recorded the chant that brought forth the rest of the production. The video and song were inspired by the 2004 Tsunami. Taane felt the anger of the sea, and started to question man's place in the face of the primal power of the ocean. "I started asking a lot of questions about the world, our environment and about myself. I really felt the anger and rage Tangaroa had towards mankind as we have shown no respect for the ocean and its inhabitants, and for this I feel sad and ashamed. I wanted to write a piece of music that embodied that aggression and power, something that could be felt on many levels."
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