Eddie Lund and His Tahitians

Eddie Lund and His Tahitians were a Tahitian music band led by Eddie Lund in the 1950s and 1960s. They were very popular with the style of music played back then which was a lively Tahitian style of music.

Eddie Lund and His Tahitians
Origin	Tahiti
Labels	ABC-Paramount, Tahiti Records
Associated acts	Eddie Lund
Past members	Eddie Lund

It was reported in Billboard magazine 30 June 1958 that the only Tahitian music heard in New York was Eddie Lund's music. He wanted to stop the American distribution side of it as he wanted his music to remain a tourist attraction.[1]

Eddie Lund has been referred to as the Irving Berlin of Island music [2] and the father of modern Tahitian folk music.[3]

Discography

• Rendezvous In Tahiti, (1954) Decca Records 8189
• I Remember Tahiti, Tahiti Records EL 1005
• Tahitian Paradise (1963) ABC-Paramount

References

1. Billboard 30 Jun 1958 Google Books
2. "Michael H. Goldsen and the Hawaiian Music he Published". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
3. "Eddie Lund - A Short Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-05-02.

External links

• "Eddie Lund And His Tahitians - I Remember Tahiti," Wax.fm