Mana Ma’ Ohi: Song from Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Matato’a is a group from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) that combines both modern and traditional elements in their music and performance, including traditional body painting called ‘takona.’ The group’s name means “The Watchful Eye of the Warrior.”
Mana Ma’Ohi (Mana of the Pacific) refers to ‘Mana’ or “the power of the spirit” that dwells within all creatures and objects, an important concept of belief in Pacific cultures. The lyric translation reveals it:
“Walking through life, people of Ma’Ohi. I feel the Mana everywhere.
Mana in the sky, Mana in the wind, Mana in the sea
Mana in the land, Mana in the people, Mana in nature
Feel how it enter your body.”
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