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He also manages the reggae band Sunshiners that is made up of ex-members of Mister Gang. Members are mainly from Vanuatu . Some members of Mister Gang were recording with Tryo and that's where they met Bibou, who convinced them to launch Sunshiners.
The cuisine of Vanuatu ( Bislama: aelan kakae, lit. 'island food') incorporates fish, root vegetables such as taro and yams, fruits, and vegetables. [ 1] Most island families grow food in their gardens, and food shortages are rare. [ 1] Papayas, pineapples, mangoes, plantains, and sweet potatoes are abundant through much of the year. [ 1]
Vanuatu (English: / ˌ v ɑː n u ˈ ɑː t uː / ⓘ VAH-noo-AH-too or / v æ n ˈ w ɑː t uː / van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean.
Chief Roi Mata’s Domain is the first site to be inscribed in Vanuatu. It consists of three early 17th century AD sites on the islands of Efate, Lelepa and Artok associated with the life and death of the last paramount chief, or Roi Mata, of what is now Central Vanuatu. The property includes Roi Mata’s residence, the site of his death and ...
James Cook landing at Tanna island, c. 1774. The Vanuatu group of islands first had contact with Europeans in 1606, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, sailing for the Spanish Crown, arrived on the largest island and called the group of islands La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo or "The Southern Land of the Holy Spirit", believing he had arrived in Terra Australis or Australia.
Pentecost Island. / 15.76056°S 168.18972°E / -15.76056; 168.18972. Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu . It lies 190 kilometres (120 mi) due north of capital Port Vila. Pentecost Island is known as Pentecôte in French and Pentekos in Bislama.
Vanuatu culture retains a strong diversity through local regional variations and through foreign influence. Vanuatu may be divided into three major cultural regions. In the north, wealth is established by how much one can give away, through a system of grade-taking. Pigs, particularly those with rounded tusks, are considered a symbol of wealth ...
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