Vika and Linda : Princess Tabu (1996)

I first heard of Tonga at high school when a boy had a fame for having radio contact with someone from every country in the world. Do you know what’s a radio contact? It’s the pre-historic, analog version of Messenger. He reportedly had a contact with a guy from the island of Tonga, who stated he was the king of that country. Looking at the globe, the island looked distant and small enough that it sounded realistic. If you sent radio signs to that country, asking for a reply, there’s a chance that the person responding would be the King himself. Thanks for this, when years later, my friend , singer and Australian embassy worker Marie Louise Hill introduced me the music of this duo, their homeland sounded familiar to me. The girls were beautiful and exotic, and I was keen to hear some trad aboriginal music from them. But they were much more. Backed by songwriter Paul Kelly, they delivered a pleasant mix of classic rock, blues, country and reggae, with a local flavor, and simple but deep lyrics, performed with passion and a lovely accent. I’m a fan, ever since.. You know Aussie rock is one of the finest in the world - Think about Nick Cave, INXS, ACaDaCa, or even Mick Jagger’s half Australian - but I still may be the only Vika and Linda fan in Europe. Their Parting Song is one of my favorite song of all times, I know it by heart. Thanks, Mars!

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