Vanuatu's Tio performing at WOMAD 2024 in New Plymouth. Photo: RNZ / Elliott Childs
Tio is a Multi instrumentalist from Vanautu who draws on reggae, folk, the tam tam wooden slit drum, violin, ukulele to shape his distinctive sounds.
Along with a childhood enriched in traditional stories and customs he sings in both English and his native language of Ambrym known as Daakaka in in Vanuatu.
Listen to his intimate and captivating performance on the Dell stage at WOMAD 2024 in Ngamotu, New Plymouth.
This concert was recorded and mixed by RNZ Audio engineer Will Saunders.
