29 May 2017

Cook Island music legend lands prestigious award

12:30 pm on 29 May 2017

A music legend in the Cook Islands will be acknowledged at this year's Pacific Music Awards in Auckland.

Brother Love

Photo: Supplied

Rahui Vaka, also known as Brother Love, is the 2017 recipient for the Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award.

Brother Love began his music journey in the early 1990s, promoting Cook Islands music to the world, which led to him being inducted into the Cook Islands Music Hall of Fame in 2014.

The Lifetime Achievement Award acknowledges contributions to New Zealand Pacific music.

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