From the little sugar city of Lautoka
in Fiji
comes one of the Pacific's most influential recording artists. & that sugar
is surely in his voice. When I listen to Daniel Rae, I can’t help thinking he
may be the lost Bee Gee. Since the 1970s Daniel Rae Costello has been
entertaining the Pacific rim with his own
style of music he likes to call ‘Aqualypso’. Blending African, Island, calypso, latin, & reggae rhythms, his music
has touched the hearts of countless Pacific Islanders.
Daniel was born in Suva, Fiji
in 1961 to Jessie Rae & Dan Costello. He was brought up in cattle country
of Tavua & Yaqara. He moved to Lautoka when
he was 5 & went to school at St.
Thomas' Primary. He started his first band while still in 7th grade called The Fleet Swingers.
His younger brother Vince was the lead singer & keyboard player, Mani
Rounds on bass, George Moore (still in Daniel's band today) on drums & Daniel on
guitar.
In 1979 Daniel recorded his first solo album called Tropical
Sunset. A year later, his album, Lania
was released. It was a huge success in Fiji & around the Pacific. He
later started his own Studio & Production Suite called Tango Sound
Productions & recorded his first big hit album, Samba. Since 1978, he has recorded more than 30 albums. He
is now one of the most accomplished songwriter, composer, arranger, audio engineer,
vocalist, musician, & producer in the Pacific region.
Daniel Rae Costello – His Greatest Hits, Tango, 2010.
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Tracklist –
Cry an Ocean
Kosrae
Island
Everybody’s Fool
Stop Your Fussin’
Be Good to Me
Pacifica
Samba (live)
The Bula Way
Tequila Nights
Walk into My Life
Enjoy,
NØ
The beat goes on.
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ReplyDeleteHey, any way to get hold of earlier Albums - Tropical Sunset (1978) and Lania (1980)?
ReplyDeletedon't happen to have either. sorry.
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