Oceania Biography
What Enigma did for Gregorian chanting and Deep Forest did for African Pygmy song, New Zealand's Oceania does for traditional Maori music. The group is centered around vocalist/composer Hinewehi Mohi and producer/arranger/composer Jaz Coleman (originally of the industrial/punk/metal band...
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