Tiki and Caribbean. Can they be mixed? - General Tiki

K Kaiwaza Tiki Socialite Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Joined: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 563	K Kaiwaza Posted posted on Sat, Feb 5, 2005 12:47 PM While I don't have any Carribbean stuff amongst my tiki music and paraphanila, I myseft don't see a problem with mixing them up. I mean, much of "oriental" and Indonesian type items associated with tiki certainly aren't Polynesian, but absolutely mix in. To me, the idea behind "tiki" has never been authenticity (Martin Denny authentically Hawaiian music?..plu-leaze), but is more of a tongue-in-check romance with "distant, exotic lands", whether they be Easter Island, Krakatoa, Mauritius, Barbados, or Santa Catalina..the geographic confussion is part of the charm to me. I remember the Miss Universe Pageant used to introduce the contestants in geographic groups and they had a category called "The Islands"..which included everyone from Miss Tahiti to Miss Bahamas..they even threw in Miss Belize, which was quite interesting..hehe.

While I don't have any Carribbean stuff amongst my tiki music and paraphanila, I myseft don't see a problem with mixing them up. I mean, much of "oriental" and Indonesian type items associated with tiki certainly aren't Polynesian, but absolutely mix in. To me, the idea behind "tiki" has never been authenticity (Martin Denny authentically Hawaiian music?..plu-leaze), but is more of a tongue-in-check romance with "distant, exotic lands", whether they be Easter Island, Krakatoa, Mauritius, Barbados, or Santa Catalina..the geographic confussion is part of the charm to me.
I remember the Miss Universe Pageant used to introduce the contestants in geographic groups and they had a category called "The Islands"..which included everyone from Miss Tahiti to Miss Bahamas..they even threw in Miss Belize, which was quite interesting..hehe.

Post #139608 by Kaiwaza on Sat, Feb 5, 2005 12:47 PM