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The Dvd of Tiki Vol. 1- Paradise Lost

The Dvd of Tiki Vol. 1- Paradise Lost

The rise and fall of backyard Polynesia

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Documentary

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Armchair traveling to the most exotic chapter of American pop culture! Come fly with us and relive the rise and fall of polynesian pop. Be there. See the places and the people. Hear the stories from eye witnesses and real tiki aficionados like Martin Denny, Leroy Schmaltz & Bob van Oosting, Eric Askew, the Bali Hai Boys, Sven Kirsten, Otto von Stroheim, Shag, Beachbum Berry and many more. The DVD OF TIKI, Vol. I “Paradise Lost” explores the origins of the myth of the Souths Seas paradise and follows a nation on their transition from the puritan 1950s to the sexual revolution of the 70s. The Sixties, the heyday of Tiki offered wild island lifestyle with exotic sounds and intoxicating concoctions without endangering the given moral and social rules at that time.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

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Release Date

22 July 2012

Country

Cast

Martin Denny

Martin Denny

Leroy Schmaltz

Leroy Schmaltz

Bob van Oosting

Bob van Oosting

Sven Kirsten

Sven Kirsten

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