International travel: Solomon Airlines has proudly supported the 2007 Australian Tour and the Narasirato Pan Pipers Association Committee sincerely thank them for this support. The Commonwealth Foundation has funded the cultural exchange by Narasirato's Musical Director, Donation Manuasi.

CD recording project:

Naratana Hiona (Cry of the Ancestors)

The recording of Naratana Hiona was generously supported by:

• Yoshi and Derya Sato, with the generous loan of their generator during the Oterama recording sessions. Thank you
• Peter Grandison, who donated skills and time at his Shanghai Twang recording studio to mix and master the recording
• Peter Keelan, who went to Oterama and recorded and mixed the album
• John Maneniaru and family, who took care of the group while they were in Honiara to finalise the recording at the SIBC Studios

Are'are Traditional Music recording
Repeter Narasirato Remix album
NEW Contemporary Recording (all to be released in 2010)

Albert Hauhere

Thank you to:

• Albert Hauhere for the loan of a generator
• Peter Keelan for onsite reecording in Oterama and at SIBC Studios in Honiara, and post-recording mixing
• Peter Grandison, Shanghai Twang recording studios for mastering the final recordings

Graphic designer Cecile Williams

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Web page project:

All aspects of this web page were generously donated

• Graphics by Nic Duncan (artycool imagery)
• Geoff Prince and Kaye Stott are the webmasters
• photographs by Nic Duncan, Simon Neville, Peter Pal, Cecile Williams and Peter Keelan
• information collated and written by Peter Keelan

Our grateful thanks for the support, to create this web page, from all of the Narasirato musicians.

Photographers:

Nic Duncan and Simon Neville

Narasirato would like to greatly thank the following photographers, who have given us their wonderful photos to use for our press and personal requirements.

• Peter Pal
• Nic Duncan
• Cecile Williams
• Peter Keelan
• Bill Poon

School books project:

Our sincere gratitude to:

• Christina McGuiness
• Cooktown Library Manager
• the wonderful community of Cooktown, Queensland
• the teachers, parents and students at Kin Kin State School, with special thanks to Michael John Munday, for sending books, pens, rulers, erasers and assorted educational supplies to the students at Oterama
• Nic Duncan and Jeremy Jongsma
• Peter Keelan who instigated the project

As a result of this project, four suitcases of books have been collected and presented to a delighted school headmaster and his students.

John Maneniaru (left) and John Bosco

Narasirato Pan Pipers Association

Our aspiration is just to revive and maintain our culture, assist our youth, address poverty alleviation and life sustenance in the rural Are'are.

Committee members (President) and are working together with both Oterama Village committee and Honiara members to support the pursuits and plans of the Narasirato musicians.

Additional supporters

The Narasirato Are'are Panpipers wish to sincerely thank and acknowledge:

Mr. Isaac Houmawai (from Palasu'u village on South Malaita), the founder of Au Rokoau (contemporary panpipe); Mr. Mathew Houaisuta, the founder of Narasirato Are'are Panpipe Cultural Association in 1991 in Honiara; the wonderful people of Oterama village for their support of the ensemble and for taking loving care of Mr. Peter Keelan at their beautiful Oterama village; Mr. John Bosco Houanihau, the president of the ensemble's committee for his tireless support for the group; and Mr. John and Mrs. Matilda Maneniaru as committee members and for providing accommodation and logistics for the ensemble.