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Tiki culture is a 20th-century theme used in Polynesian-style restaurants, clubs originally in the United States and then, to a lesser degree, around the world. Although inspired in part by Tiki carvings and mythology, the connection is loose and stylistic, being an American kitsch form and not a Polynesian fine art form. Soon after World War II came the integration of the idea into music by artists like Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman, and Martin Denny, who blended the Tiki idea through jazz augmented with Polynesian, Asian, and Latin instruments and "tropical" themes creating t… read more
Tiki culture is a 20th-century theme used in Polynesian-style restaurants, clubs originally in the United States and then, to a lesser degree, around the world. Although inspired in part by Tiki carvings and mythology, the connection is loose and stylistic, being an American kitsch form and n… read more
Tiki culture is a 20th-century theme used in Polynesian-style restaurants, clubs originally in the United States and then, to a lesser degree, around the world. Although inspired in part by Tiki carvings and mythology, the connection is loose and stylistic, being an American kitsch form and not a Polynesian fine art form. Soon after World War II came the integrat… read more

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  1. Image for 'Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys'

    Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys

    15,023 listeners

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    Creepxotica

    2,040 listeners

  3. Image for 'Paul Page'

    Paul Page

    1,164 listeners

  4. Image for 'Miles Corbin'

    Miles Corbin

    1,580 listeners

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    Milt Raskin & His Exotic Percussion…

    1,088 listeners

  6. Image for 'I Belli Di Waikiki'

    I Belli Di Waikiki

    292 listeners

  7. Image for 'Randy Carlos'

    Randy Carlos

    738 listeners

  8. Image for 'The Exotic Guitars'

    The Exotic Guitars

    193 listeners

  9. Image for 'Clebanoff'

    Clebanoff

    134 listeners

  10. Image for 'Marty Wilson'

    Marty Wilson

    350 listeners

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1 Play track The Enchanted Sea Martin Denny
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2 Play track Black Orchid Cal Tjader
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3 Play track Full Moon Eden Ahbez
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4 Play track Tiki God The Presidents of the United States of America
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5 Play track Longview Richard Cheese
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6 Play track Spy vs. Spy Combustible Edison
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7 Play track Caravan Arthur Lyman
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8 Play track Victoria's Secret Quiet Village
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9 Play track Yellow Bird Arthur Lyman
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10 Play track Eden's Island Eden Ahbez
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    Voodoo!

    Robert Drasnin 18,438 listeners

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  2. Image for 'Tiki For The Atomic Age'

    Tiki For The Atomic Age

    Kava Kon 12,801 listeners

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  3. Image for 'StereoExotique'

    StereoExotique

    The Tikiyaki Orchestra 3,433 listeners

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  4. Image for 'Ultra-Lounge / Tiki Sampler'

    Ultra-Lounge / Tiki Sampler

    Various Artists 15,800 listeners

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  5. Image for 'Dance of the Virgins'

    Dance of the Virgins

    Martini Kings 4,148 listeners

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    Surf

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