As a lot of people don’t know… there’s a racial identity called ‘Pacific Islander’. Obviously it’s for indigenous people from places like Tahiti, Hawaii, Guam, and New Zealand. Cut a long story short… it’s used for anyone of Melanesian, Micronesia and Polynesian descent. There’s also a term used for their music which is…. you guessed it – ‘Island Songs’.
I always had a thing for Island Songs, ever since I heard this Maori bloke in Yahoo! voice chat singing. It was sweet as pie. Not really sure how to describe the sound – but my attempt would be ‘emotional, happy, and wistful’ kind of sound.
I recently found out about a lady called Tanya Manibusan. An awesome highschool chick with a mad funny accent! Needless to say I’m highly impressed with her singing. I’ve even taken the liberty of pirating the YouTube videos and are bumping them in my car stereo. At 17 years old, this woman is a phenomenal singer of the likes I’ve never seen. Anyways… I’ll let the YouTube videos do the talking.
April 8th, 2009 at 9:50 am
i really liked the songs that u sing love ur tta on ur arm with lots of love ur fan thalia hernandez love u
April 19th, 2009 at 2:28 am
Wow…i love your voice, and the songs you write. I wish i knew you personally as a school friend or something, because you are HOT. The first song i heard (“Fuck Da Bitch”) i was on my friends myspace and not really suposed to be there, so i didn’t have time to listen to the rest of anything, but it stayed in my head the whole time til now. (that was probly two weeks) But ya anyways…i just saw about all your videos posted on youtube, and i love them all. I want to say sorry about your baby, and friends. I bet that was tough. Ummm…i dont think i want to say any thing else…yeah so good luck with everyhing; I LOVE YOU!!! -April Estrada-:)
April 19th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
WAZ UP I JUST WANA SAY I LOVE YOUR SONGS AND YOUR VOICE GOOD LUCK IN LIFE AND EVERY THING U DO !!!!
April 24th, 2009 at 11:50 am
damm i love ur songs so much. they r so true so dont let no one put u down. and ur lookin cute
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:54 am
Tanya Manibusan , you are my idol .
ii love youuu girll .
ii look up to you for everthinggg .
ii have always wanted to get my hair cut like your my my mom want let me , so everythingg ii askk ii show her a picture of youuu .
Youu aree a gorgous younnggg ladyyy ,
withh the most beautifulest voicee ii have ever hearedd
Andd the tattoo on your left hand of a Nautical Star is too cutee , ii loveee ittt .
Please let me know what happen , if you get andd record deal’s or anythinggg .
Contact Me at :
lil.lisamarie@yahoo.com
Love Your Best Fann ,
Lisa Turner ? .
May 12th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Dang gurl u can sing and i like dat your the best singer dat i know but my friend his name is matthew he is a really good singer yup dang i wish sum day i could met you it would be the second best thing dats happened to me the best thing dats happened to me was the blessing of my baby gurl yea i love that gurl and i love you so neva give up no matter wat and i wish u the best in life so if u ever get this hit me up on myspace or on yahoo.com o yea my name is monica yea…. peace out…
May 18th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
heyy teeh i love your songs so much u dnt even kno! i pretty much listen to them every day wen ever i can get a chance….and im really sorry about your friend jeromy i know how you feel 4 real i went through the same thing wen i was 11…im 15 now but i just wanted ta say that i really love you and your songs and dont let anybody ever put you down….good luck in life and ill be supporting you all the way…keep reppin like you do!!! peace
September 7th, 2009 at 7:22 am
the copy of “Blue Darlin’” posted above is a pirated copy for which the original composer, Lessie Lyle, is receiving absolutely no royalties to the estate. this song was not licensed by this artist and it is being performed illegally. i urge all of ms. teeh’s fans to realize this and not become complicit in a conspiracy to defraud the estate. legal action is currently pending and defendants and co-defendants will have to appear before a magistrate in a U.S. Court to answer for ‘theft of copywrited material’, ‘fraud’ and ‘deceptive trade practices’. this is a crime. lawsuits will follow. fair notice has been given.
September 7th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Well, here we are, again, with the mumbo jumbo about who ‘RIGHTFULLY” owns this song. All that legal bull you just wrote, is just that! I don’t know who you are as you do appear..well, not there..You can take all that talk and apply it to whomever decided to record it without a license..you need to check your business before you start encouraging people to go ahead and record without such..check with Sony on who wrote the song and who is getting royalties..WE ARE!! By the way, we are waiting on the royalties check from Chris Isaak..It ought to be a doozy!
September 7th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Uhhhh it seems to me Tanya isn’t making any money at all from this recording, and looks to me like she’s doing it for fun.
It’d be different if she decided to record it for an album but that hasn’t happpened so arguing over the royalties seems pointless to me.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
TEEH I LOVE YOUR VOICE, I CANT GET TIRED OF LESTENING TO YOUR SONGS.I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR CAREER. LOVE YOU GIRL.
LOTS OF HUGS AND KISSES? =)
November 26th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
ohh goD!!!!
sooooo sexyyy (drools)..and that voice!
woow talk about an angel <3
i love you tanya and i hope all the best to you
LOTS of hugs and kisses
lmao..
melissa k
February 18th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
damn girl ur really really gud!! i love ur music whens the album coming out? i want to own a copy
February 20th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
i luv all of ur song Tanya it just amazing like for reals i luv all of ur song der just amazing and it related to real life and it related to ur life as well soo yeh and itz like amazing and if u have an album coming out i want a copy i sure would want one of each of ur album copy and its my dream to meet u in person!!!
luv ur song soo much.
Luv,
Wallulah Sifuentes
February 25th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Ok I wanna start off by saying most of these ppl on here talkn bout u commiting fraud there all stupid anyways Omg I love ur voice u sing good I love ur song mommys lullaby that song just gets 2 me even tho I have a lil girl but I still love it
wish u luck in life <3
March 9th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
man. I love your voice! you are such a great singer! i really admire you [:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:17 am
i soooo love every thing about yo songs an men you r sooo fucken good at singing…=]
April 6th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Tanya Manibusan , you are my idol .
ii love youuu girll .
ii look up to you for everthinggg .
ii have always wanted to get my hair cut my haur like yours , so everythingg ii askk ii show her a picture of youuu .
Youu aree a gorgous younnggg ladyyy ,
withh the most beautifulest voicee ii have ever hearedd
Andd the tattoo on your left hand of a Nautical Star is too cutee , ii loveee ittt .
Please let me know what happen , if you get andd record deal’s or anythinggg .
Contact Me at :
veronicaramirez6252@yahoo.com
i so freaken what to see u in person
by the way my race is salvadorean, guatemala and i was born in united states im also part of mexico just half
April 6th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
WELL FIRST OF ALL I LOVE THE SONG “FUCK THAT BITCH” FOR THE REASON THAT SOME GIRL NAME LIKE YOU HURT MY HEART SHE JUST WENT OUT WITH ME BECAUSE I’M A LESBIAN. WHEN I HEAR THAT SONG IT JUST POPS UR NAME UP IN MY HEAD AND SAY MY DREAM IS TO KNOW YOU IN REAL LIFE I JUST LOVE YOU AND I AM ALWAY GOING TO HAVE YOU IN MY HEART NO MATTER WAT HAPPENS
April 7th, 2010 at 10:15 am
this is one of the song that i did in spanish but i alway thought that i could never make up a song i made this song just for you “Tanya Teeh”
Si quieres volver yo te esperare por favor no te vallas de mi
De mi vida amor
Yo se que no tiene que aver escusas
Por este dolor que te deje en el corazon
Pero si quieres estoy dispuesto para que regreses hoy
Para que regreses hoy
Es que no puedo mas estar solo sin tu amor
Nadie me comprende como tu
Es que no puedo mas estar solo sin tu amor
Nadie me comprende como tu
(Y nadie me cromprende chiqitita)
Es que un tiempo atras que yo espere una respuesta a tu amor
Pero no resulto pero si quieres estoy dispuesto pero que regreses hoy para que regreses hoy
Es que no puedo mas estar solo sin tu amor
Nadie me comprende como tu
Es que no puedo mas estar solo sin tu amor
(Porque si tu supieras cuanto te quiero estarias con migo ahora y siempre
Nadie me comprende como tu como tu I love you)