Sakiusa Bulicokocoko

Sakiusa Bulicokocoko
Born	1950 or 1951 Namara, Tailevu, Fiji
Died	August 2007 Hawaii

Sakiusa Bulicokocoko (born 1950 or 1951 in Namara, Tailevu, Fiji; died August 2007 in Hawaii[1]) was a Fijian musician.

The Fiji Times described him as a "legendary musician [...] whose rendition of Fijian classics such as "Veibogi kece", "Lewa lei lewa" and "Isa Lei" endeared him to many generations".[1] The government of the Solomon Islands has referred to him as "Fiji's most famous entertainer and musician", and credits him with turning Solomon Islands' "national song" "Walkabout long Chinatown" into an "international hit" by "transform[ing] it from a laid-back island country tune to a rock-and-roll number".[2]

Bulicokocoko was partially blind.[1]

References

1. "Hundreds farewell 'Skiu' the entertainer, the legend", Fiji Times, September 5, 2007
2. Wickham, Ashley (2010-04-25). ""Wakabauti long Chinatown" | The song, the composers, the storyline". Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Solomon Islands. Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2021-03-12.