RNZ reports the University of the South Pacific's choir, Pasifika Voices, secured a contract to sing on the soundtrack for the film Moana - a musical fantasy that follows a young navigator's journey across the South Pacific to find a fabled island.
The head of performing arts at the university, Igelese Ete, said Pasifika students have natural musical talent but lack theoretical skills because music is considered an extra-curricular activity.
He said theoretical knowledge would help students turn their talent into a career.
