Girls playing traditional games in Vava’u, Tonga (mirrored from Wikipedia)

Many years ago when I performed a juggling show round the world, I heard rumours of a South Pacific island where all the women were jugglers of exceptional skill. Initially, I considered the story to be a kind of urban legend amongst the juggling diaspora, but the exoticism and allure of the idea of Pacific islands inhabited by juggling women remained with me.

 

 Hiko Counting Song [2:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

My friends Miles and Piers made this little ditty for my birthday last year. Finally, I’m able to post it on my birthday. Thanks chaps! This is also my first podcast from this site. There’s now a podcast category on this blog — subscribe to it with the following link: Just copy and paste into your iTunes podcast subscription dialog box, and away you go!

 

 my birthday song [0:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download