Apec晚宴 夏威夷歌手唱“占领歌”声援占领运动

A popular Hawaiian singer used his performance at a dinner of world leaders hosted by President Barack Obama to voice his support for the 'Occupy' movement.

美国总统奥巴马举办晚宴招待参加APEC峰会的各经济体领导人时，夏威夷当红歌手利用献唱的机会，表达了对“占领”运动的声援。

Makana was enlisted to play a luau（夏威夷式烤野猪宴） , or Hawaiian feast, for members of the Pacific Rim who had gathered in Obama's birthplace Honolulu for an annual summit formulating plans for a Pacific free-trade pact.

During the meal on the resort strip Waikiki Beach, he proudly pulled open his jacket to reveal a T-shirt which read 'Occupy with Aloha' - using the Hawaiian word which include love and peace.

He went on to sing a 45-minute version of his new song We Are The Many, which features the refrain（叠句，副歌） : 'We'll occupy the streets, we'll occupy the courts, we'll occupy the offices of you, till you do the bidding of the many, not the few.'

Makana said the song prompted awkward stares from a few in the audience, but the Obamas appeared too engrossed（专心致志的） with their guests to even notice what was happening.

The attendees may also not have noticed the 'challenging' nature of Makana’s lyrics because the music was so mellow, it was mooted on CNN.

Reports that, halfway through the performance, President Obama yelled 'Play Freebird!' have not been confirmed.

After the performance, Makana, 33, said: 'I was pretty nervous. In fact I was terrified. I kept thinking 'what are the consequences going to be?'

The performance occurred at a dinner on Saturday night for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit participants from 21 economies around the Asia-Pacific, including Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, amid a security lockdown in Waikiki.

As Makana sang, about 400 protesters including anti-globalisation and native Hawaiian rights activists staged a protest march toward the dinner site, but turned back after encountering the smothering（窒息） security.

Makana released the song on the Internet the day before and decided to play it at the behest（命令，请求） of fans, he said.

He sang it 'over and over' for 40 minutes, varying his tempo and delivery to avoid triggering an overt reaction.