They’re chanting, clapping and stomping across the black volcanic sand and grass, creating a human drum beat that reverberates to the core.
It’s like being inside a human heart. At its centre is Australian Nev Hyman who appears slightly overdressed in shorts and a shirt.
Tanna Island villagers, which bore the brunt of Cyclone Pam a year ago, are swirling around him, performing custom choreography and songs of their forebears.
Hyman, a former surfboard maker from the Gold Coast, is in his element copying the steps of a village chief.
