Author, poet, storyteller, playwright, producer, musician, songwriter, artist and festival organiser, Marcel Meltherorong, or Mars Melto, as he is known in Melanesia, is a leading figure on Vanuatu's cultural scene.
His first band, XX Squad, became the area's most successful band with its mix of socio-political commentary and Pacific roots and reggae rhythms and his latest project Kalja Riddim Klan (KRK) blends indigenous instruments with modern technology to create a vibrant musical backdrop for his poetic examinations of contemporary issues.