When the English music invasion came about, Michael turned his interests toward the music and dance of Tahiti, forming a top level Tahitian Dance Company with the cream of the crop in dancers and musicians from Tahiti. As leader of this young dynamic troupe of dancers and musicians rightly named, “The Tahitians”, he endlessly toured the USA, Canada and Caribbean. He holds the reputation as having the only Tahitian Dance troupe ever to consistently appear in the major hotels of Las Vegas. For 20 years Michael Faye represented Tahiti and her Islands through the Tahiti Tourism Office and the carrier of the epoch, UTA French Airlines.

He moved to Tahiti in 1993 and joined one of the finest local Tahitian Dance Groups, playing the traditional Tahitian percussion instruments, guitar and singing the Polynesian chants and songs. Once again, Faye formed his own Tahitian dance group using the top dancers and drummers. He holds the title to this day as the only outsider not of Tahitian ancestry to play the Tahitian instruments and lead a dance group in Tahiti.

Tahiti’s public discovered Michael Faye, the powerful rock guitarist and singer, the night John Gabilou, Tahiti’s most famous recording artist, celebrated his 30 year carrier at a concert before 3000 spectators. Gabilou made Faye his honored guest during the concert. It was an unforgettable evening for a public astounded by the guitarist’s dexterity.

From then on Michael Faye was known as “La Guitare Americaine”. The title given to him by the French Press, Michael has since given several concerts in Tahiti and has never had anything less than capacity crowds. A whole new generation now is experiencing the pulsating sounds of Michael Faye, Rock, pure and hard.

Never ending in the magical force that inspires all true artists, he recorded a CD incorporating the traditional Tahitian rhythms and chants with his trademark staccato guitar that became a number 1 seller in French Polynesia and is currently a much sought after item in Europe. In 1999, his concert “exceptionnel”, sponsored by Coca-Cola, Air New Zealand and Radio One, earned him reviews by the French press such as, “A rocker of great talent” and “A one of a kind artist” These kinds of press reviews resulted in local television specials as “Pretetei” and Studio 5. His video clip of the title hit song, “I’m Local”, with it’s humoristic touch, won Michael the award for best music clip of the year 2000.