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The Maori Show Bands Part 1: Music Was A Hunger
Piripi Walker finds out about the musical training which began at home and on the marae, and the early years performing in bands such as the Three Deuces, the Quin Tiki's and the Hi Fives. Video, Audio
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The Maori Show Bands Part 2: Millions of Hours of Happiness
Piripi Walker follows the journeys of show bands like the Maori Volcanics, the Quin Tiki's, and the Hi Fives, in Australia, America and Asia. Audio
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The Maori Show Bands Part 3: I May Sail on Many a Sea
In the final of this series about the Maori showbands we hear highlights of the concert and panel discussion from the launch of the Maori Showbands online exhibition at Te Papa in Wellington in… Audio
The Maori Volcanics. From left to right Nuki Waaka, Tui Teka, Mahora Waaka, Hector Epae and Johnny Nelson, with Gilbert Smith at back. Photo via AudioCulture.
From the 1950s onwards there was a new development in New Zealand popular music.
The Māori Showbands borrowed from many musical forms including traditional Māori waiata, show tunes, rhythm and blues, Hawaiian music, music hall and comedy to created their own genre of live entertainment.
It was a form which would take the predominantly young Māori performers all over the world, and launch the careers of some of New Zealand's best known entertainers.
Produced and presented by Piripi Walker.
More about the Maori Showbands
- Rim D. Paul and the Quin Tikis on the AudioCulture website.
- Māori High Five on the AudioCulture website.
- Prince Tui Teka on the AudioCulture website.