A song sung entirely in te reo Maori was the clip Kiwis watched the most on YouTube this year. The song Wairua by Maimoa Music topped the site's local viewing chart for 2017, taking the number one ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In 1984 New Zealand, one small but revolutionary and rather catchy Maori song outsold Michael Jackson's Thriller to become the biggest ...
Tearepa Kahi’s documentary examines the phenomenon of "Poi E," the mega hit that outsold Michael Jackson and turned Maori singer Dalvanius Prime into a Kiwi superstar. By Pip Bulbeck Who knew that ...
It wouldn't be Paepae in the Park without a performance by the Patea Maori Club. PHOTO/ FILE Who could forget Poi E, the Maori song that was New Zealand's number one for four weeks in 1984 and reached ...
The Patea Maori Club are coming from Taranaki to run a workshop at the Corban Estate Arts Centre Matariki Festival. They will teach participants to sing their iconic song, POI E, to promote a revival ...
Tearepa Kahi has taken Poi E to the world. On Sunday, he brought it home. Kahi 's movie Poi E the story of our song premiered at the New Zealand Film Festival in Auckland on July 14. Last night, it ...
In 1984 a Maori language song got to number one in New Zealand for the first time. The song Poi E remained top of the pops for four weeks. It reinvigorated the Maori language and changed the way they ...
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