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Mervyn McLean, in "Traditional Songs of the Maori", first notated the microtonality in a significant number of mōteatea in 1975. [ 1 ] [ need quotation to verify ] Ngā Mōteatea , [ 2 ] collected by Sir Āpirana Ngata (1874-1950), is an important collection of traditional song lyrics.
"Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi", or "Tūtira Mai", is a New Zealand Māori folk song (or waiata) written in the 1950s by Canon Wiremu Te Tau Huata. The song became popular after being selected by New Zealand's Ministry of Education for inclusion in schoolbooks. [1]
tamariki: children; tohunga: priest (in Māori use, an expert or highly skilled person) tūrangawaewae: one's own turf, "a place to stand" tutū: to be rebellious, stirred up, mischievous [18] Used in New Zealand English to mean "fidget" or "fiddle" e.g. "Don't tutū with that!" urupā: burial ground; utu: revenge (in Māori, payment, response ...
Maori Songs is a traditional album released by New Zealand opera diva, Kiri Te Kanawa in 1999 to celebrate the new millennium. Maori Songs was recorded at Revolver Studios & NO 2 Studio, Abbey Rd. Track listing
Waiata / Anthems is compilation album by New Zealand artists, whereby they re-record previous songs from English to Māori language. It was released in New Zealand 6 September 2019 and it debuted at number 1 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart .
Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Waiata (Māori)
The action song (waiata-ā-ringa) largely developed in the early 20th century. [ 20 ] [ need quotation to verify ] Māori also gravitated towards Hawaiian music from artists like Ernest Kaʻai and David Lucla Kaili that toured New Zealand in the 1900s to 1920s, leading the adoption of steel guitars pioneered by Eruera Mati Hita.
Pōnika wrote waiata (songs) in both te reo Māori (the Māori language) and English. [5] She could not read sheet music. [6] [2] Popular waiata (songs) composed by Pōnika include "Aku Mahi", "Kua Rongorongo" and "E Rona E". [6] Her song "Tōia Mai Rā" won a national New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) award in 1966 for best action song.