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te haka tēnā!, te wana, taku ihi e, pupuritia!
nā tā Tīmoti Kāretu.
xix, 170 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
illustrations (some colour), portraits.
Summary: Sir Tīmoti Kāretu is one of the country's chief exponents of te reo Māori - from leading the Māori Language Commission to producing a new generation of language experts through his teaching at Te Panekiretanga o te Reo Māori. He is also an unrivalled creator of waiata and haka, composing songs and judging at Te Matatini and other events. In this book, Sir Tīmoti shares his extensive experience in the artforms of haka and waiata - from Māori songs of the two world wars to the rise of kapa haka competitions, from love songs to action songs, from Sir Apirana Ngata to Te Puea Hērangi, and from Te Matatini to contemporary hui on marae. Throughout the book, he draws on exemplars of Māori song and haka, explaining form and meanings, maintaining his stance that Lyric is Paramount!
Kotahi rau pukapuka ;
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