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Māori Music
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BOOKS
Books about Māori music are shelved at 788.98.
However there are also other sections where much relevant material will be found including 993.101 (various iwi histories), 796.13 (haka), and 784.2 (music words).
 | Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi : an extraordinary life, by Tania Ka'ai. (2008) A biography of Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi, a loved and respected Māori leader who was born on the cusp of te ao kōhatu (the old Māori world) and the beginning of some significant changes in contemporary Māori society and who utilised knowledge from both worlds throughout her entire life. ...This book is a celebration of Ngoi's life through the testimonies of many people who knew her using their own words. The bilingual text allows people to come to know what a truly remarkable kōka (mother figure) she was to so many people in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Includes a CD of music composed by Ngoi. |
 | Maori music, Mervyn McLean. (1996) McLean went all over New Zealand with a tape recorder in the 1950s and recorded nearly a thousand songs which then formed the basis of his analysis and research as associate professor of Ethnomusicology at the Archive of Maori and Pacific Music at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. (480 pages.) See also the author's An annotated bibliography of Oceanic music... |
 | Nga tau rere = An anthology of ancient Maori poetry , chosen by David Simmons and Merimeri Penfold ; translated and with annotations by David Simmons. (2003) Contains poems from Sir George Grey’s Nga Moteatea (see below) that the compilers Simmons and Penfold consider good examples of the use of the language and the literary qualities that language makes possible. This book includes, among many different forms, nga waiata tangi (laments), oriori or popo (lullabies), nga patere or kaioraora (poi songs), nga waiata aroha (love songs), pao and ruri (short, spontaneous songs) and karakia (ritualistic chants). |
 | Nga moteatea, he mea kohikohi na Sir Apirana Ngata. (2004) Notes: A selection of annotated tribal songs of the Maori with English translations. Part 1 includes 2 compact discs of waiata drawn from the Archive of Maori and Pacific Music at the University of Auckland. He maramara rere no nga waka maha = Scattered pieces from many canoe areas. |
 | Traditional songs of the Maori, compiled by Mervyn McLean and Margaret Orbell. (1975, 2004) These songs in many different styles embody the fundamental values of traditional Maori culture and form a vital part of marae tikanga. Most common song types are represented: laments, love songs, war chants, songs of welcome, face-saving songs and witty occasional songs. Major reference source. The latest edition is accompanied by CDs. |
 | Tō Tātau Waka : in Search of Māori Music, 1958-1979, by Mervyn McLean. Leading ethnomusicologist at Auckland University, Mervyn McLean, tells the story of his fieldwork recording waiata and other traditional Maori songs over a span of more than 20 years.
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 | Waiata : Maori songs in history, by Margaret Orbell. In this anthology Orbell places waiata of the nineteenth century in their social and political setting, conveying the poets' responses to their people's trauma. The skill of the composers - their use of imagery, rhythm and symbolism, and the profound knowledge they convey - is revealed.
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 | Showband! : Mahora and the Maori Volcanics, by Mahora Peters with James George. This engaging recollection of the glitz and glamour of life on the road in the 60s and 70s captures the heyday of the showband phenomenon. Add to the story a wonderful collection of photos and a bonus CD: Showband! is sure to be a big hit. (Huia Books) |
 | Kāti au i konei : a collection of songs from Ngāti Toa, compiled by Te Ahukaramu Charles Royal. Contains a collection of 15 Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Raukawa songs composed in the classical waiata tawhito tradition, many written during the great migrations or influenced by them. They sit alongside photos, genealogical tables and historical information on the waiata and their composers. |
 | Songs of a kaumatua , sung by Kino Hughes ; compiled by Margaret Orbell and Mervyn McLean. Sixty traditional Maori songs of Tuhoe sung by kaumatua Kino Hughes are presented in this book and CD collection. The text of each song is given in both English and Maori along with a musical transcription. |
Weavers of song : Polynesian music and dance, by Mervyn McLean. (1999)
Taonga puoro = Singing treasures : the musical instruments of the Maori, by Brian Flintoff.
A century of Maori song : a collection of words and music for 56 traditional and contemporary Maori songs of 20th century.
56 easy to play arrangements for organs, pianos, electronic keyboards, melody instruments, guitar or vocals.
He nguru, he koauau : a user's guide to Maori flutes, by Mark Dashper.
Te ara puoro : Maori musical creativity.
Enhanced CD contains a film of a conference on moteatea, Maori song poetry, held at Waikato University in 1998.
He waiata onamata - songs from the past, by contributors, Ngamaru Raerino, Charles Royal, Margaret Orbell ... {et al.} ; text editor, Maria Simpson.
Maori poetry : the singing word, by Barry Mitcalfe. (1974)
Polynesian literature : Maori poetry (Waiata and Tangi), edited by Johannes C. Andersen.
Waiata mai : 35 Maori songs, by Kare Rapata Leathem.
COMPACT DISCS
Maori music on CD Quicksearch.
 | Puhake ki te rangi, by Gillian Whitehead. Performers : Richard Nunns, te taonga pūoro (i.e. traditional instruments) ; New Zealand String Quartet ; Alexa Still, flute ; Tuhonohono ; Aroha Yates-Smith, voice. "In 1989, I heard for the first time, in a presentation given by Richard Nunns, the sounds of the taonga puoro (singing treasures), which spoke to me very strongly of the spirituality of my Maori heritage. I began working with these instruments several years later, and I have found myself drawn to explore in my own language the world of sound that might have surrounded pre-European Maori...." Gillian Whitehead (on www.atoll.co.nz) |
 | Ake, ake, kia kaha e! : songs of the New Zealand 28 (Maori) Battalion. Radio New Zealand/Nga Taonga Korero recordings of the Battalion while it was in North Africa and southern Italy. There are spoken messages, situation reports, concert medleys aimed at tribal areas from which the men were drawn, a song of remembrance by Pacific Island members, and a previously undiscovered message from Princess Te Puea Herangi at a farewell concert in New Zealand. |
 | Puāwai, by Hinemoa Baker. In PUAWAI, Hinemoana expresses her many languages - from te reo Maori to rhythmic scat to the language of literature. While none of her songs become traditional waiata, Hinemoana often flows into singing in te reo Maori and incorporates the sounds of calling that are heard when women karanga. (Real Groovy) |
 | Te Wao Nui a Tāne, music by Hirini Melbourne. this disc accompanies the Winner of the Non-Fiction Category, NZ Post Children's Book Awards in 2000. Hirini Melbourne's name is synonymous with Maori music composition. He was significantly involved in reviving classic folk song of Aotearoa. The library has many other discs of his music including Te hekenga-a-rangi, , Te Ku Te Whe, both with Richard Nunns, and Te Kuraroa. |
 | Maori songs, sung by Kiri Te Kanawa. In this disc Dame Kiri returns to her roots. Many traditional songs are included where the composer or writer is unknown. Contents include: Po Ata Rau and Po Karekare ana as well as others less well known. |
Ancient Maori music. by Te Aratoi
An album that moves through the ancient times of Te Ao Kohatu, the stone age of our Maori ancestors, and Te Ao Hou, the modern world. These sounds weave the haunting tones of traditional Taonga Puoro instruments with the melodies and rhythms of today... Inspired by Te Ao Wairua or the essence of the spiritual world, these tracks include ancient laments - Waiata Tangi and newly composed songs accompanied by flutes, conches, shells, trumpets and gourds.
Wha, Moana and the Tribe.
He waiata aroha na puhiwahine -- Titia -- Whaura -- Rangikane ana -- Manawa tahi -- Te apo -- Te Arawa e -- Pae o riri -- Matakuikui -- Wha -- Iri Kura -- He waiata aroha na puhiwahine.
Traditional music of the Māori.
This is a historical collection performed by the Rangatira Māori Opera Group, Turakina Māori Girls College choir, Hannah Tatana, Mrs Paeora Wineera and the Ohinemutu Cultural Group.
Ipu, featuring music by Gillian Whitehead.
"An unique collaboration involving classical, jaz, and pre-European Maori instrumetnal styles" (jacket)
Maori chants : the sound of native New Zealand.
I te timatanga, by Pounamu.
Ngapo and Pimia Wehi are teachers of traditional performing arts (kapa haka) and co-founders of the culture group Te Waka Huia.
Tangihaku, performed by Whirimako Black.
Scores in music notation
Where items have been transcribed for western musical notation, it should be used as a guide only.
Songs of New Zealand : Maori music : a complete collection of Maori favourites, compiled by Sam Freedman.
Keyboard right hand and guitar chords. Most songs are in te reo and English.
Inia Te Wiata's Maori songbook : favourite songs and chants as arranged and recorded by Inia Te Wiata, with piano accompaniments by William A. Rea.
Piano accompaniment, with some part (or duet) vocal lines where relevant.
Nga himene, compiled by W. Tuerlings.
Chiefly for voice and piano; includes some hymns for mixed voices. Also contains a computer disc with score notation and replay facility for the hymns included. Tuerlings as compiled this "in the hope that it will be of use to Maori people, the parishes, schools and religious communities". Most items in public domain.
Maisey Rika's Maori songbook : an anthology of Maori love songs.
Also includes songs recorded by the St Joseph's Maori Girls' College. Right hand keyboard and guitar chord symbols only.
He Koha : a gift of Māori music, compiled by Blossom Taewa and Stuart Pearce.
"Each song is accompanied by a musical score that is written in a way to suit a guitar or a keyboard and the verses are provided in Maori and English" (Back cover.)
WEB-SITE links
Waiata - Maori song.
Individual song links with sound files to many songs. Some have explanations and music notation. English translations included.
Maori music news.
Brought to you by Toi Maori Aotearoa, this is updated regularly.
Musical instruments.
Brought to you by http://www.maori.org.nz this is a short slideshow of traditional instruments.
