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List Of Māori Composers
This is a list of notable Māori composers. * Wiremu Nia Nia Totara Tree * Karl Teariki * Whirimako Black * Dean Hapeta * Turuhira "Julie" Hare, Turuhira Hare * Fanny Rose Howie "Princess Te Rangi Pai", of Hine E Hine fame * Kingi Matutaera Ihaka * Maewa Kaihau * Derek Lardelli * Hirini Melbourne, Dr Hirini Melbourne * Hinewehi Mohi * Āpirana Ngata, Sir Āpirana Ngata * Tuini Ngawai, Tuini Moetu Haangu Ngawai * Tuta Nihoniho * Ngoi Pewhairangi * Kohine Ponika * Richard Puanaki * Rua Kenana * Ruia Aperahama * Hohepa Tamehana * Prince Tui Teka * Te Kooti, Te Kooti Arikirangi * Inia Te Wiata * Mahinaarangi Tocker * Ngapo Wehi * Dr Pimia Wehi References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Maori composers Māori culture Māori music New Zealand composers, Māori-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiremu Nia Nia
Wiremu is a masculine given name, the Māori language, Māori form of William (name), William. Notable people with the name include: People with given name Wiremu * Aaron Cruden, Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Wiremu Doherty, New Zealand Māori educationalist and academic * Syd Eru, Sydney Wiremu Eru, (born 1971), New Zealand rugby league player * Wiremu Gudgeon, New Zealand politician * Rata Harrison, Rata Wiremu Harrison (1935–2013), New Zealand rugby league player * Wiremu Heke (1894–1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Hōne Heke, Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai (c.1807/08–1850), Maori chief and war leader * Wiremu Hikairo (c.1780/90–1851), New Zealand tribal leader * Hoani Wiremu Hīpango (c.1820–1865), New Zealand tribal leader * Wiremu Hoani Taua (1862–1919), New Zealand tribal leader * Dave Houpapa, David Wiremu Houpapa (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer * Wiremu Hukunui Manaia (?–1892), New Zealand tribal leader * Wiremu Katene (? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māori Music
Traditional Māori music, or pūoro Māori, is composed or performed by Māori people, Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, and includes a wide variety of folk music styles, often integrated with poetry and dance. In addition to these traditions and musical heritage, since the 19th-century European colonisation of New Zealand Māori musicians and performers have adopted and interpreted many of the imported Western musical styles. Contemporary rock and roll, soul music, soul, reggae, and hip hop music, hip hop all feature a variety of notable Māori performers. Traditional forms Waiata Songs (''waiata'') are sung solo, in unison, or at the octave. Types of songs include lullabies (''oriori''), love songs (''waiata aroha''), and Lament, laments (''waiata tangi''). Traditionally all formal speeches are followed by a waiata sung by the speaker and their group of supporters. Some of the smaller wind instruments are also sung into, and the sound of the ''poi'' (Typha orientalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māori Culture
Māori culture () is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. It originated from, and is still part of, Polynesians, Eastern Polynesian culture. Māori culture forms a distinctive part of Culture of New Zealand, New Zealand culture and, due to a large diaspora and the incorporation of Māori motifs into popular culture, it is found throughout the world. Within Māoridom, and to a lesser extent throughout New Zealand as a whole, the word is often used as an approximate synonym for Māori culture, the Māori language, Māori-language suffix being roughly equivalent to the qualitative noun-ending ''-ness'' in English. has also been translated as "[a] Māori way of life." Four distinct but overlapping cultural eras have contributed Māori history, historically to Māori culture: * before Māori culture had differentiated itself from other Polynesian cultures (Archaic period) * before widespread European contact (Classic period) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimia Wehi
''Diospyros'' is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon trees. Some are useful as ornamentals and many are of local ecological importance. Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants. Taxonomy and etymology The generic name ''Diospyros'' comes from a Latin name for the Caucasian persimmon ('' D. lotus''), derived from the Greek διόσπυρος : dióspyros, from ''diós'' () and ''pyrós'' (). The Greek name literally means "Zeus's wheat" but more generally intends "divine food" or "divine fruit". Muddled translations sometimes give rise to curious and inappropriate interpretations such as "God's pear" and "Jove's fire". The genus is a large one and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngapo Wehi
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (; ; February 1, 1910 – December 23, 2009 ) was a Tibetan senior official who assumed various military and political responsibilities both before and after 1951 in Tibet. He is often known simply as Ngapo in English sources. Early life Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme was born in Lhasa as the son of a leading Tibetan aristocratic family descended from former kings of Tibet, the Horkhang. His father was governor of Chamdo in Eastern Tibet and commander of the Tibetan armed forces. After studying traditional Tibetan literature, he went to Britain for further education.Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme 1910 - 2009 , ''Tibet Sun'', 23 December 2009. He was married to |
Mahinaarangi Tocker , in Otago, New Zealand
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Mahinaarangi or Mahinārangi may refer to: * Mahinaarangi wharenui, a meeting house at Turangawaewae, the Māori royal marae. * Mahinaarangi Tocker, a New Zealand singer of Māori descent See also *Lake Mahinerangi Lake Mahinerangi is a lake formed when a dam was built on the Waipori River for hydroelectric generation. The lake is to the west of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island. Construction of the dam started in 1903 and since 1907, power has been p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inia Te Wiata
Inia Morehu Tauhia Watene Iarahi Waihurihia Te Wiata (10 June 191526 June 1971) was a New Zealand Māori bass-baritone opera singer, film actor, whakairo (carver) and artist. Early life Inia Te Wiata was born in Ōtaki, New Zealand, into the Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga iwi. His father, Watene Te Wiata, died in the 1918 influenza epidemic. His mother Constance Helena Johnson remarried soon afterwards and Inia was brought up by Pairoroku and Rakate Rikihana, relatives of his father. He developed an interest in singing and first performed on stage at the age of 7. He attended the Otaki state school and was taught music by Miss Edith Miller. After primary school he attended Otaki Māori College. At the age of 13 his voice broke and settled into a bass-baritone. Afterwards he joined his cousin's quartet, which included Wi Nicholls, Henry Tahiwi and Dan Rikihana. Other family members encouraged Te Wiata in his singing – particularly Mrs Mihi Taylor, a member of the Rikihana family. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Kooti
Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki (c. 1832–1893) was a Māori leader, the founder of the Ringatū religion and guerrilla fighter. While fighting alongside government forces against the Hauhau in 1865, he was accused of spying. Exiled to the Chatham Islands without trial along with captured Hauhau, he experienced visions and became a religious leader. In 1868 he led the escape of 168 prisoners, seizing the schooner ''Rifleman'' and sailing back to the North Island where he began a series of raids. A resultant military reprisal campaign became known as Te Kooti's War. He was pardoned in 1883 but continued to be active in spreading the Ringatū message of peace and reclaiming land from Pakeha. Early life Te Kooti's early years are obscure. He was born at Te Pā-o-Kahu in the Gisborne region as a son of Hōne Rangipātahi (father) and Hine Turākau (mother), of the Rongowhakaata tribe (iwi). Their sub-tribe (hapū) was Ngāti Maru, whose villages were situated near the Awapuni lag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Tui Teka
Tumanako "Tui" Teka (8 March 193723 January 1985), better known by his stage names Tui Latui or Prince Tui Teka was a Māori singer and actor. Teka was a member of the Maori Volcanics Showband before having a successful solo career. Career Teka was born in Ruatahuna, New Zealand near Te Urewera. His parents were both musicians, and he learnt to play the guitar and saxophone at a young age. He moved to Sydney in the early 1950s. In 1959, Teka, Jonny Nicol, and Mat Tenana joined the Royal Samoans and Maoris. The band was later renamed Prince Tui Latui & The Maori Troubadours. In 1968 he joined Maori Volcanics Showband, touring the Pacific for six years. In 1972 he began his solo career, and returned home releasing two albums: ''Real Love'' and ''Oh Mum'', as well as the Māori love song " E Ipo". In 1974 he met with Noel Tio; both Tui and Noel had known each other since 1958, so Noel Tio Enterprises Pty Ltd. became his Australian (only) manager for 11 years. Before his death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohepa Tamehana
Hohepa or Hōhepa may refer to: People Hohepa or Hōhepa is the Māori transliteration of the name Joseph, and is a common given name and surname in New Zealand. Given name * Hohepa (Hep) Cahill (b. 1986), New Zealand rugby league player * Hohepa (Joe) Harawira (''fl'' 1953 – 2017), Māori kaumatua * Hohepa Komene, New Zealand weightlifter * Hohepa Malcolm, New Zealand musician * Hohepa (Joe) Rātima, New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player * Hohepa Tamehana, New Zealand composer * Hohepa Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (b. 1995), New Zealand rugby union player * Hōhepa Te Umuroa (1820? – 1847), Māori chieftain Surname * Annabelle Hohepa, New Zealand rugby league player * Carla Hohepa (b. 1985), New Zealand rugby union player * Lani Hohepa, New Zealand gymnast * Margie Kahukura Hohepa (b. 1960), New Zealand academic * Max Hohepa, New Zealand musician * Patu Hohepa, New Zealand academic * Thompson Hohepa, New Zealand musician Fictional characters * Elvis Hohepa, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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