''The Mauri Hikitia'' is a various artists album released in 1981. It reached no 4 on the New Zealand charts. It features Rhonda, Ken Kincaid,

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, and the Lightwood family.

Background

The album was represented by various Maori artists / musicians who came together to support the

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project. The term Mauri Hikitia comes from

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, a cultural organiser and composer. Tait wrote the words to The Bridge, which was a number 1 hit for

. As a new arrival to the charts, it was no 7 by 24 May 1981. By 14 June, it was at no 4, and by 21 June it had dropped one to position 5.

Artists and production

It was recorded at Mandrill Recording Studios in

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. Rhonda was a well known Maori entertainer and recording artist, who died in 2007. Ken Kincaid had a single "Easy" released on CBS BA 222834. The B side of the single, "Song For Home" aka "Now Is The Hour" is from this compilation. The following year, Kincaid had another CBS single which wasn't connected to the album. Deane Waretini had been around since the early 1970s, and prior to his hit with "The Bridge" in 1981, he had already had two singles released on the Tony McCarthy Recordings label. The first was in 1972, and the second the following year.

The album

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Easy, arr. (and performed by) Ken Kincaid. Songs of home (Now is the hour) / trad. ; (performed by) Ken Kincaid.
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mauri Hikitia CBS Records albums Pop albums by New Zealand artists Māori music 1981 albums