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Mahinārangi Tocker
Mahinārangi Tocker (1955 – 15 April 2008) was a singer-songwriter from New Zealand. Tocker wrote more than 600 songs in a 25-year career in the jazz fusion folk-pop genre. Her vocal style has been compared to that of Joan Armatrading and Tracy Chapman. She also gave lectures around New Zealand about the use of music and creativity to boost learning and self-esteem, and was an adult literacy tutor, writer and poet. Biography Tocker was born in Taumarunui to Rihitapuwai Rauhihi and Norman Tocker and was of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Jewish and Celtic ancestry. Tocker spent much of her life at Glendene in West Auckland. In the 2008 New Year Honours, Tocker was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music. Tocker died on 15 April 2008 in Auckland's North Shore hospital following a severe asthma attack. She was 52. Her final performance had been at the Titirangi Festival of Music in March 2008. A memorial tree was plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charlotte Yates
Charlotte most commonly refers to: *Charlotte (given name), a feminine form of the given name Charles ** Princess Charlotte (other) ** Queen Charlotte (other) *Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, a city *Charlotte (cake), a type of dessert Charlotte may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Charlotte (Charlotte's Web), Charlotte (''Charlotte's Web''), a barn spider from the 1952 children's book by E. B. White Film and television *Charlotte (1974 film), ''Charlotte'' (1974 film), a French crime thriller *Charlotte (1981 film), ''Charlotte'' (1981 film), a Dutch film by Frans Weisz *Charlotte (2021 film), ''Charlotte'' (2021 film), an animated drama film *Charlotte (TV series), ''Charlotte'' (TV series), an anime television series Music *Charlotte (album), ''Charlotte'' (album), a 1999 album by Charlotte Nilsson *Charlotte (American band), a hard rock band *Charlotte (Japanese band), a pop punk band *Charlotte (singer), British singer-songwriter, compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |