Mobile Unit. Mosquito Network: Kirimamae.

Rights Information
Year
1945
Reference
25761
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1945
Reference
25761
Media type
Audio
Series
Mobile Unit - NZ oral history, 1946-1948
Duration
00:07:10
Broadcast Date
24 Apr 1945
Credits
RNZ Collection
Williams, Phyllis, 1905-1993, Performer
Mosquito Network, Broadcaster
New Zealand Mobile Broadcasting Unit, Broadcaster

A "Mosquito Network" recording of songs by Kirimamae (Phyllis Williams).
Recorded for broadcast on the Mosquito Network of short-term radio stations serving Allied forces during World War II.

Kirimamae greets listeners in te reo Māori and English and introduces three songs.

She sings in Māori but gives the introduction and explanation in English before each song. She is accompanied by piano accordion.

1. Pā mai
2. Kei te kimikimi
3. He pao