Te Reo o te Pipiwharauroa. 1979-04-08

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Year
1979
Reference
49179
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1979
Reference
49179
Media type
Audio
Categories
Māori radio programs
Radio programs
Sound recordings
Duration
00:19:00
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
RNZ Collection
Malcolm, Joe, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Biddle, Purewa (b.1930, d.1984), Host

Ko Te Purewa Biddle rāua ko Selwyn Murupaenga ngā kaikawe kōrero. He uiuinga me Hohepa Te Poroa Malcolm nō Ngāti Pikiao. E hāngai ana tēnei hopunga ki te taonga pūoro, ā, te kōauau. I rongo a Hohepa i te tangi o te kōauau i Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Ko Rangipaeroa Wineera tētehi o ngā toki ki tērā o ngā mahi i aua rā. Ka tangi mai te kōauau a Hohepa, ka waiata: "E pā tō hau". Ka haere tonu ngā kōrero mō te kōauau, me pēhea te whakatangi, ka haere ki hea ako ai. Ka purei i tētehi waiata anō: "Hokihoki tonu mai". He paku ngā kōrero mō Hinemoa rāua ko Tūtānekai. Ka tahuri ngā kōrero ki ērā atu o ā tātou taonga tawhito, pēnei i te pūtōrino. Ka mutu, ka kōrero mō te rangi o te reo, ā, ka purei waiata.

This episode is an interview with Hohepa Te Poroa Malcolm about the kōauau, and his journey of learning how to play this cross-blown flute.