Nga Pao me nga Pakiwaitara a te Iwi Māori PA098

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1953
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Year
1953
Reference
55792
Media type
Audio
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Duration
00:13:20
Broadcast Date
26 Apr 1953
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
RNZ Collection
Pupuke, Kaitara, Presenter
Kaitara Pupuke and his Rarotongans, Performer

PA098
Nga Pao me nga Pakiwaitara a te Iwi Māori,
"Song and Story of the Māori". Short Wave Radio Broadcast.

'Songs of the Cook Islands'.
Introduced by Kaitara Pupuke and his Rarotongans. Prog 3

The first song is about a letter from someone who has left his island home and writes to his friends and family.
A love song - I am wearing this lucky lei to remember you
A female soloist Poi [?] sings a song of yearning - Night is gone and day is approaching but still I think of you.
Competition between village choirs is common - the final item is a song which might be sung in such an event.