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Oriori, by Enoka Te Pakaru | Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, performed by Tūranga Mauparaoa | Ngāti Manawa

 Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019539
Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 44

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Pōpō! E tangi ana Tama ki te kai māna! | Waiho me tiki ake ki te Pouahaokai"

Also recorded as McL 124, 893, 1207.

Dates

  • 1958-06-16

Creator

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Restrictions

Restrictions appearing in the collection were placed by the performers at time of recording. Usually the restriction limits access to members of particular iwi or hapu.

These items may sometimes be referred to for scholarly purposes but may not be copied or published in any form without the explicit release by the appropriate tribal authority.

Biographical / Historical

According to the performers Whakatatahaoterangi belonged to Te Aitanga-a-Mātangi. The song makes reference to the coming of the early Māori seafarers to New Zealand and the bringing of the kumara plant and planting it at Makauri in Gisborne.

Extent

From the Collection: 5.08 metres (85 open reel tapes)

Language of Materials

Maori

Related Materials

Song features in McLean and Orbell's publication, 'Traditional songs of the Māori', song number 9.

General

Original catalogue number: 91/003.05

Repository Details

Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository

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