Pātere

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019574

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 991

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "E noho ana anō I te koko ki Ōhiwa | Whakarongo rua aku aringa ki te tai o tuara e o kanawa"

Dates

1972-04-18

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)

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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 singer this pātere is by Te Kapua-o-te-rangi. He learnt it form the composer who died about 10-15 years previously. The composer's great grandfather was a brother of the singer's grandmother. The composer, whose father was a Pakeha, had a good voice which could be heard "a mile away"