Tau

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019593

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1155

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Ki kō, ki kō, tirohia kei whea te tauranga o te Tī-tī-wai-tōri | Ka parepare mai ra koe"

Dates

1973-11-27

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

This item, "songs of the birds", is meant to be performed antiphonally, by seven singers, each taking the part of a particular bird and all joining in at "Kui! Kui!" near the end.