SElected Reading

Andersen, Johannes C., Māori Life in Aotea, Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch, 1907. This contains a well-referenced collection of traditions.

Andersen, Johannes C., Māori Music with its Polynesian Background, Memoirs of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 10, 1934. Most of the information on instruments is contained in Part 6 of this volume.

Barrow, Dr Terence, Traditional and Modern Music of the Māori, Seven Seas, Wellington, 1965. (Produced in connection with CD, Traditional Music of the Māori, Viking, Seven Seas Ltd, Wellington, VPS489CD)

Beattie, J. Herries, Traditional Lifeways of the Southern Māori, edited by Atholl Anderson, University of Otago Press, Dunedin, 1994.

Best, Elsdon, Games and Pastimes of the Māori, Dominion Museum Bulletin, 8, Government Printer, Wellington, 1925, reprinted 1976.

Dashper, Mark, He Nguru, He Kōauau, Central Hawke’s Bay Print, Waipukurau, 1996. This small book contains making and playing instructions for kōauau and nguru.

Hamilton, Alexander, Māori Art, 1901, reprint Holland Press, London, 1977. A large volume with illustrations, observations and notes on a variety of Māori artefacts.

Huata, Ngāmoni, The Rhythm and Life of Poi, HarperCollins, Auckland, 2000. Ngāmoni gives a glimpse into the many facets of the simple-looking but complex poi.

Karanga Voices, Volume 4, CD, Asia Pacific Archive, School of Music, Victoria University, 2002. This recent CD recording has an interesting collection of bird and insect songs for those who find it hard to access and identify these sounds. These are supplemented by Richard Nunns’s use of traditional ways to mimic the sounds.

McLean, Mervyn, Māori Music, Auckland University Press, Auckland, 1996. Section 2, Music Ethnography, contains a wealth of information pertaining to Taonga Pūoro.

Melbourne, Hirini, Toiapiapi. (Book and accompanying tape.) Shearwater Associates Ltd, Wellington, 1991. (PO Box 77, Paekakariki, phone (04) 905-7301, fax (04) 905-7302) A preview is included of this soon to be released CD of the popular tape and booklet set, Toiapiapi. It features Hirini and Richard playing many of the songs composed by Hirini that are used to enrich these chapters.

Melbourne, Hirini, Te Wharekura 41, Learning Media Ltd, Wellington, 1994. This booklet written in Māori by Hirini and its corresponding tape are now out of print but the booklet is available on line at www.tki.org.nz/r/maori/wharekura/index_m.php and the tape is reproduced, courtesy of Learning Media, on the sampler CD that accompanies this book.

Melbourne, Hirini, Te Kuraroa, CD, Kia Ata Mai Educational Trust, 1998. Hirini, Kuini Beattie and Tama Renata sing a collection of Hirini’s songs, including several used in this book.

Melbourne, H. & Nunns, R., Te Kū Te Whe, CD with notes, Rattle RAT-D004, 1994. www.rattle.co.nz. This very popular CD, which has been awarded a golden disc, is sampled on the CD that accompanies this book. It has shown the universal appeal of these ancient sounds, now made available to us just as the kōkako does by amplifying the secret sounds of Raukatauri.

Melbourne, H., Nunns R., & Yates-Smith A., Te Hekenga ā Rangi, CD and DVD, Rattle RAT DV010, 2003. www.rattle.co.nz. The sampler CD with this book includes excerpts from this excellent second production from Rattle Records. This CD introduces some new sounds and adds the voice of Aroha Yates-Smith. Its theme is similar to this book in that it maps the creation story through the world of sound. The accompanying DVD is an essential complement to this book for readers who wish to become players: it shows Hirini and Richard playing many of the instruments and gives further insight into the taonga and the process of creating music.

National Wildlife Centre Trust, Pūkaha, Songs from the Forest, 2002, National Wildlife Centre Trust, Mount Bruce, RD 1 Masterton, phone (06) 375-8004, www.mtbruce.doc.govt.nz. This delightful booklet and CD set maps the changing bird songs from dawn through to night, with accompanying notes and photographs. These are complemented by imitations of the huia’s song and supporting songs by Rangitaane o Wairarapa. All proceeds go towards the restoration of Mount Bruce.

Songs from the Past, He Waiata Onamata, Huia Publishers, ISBN 0-908975-70-8, 1998. A book and two-CD set of ancient songs with some instrumental accompaniment by Richard Nunns.