Tape, Cassette
Production date
1984
Description
A cassette tape single of "Aku Raukura" by the Patea Maori Club. The tape has on Side One "Aku Raukura part 1" and "Poi e (Monster USA breakdance mix)". Side Two has "Aku Raukura part 2" and "Medley (Live in concert) Aku Raukura Hei Konei Ra".
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Production date
1984
Production place
Classification
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The
Patea
Maori
Club
are
based
in
Patea
in
South
Taranaki,
and
the
group
developed
after
the
closing
of
the
freezing
works
in
1984
led
to
high
unemployment
in
the
South
Taranaki
town.
They
are
best
known
for
their
number
1
hit
single
Poi
E,
and
meld
together
poi,
waiata
and
breakdancing.
The
Patea
Maori
Club
aimed
to
re-activate
pride
for
young
Maori
in
being
Maori.
Aku
Raukura
was
written
by
Prime
and
linguist
Ngoi
Pewhairangi
in
one
day,
in
order
to
help
young
alienated
Maori
reconnect
with
their
culture
in
a
medium
they
were
interested
in
and
understood.
This
tape
is
a
single,
and
Aku
Raukura
got
to
Number
12
on
the
New
Zealand
music
charts.
Accession number
PA2013.078
Collection type
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