Whirimako Black
Shrouded in the Mist [ Ode Records / CD - released 25/May/2001 ] 'Shrouded in the Mist' was the debut album from legendary Maori singer, Whirimako Black. The album won "Best Maori Language Album" at the 2001 NZ Music Awards |
Whirimako Black
Tangihaku / last copies/mssing rear booklet [ Makomako / CD - released 31/May/2005 ] NZ Maori Music Award winner, Whirimako's third album (originally released in 2004) is an intimate recording accompanied by brilliant acoustic guitarist Joel Haines and traditional Maori instruments. |
Whirimako Black
Te Reo Maori Sessions [ Makomako / CD - released 14/Feb/2011 ] This specially priced 2CD collection features 20 classic jazz and blues standards, translated into Te Reo Maori and beautifully sung by Whirimako. |
Whirimako Black & Richard Nunns
Te More [ Rattle Records / CD - released 5/Dec/2011 ] A tribute to one of Maoridom's most famous early composers, Mahi-ki-te-kapua. Emotionally rich, texturally lush, this beautiful recording brings together two of our finest musical taonga. |
Daphne Walker
Golden Hits Of Daphne Walker [ Viking Seven Seas / CD ] Since the peak of her recording career in the 1950s and 1960s, Daphne Walker has been a favourite sound of the South Pacific for some forty years… |
Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunns
Te Hekenga-a-rangi [ Rattle Records / CD - released 10/Jun/2003 ] Highly innovative use of traditional Maori instruments, female voice, etc. Includes exclusive, fascinating video footage on companion DVD |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: A Song of Islands / Aotearoa Overture / Forest / etc New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Oct/2006 ] "A Kiwi legend is handsomely served by his homeland. James Judd and his New Zealand forces find an openness and an energy in the music that evokes all the majesty of that country's landscape." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2006) |
Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club
Ko Ngati Poneke Hoki Matou [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 13/Oct/2003 ] SPECIAL PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIME - These classic concert party recordings of the Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club feature solos by Witarina Harris, founder member. The recordings, dating from the late 1930s. |
Hirini Melbourne
Forest and Ocean: Bird Songs [ Viking Seven Seas / CD - released 3/Oct/2006 ] This is a mixture of both traditional Maori music and contemporary guitar backed tracks, all sung in Te Reo with real native bird call backgrounds. |
New Zealand Birds of the Forest / Brian Hands Concert Orchestra
Melody of the Birds [ Viking Seven Seas / CD ] Bird calls of the New Zealand forest heard to the lush background of a string orchestra. Versions of many of Māoridom's best loved melodies played by the Brian Hands Concert Orchestra. Among the tunes are "Pōkarekare Ana", "Haere Mai",... |
Gillian Whitehead
Ipu [ Rattle Records / CD ] Ipu is a poetic tale of love based on a story by Tungia Baker (translated into Maori by Wena Tait). Literally, an ipu is a gourd used to carry food and goods. Accordingly, ipu korero denotes a storyteller, someone who 'carries' stories. The ipu is... |
Richard Nunns / Paul Dyne / Dave Lisik
Hikoi / Journey [ Rattle Records / CD - released 27/Apr/2012 ] 'Journey' elaborates on the source material of 'Hikoi', which started life as a musical conversation between two life-long friends, Richard Nunns (taonga puoro) and Paul Dyne (bass). |