Poster movie

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

Music

Documentary

Lenguage:93 min

Duration:en

Release date:Aug 4, 2016

Calificacion:6.0

Description:

Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Māori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi and performed by the Patea Māori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Māori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.

Cast

Dalvanius Prime
Dalvanius PrimeSelf (archive footage)
Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi
Ngoingoi PēwhairangiSelf (archive footage)
Pātea Māori Club
Pātea Māori ClubSelf
Barletta Prime
Barletta PrimeSelf
Maaka Pohatu
Maaka PohatuDalvanius Prime
Stan Walker
Stan WalkerSelf
Lynda Topp
Lynda ToppSelf
Dame Jools Topp
Dame Jools ToppSelf
Moana Maniapoto
Moana ManiapotoSelf

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