The Maori are the native peoples of New Zealand. Maori music includes a wide variety of folk styles, often integrated with poetry and dance, as well as modern rock and roll, soul, reggae and especially hip hop. Te Puni, Māori Chief Māori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ... Jump to: navigation, search Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Jump to: navigation, search Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is a written art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... Jump to: navigation, search A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance (from Old French dance, further history unknown) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...

Kapa haka is the most basic kind of Maori performance art. It is a combination of song and dance, and can involve items such as a poi, a small ball at the end of a string which is whirled around. Dance in kapa haka can be like sign language, with specific moves standing in for ideas that the audience can understand. Kapa haka is a contemporary performance style of the Māori people of New Zealand. ... POI may mean: Panoramic Optical Imager Parallel optical interface Plan of instruction Plane of Innovation (Everquest) Person of Indian Origin Apache Jakarta POI Point of impact Point of interest Point Of Interface Probability of intercept This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational...

Waiata

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Waiata is a kind of song that has been around among the Maori since before the arrival of Captain Cook in 1769. By 1870, waiata began developing and modernizing. In 1911, Maggie Papakura began touring around the UK, while Maori music at home became more lively. British explorer James Cook is most noted for having discovered Australia and Hawaii. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

The middle of the 20th century saw waiata and other forms of Maori music modernize while foreign genres were imported, including jazz, swing and rock. In 1964, the Aotearoa Traditional Maori Performing Arts Festival was founded, though the board did not actually schedule its first concert until 1972, with the express purpose of encouraging the development of Maori music. Jump to: navigation, search Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Musically, swing can be either: (written with small s), refers to swung notes, the rhythmic feeling evoked by swinging music, esp. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

Musical Instruments

Maori musical instruments were:-

1) Flutes:

The Koauau & the Nguru. (Please add details here)

2) Trumpets:

The Putorino. (Please add details here)

External Links

MAORI MUSIC - Musical Instruments - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand [1]