Solid Gold Maori Songs
Last updated: 05.05.20
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Printed: 1990 Author: Sam Freedman
Publisher: Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd ISBN:  
Copyright: Seven Seas 1973    
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12 Best sellers, traditional and contemporary Maori music. Collected and arranged for piano by Sam Freedman.
Personal remarks:
This is a much-loved book of Maori music which I acquired when on holiday in New Zealand in 1994.
This is an excellently laid-out songbook with straightforward arrangements which do not detract from the original beautiful melodies. A must for all collectors of New Zealand music! The twelve songs are:
  1. Pokarekare (A Maori Love Song) (perhaps the most well-known)
  2. Manu Rere
  3. Karu Karu
  4. Hoki Mai
  5. Poi Waka
  6. Tahi Nei Taru Kino
  1. Haere mai (Song of Welcome)
  2. Hine e hine (Maori Lullaby)
  3. Pania of the Reef
  4. E Pari Ra
  5. Ka mate! Ka mate! (Maori Haka) (a somewhat surprising choice - for me, that is - Haka composed by Te Rauparaha
  6. Haere Ra E Hine