Poi E: The Story of Our Song

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

Movie 2016-08-04 1h 33m Music Documentary
★ 7.5 / 10 · 2 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studios
Pātea Film Collective, Jawbone Pictures
Country
New Zealand
Languages
English, Maori
Director
Tearepa Kahi
Cast
Dalvanius Prime Dalvanius Prime Self (archive footage)
Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi Self (archive footage)
Pātea Māori Club Pātea Māori Club Self
Barletta Prime Barletta Prime Self
Maaka Pohatu Maaka Pohatu Dalvanius Prime Taika Waititi Taika Waititi Self Stan Walker Stan Walker Self
Lynda Topp Lynda Topp Self
Jools Topp Jools Topp Self
Don McGlashan Don McGlashan Self
Moana Maniapoto Moana Maniapoto Self
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