Poi E: The Story of a Song

Name: Poi E: The Story of a Song
Director: Tearepa Kahi
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Family, History, Music
Released: 2016-08-04
Duration: 5580000 s
Cast: Dalvanius Prime, Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi, Pātea Māori Club

Directed by Tearepa Kahi

2016 1h 33mDocumentary, Biography,

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The story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song "Poi E", a ground-breaking fusion o 1980s pop and traditional Maori music. "Poi E", composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pewhairangi and performed by the Patea Maori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Maori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.