Maori music records and analyses ancient Maori musical tradition and knowledge, and explores the impact of European music on this tradition. Mervyn McLean draws

This book is the best introduction available to Maori music &– the instruments played, the songs and dance styles and what they were used for, performance, co

This classic study of indigenous Polynesian music, conducted in the 1960s, includes a survey of traditional songs in different styles that embody the fundamenta

These recordings have been of great importance in revitalising Maori music in many tribal areas and have preserved the songs and the voices of many great kaumat