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Poi E: The Story of Our Song

2016★ 7.5 · 21h 33mMusicDocumentary

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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.

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Taika Waititi
as Self

Maaka Pohatu
as Dalvanius Prime

Don McGlashan
as Self

Stan Walker
as Self

Jools Topp
as Self

Pātea Māori Club
as Self

Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi
as Self (archive footage)

Dalvanius Prime
as Self (archive footage)

Barletta Prime
as Self

Lynda Topp
as Self

Moana Maniapoto
as Self

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Release date: 2016-08-04

Runtime: 1h 33m

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MusicDocumentary

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