Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016)

  • Music, Documentary
  • 1h 36m
  • 2016

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.

Director

Tearepa Kahi

Language

English

Country

New Zealand

Studio

Sony