Maori music records and analyses ancient Maori musical tradition and knowledge, and explores the impact of European music on this tradition. Mervyn McLean draws on diverse written and oral sources gathered over more than 30 years of scholarship and field work that yielded some 1300 recorded songs, hundreds of pages of interviews with singers, and numerous eye-witness accounts. The work is illustrated throughout with photos and music examples.

89450 see I90597 and I90598.

Twenty-five commentators, historians, teachers and industry leaders from across New Zealand/Aotearoa each contribute to State of the Maori nation, a collection of interesting and engaging short essays on the current status of Maori involvement within contemporary society. Drawn together by Malcolm Mulholland, this anthology has something for every one - Maori and Pakeha, men and women, young and old - offering a snapshot of modern issues from a Maori perspective.