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Poi E
Poi E
Studio album by Pātea Māori Club
Released	1987
Recorded	April 1983-December 1987
Studio	Mascot (Auckland); Marmalade (Wellington);
Genre	Māori music, hip hop
Length	47:29
Label	WEA/Jayrem Records
Producer	Dalvanius Prime; Dave Ginnane; Dave Hurley; Henare te Ua;
Pātea Māori Club chronology
Singles from Qwoa/Poi E
	"Poi E"; Released: September 1983; "Aku Raukura"; Released: June 1984; "Hei Konei Rā"; Released: December 1984; "E Papa"; Released: November 1985; "Ngoi Ngoi"; Released: 1988;

Poi E is an album released by New Zealand Māori music group the Pātea Māori Club. In 1984, the Māori language title track "Poi E" topped the New Zealand pop charts for four consecutive weeks, and was that year's biggest selling single - outselling all international recording artists.^[2] The album also produced three other charting singles in New Zealand - Aku Raukura, Hei Konei Rā, and E Papa - but did not chart itself until nearly three decades after its original release.

Dalvanius Prime, the album's producer and leader, was known for merging the styles of traditional Maori show bands and more recent Maori hip-hop.

Later, in the early 1990s, Poi E was produced as a Māori musical with additional songs, and in 2000, selections were performed in Sydney, at the Waitangi Day Concert.^[3]

Track listing

*Poi E* – original release track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"E Pa To Hau"	Traditional	1:02
2.	"Ko Aotea"	Traditional	0:53
3.	"Taranaki Patere - Kahuri"	Traditional	2:59
4.	"Parihaka - Tewhiti - Tohu - Tawhiao"	Dalvanius Prime	4:13
5.	"Nga Ohaki"	Prime Ngoi Pēwhairangi	2:21
6.	"Ngakau Maru"	Prime N. Pēwhairangi	2:59
7.	"Hei Konei Rā"	Prime N. Pēwhairangi	3:13
8.	"Ngoi Ngoi"	Prime Lee Fox Martha Fox Tui Fox Ada Haige Ngaro Herewini Ara Kopua Wikitoria Matahiki Taite Pēwhairangi Noel Raihania	4:25
9.	"He Tangata Tini Hanga"	Prime N. Pēwhairangi	2:28
10.	"E Papa Waiari"	Traditional	4:15
11.	"Aku Raukura"	Prime N. Pēwhairangi	4:01
12.	"Poi E"	Prime N. Pēwhairangi	3:51

*Poi E* – reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Haeremai"	Tuini Ngāwai	2:52
14.	"Kua Makona"	Prime Ngamaru Raerino	2:51
15.	"Paikea"	T. Pēwhairangi	2:19
16.	"Anei Ra Overture & Aria"	Prime Raerino	5:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Poi E.^[1]

Musicians

Brent Black Music Co-Op – arrangements (10)
Ruka Broughton – spoken word (4)
Gary Byrd – spoken word (8)
Greg Carroll – beach recordings (1), rākau (10), poi piu percussion (12)
Waimarie Cassidy – poi piu percussion (12)
Annie Crummer – additional vocals (8)
Huia Davis – poi piu percussion (12)
Willie Dayson – slide guitar (10)
Fred Faleauto – rākau (10), timbales (12)
Dale Ferris – additional vocals (8)
Victor Grbic – rākau (10)
Hoani Heremaia – spoken word (4)
Dave Hurley – arrangements (2, 3)
Gordon Joll – Drumulator (5, 11), drums (7)
Maggie Kahu – lead vocals (2, 3, 12), poi piu percussion (12)
Steve 'Foot' Kanuta – rākau (10)
Wiremu Karaitiana – Emulator II synthesizer (4, 6, 9, 10), arrangements (9, 10)
Dilworth Karaka – guitar (6, 10)
Carl Levy – arrangements (10)
Hohepa Malcolm – kōauau (1)
Moana Maniapoto – additional vocals (8)
Pātea Māori Club – haka (4)
Bill Millett – rākau (10)
Les Palmer – arrangements (10)
Dave Parsons – arrangements, Drumulator (8)
Stuart Pearce – arrangements, keyboards (5-7, 9-12)

Kara Pēwhairangi – additional vocals (8)
Dalvanius Prime – arrangements (1-12), lead vocals (7)
Haami Prime – lead vocals (5)
Miri Prime – poi piu percussion (12)
Pauline Prime – poi piu percussion (12)
Timothy Prime – lead vocals (11)
Tama Renata – arrangements, guitar (11, 12), Syndrum (12)
Alastair Riddell – Drumulator (12)
Aunty Lil Rongonui – karanga (5)
Don Selwyn – narration (2, 3)
Clarence Smith – kōauau (4)
Ropata Smith – keyboards (4, 8), arrangements (8)
Henare te Ua – arrangements (1, 4)
Rob Winch – arrangements, guitar (8)
Adele Yandall – additional vocals (7)
Mary Yandall – additional vocals (7)
Pauline Yandall – additional vocals (7)

Technical

Dave Ginnane – engineering, mixing, production (8)
Victor Grbic – mixing (10)
Dave Hurley – production (2, 3, 5-7, 10, 12), engineering (5-7, 10, 12)
John Jones – engineering (1)
Dalvanius Prime – production (1-12)
Henare te Ua – engineering (1), production (1, 4)
Phil Yule – engineering (10)

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
New Zealand Aotearoa Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	8

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Poi E (booklet). Patea Maori. Maui Records, WEA Records NZ. 1987. MAUILP 14.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Poi E - the history
^ Mitchell, Tony. "Kia Kaha! (Be Strong!): Maori and Pacific Islander Hip-hop in Aotearoa-New Zealand." In Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop Outside the USA, ed. Tony Mitchell, 280-305. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 2001
^ "Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

External links

[booklet-1] Poi E (booklet). Patea Maori. Maui Records, WEA Records NZ. 1987. MAUILP 14.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[2] Poi E - the history

[3] Mitchell, Tony. "Kia Kaha! (Be Strong!): Maori and Pacific Islander Hip-hop in Aotearoa-New Zealand." In Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop Outside the USA, ed. Tony Mitchell, 280-305. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 2001

[chart-4] "Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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