Dalvanius – The making of Poi – E

Legendary NZ performer, the late great Dalvanius Prime discusses the making of 1984’s classic te-reo chart-topping single Poi E, where against all odds, Dalvanius recruited many of the Māori freezing-workers and others from small NZ town Patea to create an international smash hit. A work of pure genius and regarded these days as an absolute NZ classic, Poi E can be heard blasting from sports stadiums and the like, and is possibly the best-known favourite NZ recording of all time….

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