Author(s): Mervyn McLean & Margaret Orbell

Maori Books

Longlisted, Montana New Zealand Book Awards, 2003 (Non-Fiction: History section) Kino Hughes was an outstanding singer and orator and respected kaumatua who determined to preserve for future generations all the songs he knew and who asked these authors to compile this magnificent record. The introduction includes information on Kino Hughes, on the people of Tuhoe, on the song categories used and on the music. Also included are black and white photographs, a glossary, notes on the texts and the transcriptions and an index of song types as well as two CDs of Kino Hughes singing recorded for the Archive of Maori and Pacific Music at the University of Auckland. This is a unique historical document uncovering the richness of Tuhoe music and poetry; it will be of wide interest. The two editors are assisted by a leading scholar of Tuhoe waiata, Dr Taiaharoa Black.