Māori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author
Hirini (Sid) MelbourneONZM (21 July 1949 – 6 January 2003) was a Māori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author who was notable for his contribution to the development of Māori music and the revival of Māori culture. He played traditional instruments (ngā taonga pūoro) and his waiata (songs) have preserved traditions and used Māori proverbs.[1] He received the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of his services to Māori music. He was from Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu Māori tribes.
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Hirini (Sid) Melbourne ONZM (21 July 1949 – 6 January 2003) was a Māori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author who was notable for his...
– Pitch Black U Want Beef – Deceptikonz Voice / Percussion Loop – HiriniMelbourne and Richard Nunns from Te Ku Te Whe Jast Passing Through – Nick Theobald...
Arts Centre at Waikato University in March 2001 alongside the late HiriniMelbourne. Wehipeihana was a founding member of Atamira Dance Company and was...
Past (2008) "Sleep a Million Years" Dudley Benson – Forest: Songs by HiriniMelbourne (2010) "Tui" We/Or/Me – The Walking Hour (2013) "Time" Devendra Banhart...
Golden Retriever Records, following this up with Forest: Songs by HiriniMelbourne in 2010 and Zealandia in 2018. In 2014 he won an Arts Foundation of...
1999, Coleman and Maori singer Hinewehi Mohi formed Oceania (with HiriniMelbourne and many others) which recorded the album Oceania. The record went...
Lawrence Arabia song "Apple Pie Bed", and musicians and academics HiriniMelbourne and Richard Nunns were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of...
Percussion Pahū Pounamu Whirled Pūrerehua Poi awhiowhio Related articles Brian Flintoff Horomona Horo HiriniMelbourne Richard Nunns Ruby Solly Ariana Tikao...
cartoonist 1949 – Christina Hart, American playwright and actress 1949 – HiriniMelbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2003) 1950 – Ubaldo Fillol...
Controller and performed with the band, and guests Whirimako Black, HiriniMelbourne, Richard Nunns and MC Mana. The band has also collaborated with the...
composer Daphne Oram (77), composer and electronic musician January 6 – HiriniMelbourne (53), New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet January 8 – Ron Goodwin...
University of Waikato, Mohi was mentored by musician and lecturer HiriniMelbourne. Mohi began working as a television producer in the mid-1980s, focusing...
of crops. From the late 20th century Dr Richard Nunns (1945–2021), HiriniMelbourne (1949–2003), and Brian Flintoff revived the use of taonga pūoro. European...
Mai te Rangi" 2012 He Rangi Paihuarere (A Tribute to the Late Dr. HiriniMelbourne) "Falling Angels" 2014 Tiki Taane, Maitreya, the Auckland Gospel Choir...
2011 Ladi6 – The Liberation Of... Dudley Benson – Forest: Songs by HiriniMelbourne Connan Mockasin – Please Turn Me Into the Snat Julia Deans – Modern...
trumpets and percussive instruments. Horo was mentored by the late Dr HiriniMelbourne and Dr Richard Nunns and was the winner of the inaugural Dynasty Heritage...
presentation at the 2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards Performance of Hirirani Melbourne's music at the 2009 APRA Silver Scroll Awards Performance of The Fourmyula's...
working and teaching alongside Tīmoti Kāretu, Te Wharehuia Milroy and HiriniMelbourne. Concerned at the inadequacy of available resource material to support...
(2005) Antix - Twin Coast Discovery Remixes (2006) Richard Nunns and HiriniMelbourne - Te Ku Te Whe Remixed (2006) Rhombus - Onwards (Remixes and Archives)...
Percussion Pahū Pounamu Whirled Pūrerehua Poi awhiowhio Related articles Brian Flintoff Horomona Horo HiriniMelbourne Richard Nunns Ruby Solly Ariana Tikao...
Dvorak NZSO – David Farquhar: Three Symphonies Sponsor Ruia – Hawaiki HiriniMelbourne, Richard Nunns and Aroha Yates-Smith – Te Hekenga-a-rangi Whirimako...
Rider Best Original Score Lisa Gerrard, Whale Rider Clive Cockburn and HiriniMelbourne, The Maori Merchant of Venice Victoria Kelly and Joost Langeveld, Toy...
Khachaturian Oceania Maori Music by: Hinewehi Mohi, Jaz Coleman and HiriniMelbourne 2006-2007 Unchained Melody by: The Righteous Brothers Edward Scissorhands...