Tairawhiti Society perform action songs at Whakarewarewa Model Village, Rotorua Maori Concert January 1975.
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Kapa haka is the term for Māori action songs and the groups who perform them. The phrase translates to 'group' (kapa) 'dance' (haka). Kapa haka is an important avenue for Māori people to express and showcase their heritage and cultural Polynesian identity through song and dance.
Modern kapa haka traces back to pre-European times where it developed from traditional forms of Māori performing art; haka, mau rākau (weaponry), poi (ball attached to rope or string) and mōteatea (traditional Māori songs). There is a regular national kapa haka competition currently called Te Matatini that has been running since 1972.[1]
A kapa haka performance involves choral singing, dance and movements associated with the hand-to-hand combat practised by Māori in mainly precolonial times, presented in a synchronisation of action, timing, posture, footwork and sound. The genre evolved out of a combination of European and Māori musical principles. The current form relates to kapa haka concert groups that first appeared in the 1860s especially in Rotorua to cater to tourists.[1]
^ abSmith, Valance. "Kapa haka – Māori performing arts". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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ʻami. There are other related dances (tamure, hura, 'aparima, 'ote'a, haka, kapahaka, poi, Fa'ataupati, Tau'olunga, and Lakalaka) that come from other Polynesian...
in her community and is renowned for her contribution to the arts of kapahaka and education. Immersed in the field of tikanga Māori and performing arts...
Mohi on Mokoia Island, which nurtured his abilities as a performer in kapahaka. Curtis later performed as a breakdancer and competitively in rock 'n'...
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