In this final episode, the Modern Maori Quartet and their guests sing some of the greatest love songs we hear at parties, from Solly Hemara singing about the movies on a Saturday night to Ria Hall li
Kapa haka influences some of the songs for tonight.Te Waka Huia sings a tribute song, Temuera Morrison speaks of how he learned to sing and Whare Sharland shares a personal song written for her sisters.
The boys meet up with some of their musical mates to jam all the ‘on the road’ songs. Jan Hellriegel and Troy Kingi improvise with the Quartet songs. Two young brothers from Kaitaia sing a modern Māori language classic.
The art of silent comedy is highlighted with a focus on the work of the four great clowns of the era: Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Harry Langdon.
The development of the uniquely American film genre, the Western, is shown from its inception with archival footage and interviews with surviving artists.
The development of cinematography from its primitive beginnings through emergence as a serious art form in the late 1920s. Film clips and interviews with veterans of the period like Karl Brown and George Folsey are highlighted.
Short, sharp, comedy skits told from a distinctly Maori perspective, with real-time conversations between characters that mirror a common experience that affects modern Maori.
The T-Sistaz features Te Waipounamu Tere-Apii and Te Manawaroa Teinakore – two sisters who’ve made a name for themselves in the Māori music world. They present a bi-lingual entertainment programme – traveling the country and giving us their distinctive and humorous view on Māori people and Māori events.
The T-Sistaz features Te Waipounamu Tere-Apii and Te Manawaroa Teinakore – two sisters who’ve made a name for themselves in the Māori music world. They present a bi-lingual entertainment programme – traveling the country and giving us their distinctive and humorous view on Māori people and Māori events.