Herbs - Songs of Freedom (2019)
Five men from different islands throughout the South Pacific join forces in 1978 and find the words and the music within each other to give New Zealand its voice and Pacific place in the world. A pulsating journey from the rehearsal room to the main stage, where the music which inspired a nation to stand up, lives on.
Primary Title
- Herbs - Songs of Freedom
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 24 May 2020
Release Year
- 2019
Start Time
- 19 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Five men from different islands throughout the South Pacific join forces in 1978 and find the words and the music within each other to give New Zealand its voice and Pacific place in the world. A pulsating journey from the rehearsal room to the main stage, where the music which inspired a nation to stand up, lives on.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Maori
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Herbs (Musical group)
- Rock musicians--New Zealand
- Reggae music--New Zealand
- Documentary films--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
- History
- Music
Contributors
- Tearepa Kahi (Director)
- Tearepa Kahi (Executive Producer)
- Cliff Curtis (Producer)
- Reikura Kahi (Producer)
- Dilworth Karaka (Subject)
- Toni Fonoti (Subject)
- Carl Perkins (Subject)
- Tama Lundon (Subject)
- Tama Renata (Subject)
- Maurice Watene (Subject)
- Willie Hona (Subject)
- Charlie Tumahai (Subject)
- Thom Nepia (Interviewee)
- Hugh Lynn (Interviewee)
- Will ‘Ilolahia (Interviewee)
- Joe Hawke (Interviewee)
- Annie Crummer (Interviewee)
- Moana Maniapoto (Interviewee)
- Phil Toms (Interviewee)
- Fred Renata (Director of Photography)
- Francis Glenday (Editor)
- Dick Reade (Sound)
- Jawbone Pictures (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- NZ Film Commission (Funder)
- Boot Hill Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Herbs (Musical group)
- Rock musicians--New Zealand
- Reggae music--New Zealand
- Documentary films--New Zealand