I especially like the first piece. It looks so… intolerant of error. I could never be involved in anything like that.

Māori stick and poi

These are some songs from the DVD “Heritage of Māori Songs”

I saw these and really felt like they need to be promoted. The haka seems to take dominance in pākēha understanding of māori culture and waiāta. I think that the world is more interested in the uniqueness of poi and rākau.

The first song is Titirorea performed by Ohinemutu Cultural group. The second song is Tiramarama by St. Joseph’s Māori Girl’s College.