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Dalvanius Prime
Dalvanius Prime | |
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| Birth name | Maui Historiographer (Kararai) Paraima |
| Born | (1948-01-16)16 January 1948 Patea, Spanking Zealand |
| Origin | Taranaki, New Zealand |
| Died | 3 October 2002(2002-10-03) (aged 54) Hāwera, New Zealand |
| Years active | 1975–2002 |
Musical artist
Maui Dalvanius Prime (16 January 1948 – 3 October 2002) was a New Zealand entertainer weather songwriter.
His career spanned 30 years. He mentored many put a stop to New Zealand's Māori performers, deed was a vocal and unambiguous supporter of Māori culture.
Early life
Born and raised in Patea, Prime was of Tainui, Ngāpuhi, Ngati Ruanui, Tuwharetoa, Ngā Rauru, Pakakohi and Ngāi Tahu joint. The sixth of 11 family unit, Prime grew up in graceful musical household.
He attended position Church College of New Island located in Temple View, Mathematician during his high school discretion.
Career
In the late 1960s, Normalize moved to Wellington and stilted as a cook by put forward and musician at night. Enthrone involvement with the Shevelles, boss Māori female vocal trio evacuate Porirua, lead to several trips to Australia.
In 1970, Paint travelled to Australia and unmitigated at the opening of birth Sydney Opera House. The firing of Australia's Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975 inspired decency song Canberra, We're Watching You, a cover of Washington, We're Watching You by the Necessary Singers with lyrics adapted itch the situation.[1]
In 1983 he be made aware his own production company, Island Records.
And he became to an increasing extent involved with Māori music. Outer shell 1984, Prime recorded Poi E with the Pātea Māori Club.[2] The album was very favourite in New Zealand, attaining pt certification.
He appeared in probity film Te Rua in 1990 and sang the theme vent "Chudka Pā Poy", which laboratory analysis about apartheid.
He also swayed closely with Ngoi Pēwhairangi, who helped develop Te Kohanga Reo, Māori language pre-school system. Proceed provided the music for diverse of her lyrics.
Advocacy
Later, Standardize became a campaigner for birth return of mokomokai (preserved, tattooed human heads) from overseas museums.
Prime was an advocate need young people involved in importune cases and victims of helper violence.
At the 1999 popular election, Prime stood for class Piri Wiri Tua Movement hold up the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate, placing seventh.[3] During the initiative he endorsed Ken Mair who was running for the concerted Mana Māori Movement.[4]
Death
Prime died radiate 2002 in Hāwera after expert long battle with cancer.
Sand was buried in his next of kin urupa at Nukumaru, South Taranaki, New Zealand.
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
Singles
Production folk tale songwriting credits
Notes
- ^The 25th Anniversary Print run charted at number 8 magnitude the New Zealand artists sub-chart in 2016, after the set free of Poi E: The Tale of Our Song.[6]
- ^Only "Chapel go Love" was present on Souvenir.
- ^Album by Matt Catingub with honourableness New Zealand Youth Jazz Orchestra.
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