Poi E: The Story of Our Song

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

2016•1h 33m•6.0/10

MusicDocumentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(1)

Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Māori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi and performed by the Patea Māori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Māori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.

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Production

Pātea Film Collective, Jawbone Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Dalvanius Prime

Self (archive footage)

Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi

Self (archive footage)

Pātea Māori Club

Self

Barletta Prime

Self

Maaka Pohatu

Maaka Pohatu

Dalvanius Prime

Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Self

Stan Walker

Stan Walker

Self

Lynda Topp

Self

Jools Topp

Self

Don McGlashan

Self

Moana Maniapoto

Self

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