Post #606645 by Club Nouméa on Tue, Sep 13, 2011 7:02 PM

And, on a related note, let's not forget the Maori show bands who, from the 1950s onwards, played all over the world, including cities like Sydney, Tokyo, L.A. and Las Vegas, and in exotic locales like Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam (during the war). Some of them, like the Maori Volcanics, are still going today.

Prince Tui Teka & The Maori Volcanics

Here is a book worth tracking down:

http://www.chrisbourke.co.nz/main.php?id=showband

And here is a concise history of Maori show bands by David Waretini-Karena:

http://www.slideshare.net/taima/maori-show-bands-by-david-waretinikarena

CN