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Post #621321 by Club Nouméa on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 6:06 PM

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This book on mid-century New Zealand music has now been turned into a Radio NZ documentary.

The following page provides track listings of the rare music featured in the first episode (and click on the other episodes in the blue sidebar):

http://www.radionz.co.nz/concert/documentaries/bluesmoke/20110522

There is a lot of Maori pop music featured in this series, including obscurities you will seldom hear even in New Zealand.

Here is the hits page providing the various episodes aired so far that you can listen to on-line:

http://www.radionz.co.nz/search/results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Blue+Smoke

Enjoy!

CN