Poi E: The Story of Our Song

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

93 mins | Documentary, Music | Aug. 4, 2016

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.

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

93 mins | Documentary, Music | Aug. 4, 2016

Poi E: The Story of Our Song
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Pātea Film Collective, Jawbone Pictures
Original title Poi E: The Story of Our Song
Directors Tearepa Kahi
Writers Tearepa Kahi

Cast

Dalvanius Prime

as Himself (archive footage)

Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi

as Herself (archive footage)

Pātea Māori Club

as Themselves

Barletta Prime

as Herself

Maaka Pohatu

as Dalvanius Prime

Taika Waititi

as Himself

Stan Walker

as Himself

Lynda Topp

as Herself

Jools Topp

as Herself

Don McGlashan

as Himself

Moana Maniapoto

as Herself