To Tatau Waka

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To Tatau Waka is written by Associate Professor of Ethnomusiocology and Head of Archive of Maori and Pacific Music Mervyn McLean and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1775586782 (ISBN 10) and 9781775586784 (ISBN 13).

This account of an ethnomusicologist's experience conducting fieldwork offers a glimpse into the life of New Zealand's Maori people through his documentation of traditional songs. The audio recordings included span 1958 through 1979, a time when many of the culture's traditions were fading. Sensitive writing and attention to the challenges of anthropological fieldwork shed light on postcolonialism in New Zealand and its effects on Maori and Polynesian cultures and the continuance of traditional music.