Traditional+Song+and+Dance+(6L)


 * __Maori Song and dance__**


 * The ‘Haka’ is the traditional war dance which they do at rugby stadiums against their opponents in some way it also means to threaten them


 * The All Black haka is an ancient Maori dance, it was found in 1810 that the Warrior chief, Te Rauparaha of the ‘Ngati Noa’ tribe made up the haka


 * Maoris/ Karangas use the powhiri/ greeting to welcome guests but when its translated into English it looks like this:

Welcome To the representatives Of our many dead, Welcome!


 * Their traditional performance, a fusion of song and dance is known as **Hapahaka**, Haka being the generic name for Maori dance


 * Captain Cook reported that the Maori people sang in ‘semitones’ and others reported that the Maori had no singing/ vocal music at all or sang out of tune but this is incorrect


 * New Zealand music is a vibrant expression of the culture of New Zealand, The origin of the Maori’s musical culture lies in the British in the colonial history, with contributions from Europe and America


 * As the nation has grown and established its own culture, local artists have mixed these styles with local influences to create music that is uniquely New Zealand in style. discordantly