Richard Nunns

Taonga pūoro — Māori musical instruments

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Tumutumu — a ‘found’ percussion instrument

Tumutumu — a ‘found’ percussion instrument

This Māori musical instrument was used in the whare purakau (house of learning). In the example at left the bone is the jaw of the upokohue (pilot whale) and the striker is made from akeake, a native hardwood.

Listen: tumutu25

Notes and performance by Richard Nunns

By web-admin | June 5, 2013 | Rythmn instruments, Taonga pūoro |
  • ← Koauau — end blown flute
  • Poi awhiowhio — whistling poi →

Richard died in June 2021

Kua ngü te reo rõreka o te whare o Hineraukatauri,
Haere ra e pã ki te pae o okioki, moe atu ra
Mõu te tai ata, mõku
te tai po... tau ana...

Taonga Pūoro CDs

  • Te Ku Te Whe :: the woven mat of sound
  • Te Hekenga-a-rangi :: those who descended from heaven

Contemporary classical CDs

  • Puhake Ki Te Rangi :: spouting to the skies

Contemporary Māori CDs

  • Toru :: three

Jazz CDs

  • Rangirua :: two voices
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