duets which most people associate with these singers. In particular ‘E Pari Ra’ is one of their best loved and is not on this recording. Ana Hato's flexibility was such that she was almost as much an alto as she was a soprano. Her cousin never tried to dominate the partnership and their duets are a fine example of natural vocal teamwork. Their voices were of course untrained and the sophisticate will toss his or her head disdainfully and say ‘obviously’. Such a reaction is the result of judging these singers by the wrong standards. Mr Waretini's comment above has much truth in it. Ana Hato and Deane Waretini admittedly sang in a modern idiom to a modern accompaniment but they sang as Maoris, not Pakehas. Their voices and harmonies have all the richness, the robustness and the feeling which is so much a part of their race. There is nothing subtle about their singing and not a trace of artificiality or striving for effect. A word finally about the cover. Fashioned in booklet form, the front features a magnificent full-colour reproduction of a C. F. Goldie painting of a Maori woman (unfortunately unnamed). Containing no lettering or other distraction, this could be detached and framed if desired. It is indeed a bonus to a very interesting and worthwhile recording.

Also Received Rotorua Maori Choir Series 1, 2 and 3 Columbia 33-MS-6001, 33-MS-6003, 33-MS-6004 10in. 33 1/3 LP. As with the recording reviewed above, these are another famous first—the first full scale recording of a Maori choral group. They are a re-issue in LP form of items originally recorded on 78 r.p.m. shellac discs from copper masters taken in 1930 by the Columbia Gramophone Company at Rotorua. The choir has long since been disbanded but through these records it is still enjoying public recognition over a quarter of a century after its heyday. The reproduction is good and the various items are sung with care and precision. The full story of these records and their making is contained in my article in issue No. 36 of ‘Te Ao Hou’, entitled ‘Still Popular after Thirty Years’.

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