Historical
Great Recordings 1939-50
Oscar Natzka
77minutes of Natzka's finest recordings on one CD...
TREASURES IN SOUND : HE PUIAKI PUORO Series Produced in partnership with The National Library of New Zealand.
Just Call Me Happy
Inia te Wiata
5 years in the planning, this is the definitive release devoted to this great NZ entertainer's career. 2 CDs and a DVD.
Ko Ngati Poneke Hoki Matou
Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club
Traditional Maori musical performance from the Wellington-based cultural group founded in the 1930s.
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Ake, Ake, Kia Kaha E!
Songs of the New Zealand 28 (Maori) Battalion
Recorded on location in Nth. Africa and Italy 1941-1943 - hymns, haka, and popular action songs performed with a style that became part of the Battalion's legend. Plus situation reports and oratory.
The Tahiwis
Te Whanau Tahiwi Historical Recordings
Recorded in Sydney Australia in 1930.
(also available as a cassette)...
Presenting every known recording by the great New Zealand bass, Oscar Natzka - Complete Recordings 2 Volumes (4 CD's)
The Definitive Collection Vol.1
Oscar Natzka
Volume 1 (1938-1940)
The Definitive Collection Vol.2
Oscar Natzka
Volume 2 (1942-1951)
Alda in Opera & Song
Francis Alda
New Zealands first opera star, fsound_artistseatured soprano at the Metropolitan Opera New York in the 1920's
The 1953 National Band of NZ
Conducted by K.G.L.Smith
Its superb playing won it the centennial British Open Brass Band Championship, Bellevue, 1953.