In 1983, musician David Bowie was the first Rock Star to be officially welcomed onto a Maori Marae. 25 years later, this slideshow looks back on the event that Bowie himself called "one of the most hospitable experiences of my life". This is an abridged version of the "Bowie's Waiata" radio documentary, with images, broadcast on Radio New Zealand in Nov, 2008. Thanks to the Ngati Toa tribe of Porirua, NZ, for their assistance and lunch. Audio and audio slideshow production by Sam Coley.
Extended Audio Slideshows "Bowie's Waiata Radio Documentary" Part's 1 / 2 / 3 available on Youtube by; Bodacea1
Bloody Uncle Mark lol.....
justineparnell 1 month ago
LOL.... yip remember this Mana 4life!!!! Ngati Toa 4life
justineparnell 1 month ago
Thank you for posting this - I love it.
jarvisv6a 11 months ago
david bowies the man
shantubesha 1 year ago
4.51 nanny Clair!! Still hanging out at the PA!!
bellatupaea 2 years ago
WOW this is my marae!!
Jeeez thanks mum for telling me about David bowie coming for a visit 3 years before I was born.!!!
bellatupaea 2 years ago
isnt there a ngati toa domain in plimmetorn/porirua? i remeber it so well, i loved tjhe maori and samoan people of that area..
the grace family, and their love, broyght back what the iwi of scoptland have had beaten out of them,
hope i meet some of these people again,
wish best wishes to the grace family! bless them, patricia, keiran, kaya, te mupu her partener, and waiariki and michelle
gnowave 2 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this! This is my whanau and my Marae but this is this first I've heard of David Bowie dropping by!!!
Sukisha76 2 years ago