INIA WIATA, the Maori bass baritone, photographed on his arrival in Sydney. He is in Australia to play the lead in the musical play, “Most Happy Fella,” and will later tour New Zealand with the company. Mr Wiata is wearing a cap brought back from Russia, where he recently spent a month on a recital tour. He said that the Russians had taken Maori music to their hearts. The demand for Maori songs was so great that he had made several records solely for sale in the Soviet Union.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29513, 15 May 1961, Page 10
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89INIA WIATA, the Maori bass baritone, photographed on his arrival in Sydney. He is in Australia to play the lead in the musical play, “Most Happy Fella,” and will later tour New Zealand with the company. Mr Wiata is wearing a cap brought back from Russia, where he recently spent a month on a recital tour. He said that the Russians had taken Maori music to their hearts. The demand for Maori songs was so great that he had made several records solely for sale in the Soviet Union. Press, Volume C, Issue 29513, 15 May 1961, Page 10
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