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Te Ao Hou, March 1968, Page 62

Star of the record is Teata Makirere, a very pleasant light tenor who sings two solos ‘Koe, koe, koe’ (You. you, you—the well known pop song) and ‘Come Back to Rarotonga’. If Teata was in New Zealand he could soon be a rave on the local pop scene I would think, judging from what I hear on this record. There is one female solo and two duets, one featuring Teata Makirere again. There is also an instrumental item and a drum dance and the remainder are group singing. The items are full of vitality and because of the different artists used provide plenty of variety. It is interesting to compare the music with New Zealand Maori music. The Cook music is much less sophisticated and shows less European influence. As an introduction and welcome to Rarotonga this record is very agreeable.