Bill Sevesi's Dream

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Bill Sevesi's Dream

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Description

This Artsville TV documentary plucks its way through a Kiwi-focused history of the ukulele, from Waikiki to Wellington, using the dream of “godfather of Polynesian music” Bill Sevesi as its starting point: namely “that the children would be playing the ukulele all over the country.” Presenter Gemma Gracewood (of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra) reveals the instrument’s Pacific adoption and burgeoning popularity, and meets acolytes of ‘the uke’: from Herman Pi’ikea Clark to Jenn...

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Video

Date created

2011

URL

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/bill-sevesis-dream-2011

Related subjects

ukulele / hawaii / cook islands / san francisco / polynesian / school / pi'ikea clark / waikiki chickadee / sione aleki / big muffin serious band / fia musa / polynesia / the nukes / panama-pacific expo / mcgillicuddy serious party / graeme cairns / the front lawn / jennifer ward-lealand / tiny tim / polynesian dance band / blue smoke / jonah lomu song / tiptoe through the tulips / bill sevesi / wellington international ukulele orchestra / ukelele / herman pi'ikea clark / nz on air / new zealand on air

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