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- Title
- Kete Aronui - Dean Hapeta
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- NZ On Screen
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Kiwi hip hop pioneer, poet and videographer Dean Hapeta (aka Te Kupu) delves into his Hutt Valley childhood and his deep connection with Māori self-determination in this Kete Aronui excerpt. Hapeta says he was "colour conscious" from a young age, and while violin lessons and an "embarrassing" stint as a choir boy didn't stick, he was always drawn to making music. Hapeta and Upper Hutt Posse exploded onto the Kiwi music scene in 1988 with the punchy E Tu, a single and a music video that was pr...
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- Video
- Date created
- 2007
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- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/kete-aronui-dean-hapeta-2007
- Related subjects
- 1980s / rap / music / māori / violin / michael row the boat ashore / racism / hip hop / upper hutt posse / dean hapeta / e tu / upper hutt / wellington / dj sir-vere / dlt / train / colonisation / chuck d / public enemy / bob marley / michael jackson / stevie wonder / reggae / ragga girl / teremoana rapley / bastion point / radio with pictures / gary ryan / maoribank / hutt river / the new dowse gallery
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