The many voices of ngā taonga pūoro (Māori musical instruments) are interwoven with the deep tones of the double bass on Al Fraser and Phil Boniface's album Ponguru.
Alistair Fraser and Phil Boniface Photo: Ben Wood / Alexis Boniface
Al Fraser is one of New Zealand's leading performers of ngā taonga pūoro, while Phil Boniface is an acoustic bassist and composer who lived and played in Canada for 11 years.
They met and first performed together while studying jazz at Massey University (now the New Zealand School of Music) in the late '90s.
Ponguru (te reo Māori for 'sonorous' or 'resonant') was recorded by Lee Prebble and is available via Rattle Records.
Related: Ponguru on the Inside Out: Autumn Special
Music Details
Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet
Tita
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Ladilikan
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Pongaru
Conveyance
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Rattle Records
Orchestra Baobab
Cabral
Orchestra Baobab
Made in Dakar
World Circuit
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Beyond The Ragasphere
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Persuasion
Richard Thompson & Tim Finn
Acoustic Classics
Beeswing Inc
Pongaru
Form
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Pongaru
Rattle Records
Pongaru
Space
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Pongaru
Rattle Records
Pongaru
Matter
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Pongaru
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Pongaru
13 Purotino Suite - Waiting
Fraser, Boniface
Pongaru
Rattle Records
Pongaru
Rekohu
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Pongaru
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Pongaru
Time
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Pongaru
Rattle Records
Pongaru
Conveyance
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Pongaru
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Pongaru
Purerehua
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Pongaru
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Pongaru
Korerorero
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Pongaru
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Pongaru
Putorino Suite - Crossing
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Pongaru
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Pongaru
Ponguru
Fraser, Boniface
Pongaru
Rattle Records
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Wulminda (Dark Clouds) in E-Flat Major
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Skinnyfish Records
