Ruru Karaitiana
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Ruru Karaitiana
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Rangi Ruru Wananga Karaitiana was a New Zealand musician and songwriter. Karaitiana was born in Dannevirke, New Zealand, on 4 March 1909. He was Māori, and was a member of the Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne tribes. He served with Māori Battalion during World War II, and led the battalion's concert party. After the war Karaitiana assembled a quintet, and in October 1948 recorded a version of his song "Blue Smoke" with singer Pixie Williams to a Hawaiian-style backing played by Jimmy Carter's Hawai
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New Zealand musician and songwriter (1909–1970)
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2023-10-06T15:14:27Z
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