Taonga Puoro - Singing Treasures : The Musical Instruments of the Maori

Written by master carver and Maori instrument maker Brian Flintoff, this book includes a background to the tunes played on these instruemnts, and the families of natural sounds with which they are associated. There are sections covering the various types of instruments, such as flutes, gourds, wood and shell trumpets and bullroarers; but what really breathes life into this book is the way that the technical information about each instrument is interwoven with the mythological and cultural contect to which it belongs. Illustrated with colour photographs of exquisite contemporary instruments as well as ancient taonga. Comes with a CD sampler.