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said to me 'I want to do it all in Māori' only one is a fluent speaker, so for most of them this was their first real opportunity to sing in Māori." Mohi worked directly with artists in the studio to guide their intonation and understanding of the new Māori lyrics, with translations assisted by Sir
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229:Solar Power
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159:Twickenham
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