The Māori Sidesteps

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The Māori Sidesteps are a New Zealand musical and performance group founded by in 2016.[1] The band reinterprets the musical tradition of Māori showbands such as The Quin Tikis, the Hi Fives, and the Howard Morrison Quartet.[2] They perform musical skits and songs, some with lyrics changed to parody and satirise issues arising from the colonisation of New Zealand.[3][4] Members of the group have included Regan Taylor, Rob Mokaraka, Cohen Holloway, Jamie McCaskill, Erroll Anderson and Jerome Leota. The costumes for the band were designed by Suzanne Tamaki.[5][6] The band has featured in an eight episode, self-titled web series The Māori Sidesteps[7][8] in 2016 and in the six episode Maori Television series Hari with the Māori Side Steps in 2021.[9]

In 2019 The Māori Sidesteps worked with the New Zealand Ministry of Education to create a series of videos aimed at encouraging parents of children and young people to enroll in courses to learn and be taught in Te Reo.[10][11]

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  1. ^ librarykris (12 June 2017). "Preview: The Māori Sidesteps". The Wellingtonista. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Q&A: Maori Sidesteps". Otago Daily Times Online News. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ Freeman, Bridie (4 October 2017). "The Māori Sidesteps". The Hook. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Humor is the cure for a painful past". Māori Television. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Q&A: Maori Sidesteps". Otago Daily Times Online News. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "The Māori Sidesteps". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "RESIDENTS #63 & #64 – Brandon & Tama on The Maori Side Steps". The Residents. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ Screen, NZ On. "The Māori Sidesteps – Series One | Web | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Hari with the Māori Side Steps". Māori Television. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Mōu Te Reo". Education in New Zealand. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Māori Sidesteps add humour — EducationHQ". educationhq.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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