Music
Sheba
The notoriously risque performance artist Sheba, is finally releasing her first song and music video. She has written the song produced the recording entitled "Paekakariki" as well as directing and producing the music video, and is releasing as "Sheba." The song was written while she was living in Paeakakariki after returning from singing in Shanghai.
Sep 2007
Ken Avery
Ken Avery ( 1922 - 1983 )
Played tenor sax and clarinet with a variety of jazz bands and conbos around New Zealand. He wrote a number of novelty songs with a NZ flavour such as "Tea at Te Kuiti", "By The Dog Dosing Strip at Dunsandel", "Paekakariki" and "The Gumboot Tango" which were recorded on the TANZA and Kiwi/Reed Pacific labels.
Ken Avery was a broadcaster for Radio New Zealand for more than 30 years, and has a diary written in the early 1980's, Where are the Camels and was published by his daughter Clare Avery.
Thanks to Clare for allowing us to share.
