kaiwaiata
1. (noun) singer, vocalist.
He Māori ngā kaiwaiata, he Māori te kaiwhakatangitangi i te ōkana (TP 3/1903:2). / The vocalists and organist were Māori.
Synonyms: reo waiata
kaikapo
1. (noun) relieving singer.
Koia i kapokapo ai te hunga waiata, kia whakatā ētahi i ngā manawa; ka mārama hoki te kaikapo ki te whakarongo atu, ki te hopu i te wāhi māna (M 2006:128). / That is why the singers take it in turns to give the others a breathing spell; the relieving singer is well versed and by listening carefully he can sense when he should take up his part (M 2006:129).
korokoro tūī
1. (noun) sweet singer, melodious voice.
Ka waiatatia ā rātou waiata – ngā waiata aroha, ngā hahani, ngā waiata mō te rongo, mō te pakanga, ngā mahi rēhia me ngā waiata kaioraora – hei whakaatu i te āhua o tō rātou ao. Ko Puhiwahine te korokoro tūī o rātou katoa (TTR 1994:93). / The songs that they sang - songs of love and hate, peace and war, jollity and derision - reflected the nature of their world. Puhiwahine was the sweetest singer of them all.
2. (noun) articulate speaker, witty speaker.
Me he korokoro tūī te kaikōrero, ka kī te whare i te hunga kua whakarauika ki te whakarongo ki a ia (HJ 2017:61). / If the speaker is an articulate orator, the house will be full of people who have gathered to listen to him.
2. (noun) vocalist, singer.
He korokoro tūī te reo waiata o taua rōpū (RTP 2015:96). / The vocalist of that group has a melodious voice.
Synonyms: kaiwaiata
Melbourne, Hirini
1. (personal name) (1950-2003) Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu; composer and singer of songs in Māori, Hirini spearheaded the research and revival of the making and playing of traditional Māori musical instruments. Associate Professor at The University of Waikato where he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 2002.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 162-171; Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 126-127;)
