Blue Smoke (book)
Encyclopedia
Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Popular Music 1918-1964 is a prize-winning book by Chris Bourke on the early history of music in New Zealand
published by the Auckland University Press
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Bourke is a music writer who has been writing about music since 1987. He wrote Blue Smoke in time on the National Library
’s research fellowship fin 2006 and a writer-in-residence position at the University of Waikato
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Blue Smoke won the 2011 New Zealand Post Book awards.
Music of New Zealand
The music of New Zealand is the expression of the culture of New Zealand. New Zealand's music is influenced by the culture of the indigenous Māori and immigrants from the Pacific region, though its musical origins lie predominantly in British colonial history, with contributions from Europe and...
published by the Auckland University Press
Auckland University Press
Auckland University Press founded in 1966, is the book publishing arm of the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.It publishes New Zealand history, biography, poetry, short stories and essays, Maori and Pacific Island studies in addition to scholarly and academic works.-Awards:*AUP has...
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Bourke is a music writer who has been writing about music since 1987. He wrote Blue Smoke in time on the National Library
National Library of New Zealand
The National Library of New Zealand is New Zealand's legal deposit library charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations"...
’s research fellowship fin 2006 and a writer-in-residence position at the University of Waikato
University of Waikato
The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, and was established in 1964. It has strengths across a broad range of subject areas, particularly its degrees in Computer Science and in Management...
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Blue Smoke won the 2011 New Zealand Post Book awards.