Mahinarangi Tocker

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Mahinārangi Tocker, MNZM (1955[1] - 15 April 2008) was a singer-songwriter from New Zealand.

She wrote more than 600 songs in a 25-year career.[2]

Tocker was born in Taumarunui and was of Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Maniapoto, Jewish and Celtic ancestry.[2] Her vocal style has been compared to that of Joan Armatrading and Tracey Chapman [3] She also gave lectures around New Zealand about the use of music and creativity to boost learning and self-esteem, and was an adult literacy tutor, writer and poet.

For her services to music, she became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2008 New Year's Honours List.

Tocker died on 15 April 2008 in Auckland's North Shore hospital following a severe asthma attack. She was 52.[4]

[edit] Discography

Albums [5]

  • 1985 Clothesline Conversation
  • 1987 I'm Going Home
  • 1996 Mahinarangi
  • 1997 Te Ripo
  • 2002 Hei Ha!
  • 2002 Touring (With Charlotte Yates)
  • 2005 The Mongrel in Me

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Mahinarangi Tocker: Singer from the heartland", Dominion Post, 2008-04-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-20. 
  2. ^ a b The Mongrel in Mahinarangi. NZ Musician Magazine (October 2005). Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
  3. ^ Musician Mahinarangi Tocker dies age 52. New Zealand Herald (2008-04-15). Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  4. ^ Singer/songwriter Mahinarangi Tocker dies. GayNZ.com (April 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  5. ^ muzic.net.nz
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