To some extent he was the soundtrack of New Zealand music in the 1960s and 70s. I picked the Cook Islands without knowing anything about them. Young speaks fluent Cook Islands Maori, and acknowledges that Cook Islands music has worked itself into his blood: "There's counter-rhythms and cross-rhythms - it's very precise, very interesting." Vinyl can't withstand the heat of the Cook Islands. He was once so vital to New Zealand music, such a tireless, ingenious maker of songs; what does he make of that?

Source: New Zealand Herald October 28, 2016 16:14 UTC