Mahinārangi Tocker
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] Her vocal style has been compared to that of Joan Armatrading and Tracy 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.
Tocker was born in Taumarunui and was of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Jewish and Celtic ancestry.[2] She was an open lesbian.[4]
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]
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
References
- ^ "Mahinarangi Tocker: Singer from the heartland". Dominion Post. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ a b Kiran Dass (October 2005). "The Mongrel in Mahinarangi". NZ Musician Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Musician Mahinarangi Tocker dies age 52". New Zealand Herald. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ a b GayNZ.com (April 2008). "Singer/songwriter Mahinarangi Tocker dies". GayNZ.com. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ muzic.net.nz
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