Nunns, Richard
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Name (Latin)
Nunns, Richard
Date of birth
1945-12-07
Date of death
2021-06-07
Occupation
Musicians
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- National Library of New Zealand WWW site, viewed on July 21, 2021:Doctor Richard Nunns 1945-2021 page (Doctor Richard Nunns 1945-2021; one of the world's pre-eminent exponents of taonga puoro; Dr Richard Nunns, along with Dr Hirini Melbourne and carver/instrument maker Brian Flintoff, led a resurgence in the playing of traditional Māori instruments in the late 1980s; Nunns came from a family of brass band players but became a jazz musician in the 1960s playing the trumpet and flute; played taonga puoro in many musical settings, including with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, with Free Jazz exponent Evan Parker, with Moana & the Moa Hunters, as well as electronica artists like Pitch Black)
- Waikato times (1976), via WWW, viewed on July 21, 2021:Reviver of traditional instruments page (Richard Nunns, musician, born Napier, December 7, 1945; died Nelson, June 7, 2021)
- Te ku te whe, p1994:label (Richard Nunns)
- International New Zealand Artists WWW site, Feb. 9, 2006(Richard Nunns; performer on Maori instruments)