E Papa Waiari#Pātea Māori Club version

The origins of the song are not definitively known, however they may come from a late 19th Century/early 20th Century Whanganui River tradition, where marae along the river would create their own lyrics to the song for competitions.{{cite web |first1=John |last1=Archer |title=E Papā Waiari: Traditional Whanganui song |url=https://folksong.org.nz/epapa/ |website=New Zealand Folk Song |accessdate=11 November 2021 |date=12 June 2001}} The song and tītī tōrea was included in the Girl Scouts of the USA book Games for Girl Scouts.

The first mention in print of the song is as a part of a set-list by a Māori performance group from Puketeraki (near Dunedin) being broadcast on the radio in April 1933.{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19330407.2.161 |title=On the Air |newspaper=The Star |volume=XLIV |issue=731 |page=8 |via=Papers Past |date=7 April 1933 |access-date=12 November 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = E Papa

| cover = PMC - E Papa.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| type = single

| artist = Pātea Māori Club featuring Dalvanius

| album = Poi E

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1985|11}}

| recorded = February 1985

| studio = Mascot Recording Studios, Auckland.

| genre = *Māori music

• Pacific reggae
• Reggae-pop

| length = 3:30

| label = Maui Records

| producer = {{hlist|Dalvanius Prime}}

| prev_title = Hei Konei Rā

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Give Them Life

| next_year = 1985

| misc =

}}

The Pātea Māori Club released a Pacific reggae/reggae pop version of the song as their fourth single in late 1985, entitled "E Papa". During their 1984/1985 tour of the United Kingdom, the club performed the song on the UK children's television show Blue Peter. The song peaked at number 41 in New Zealand, and an extended version was included in their 1987 debut album Poi E.

Dalvanius was inspired to recreate the traditional song as reggae pop.{{cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/musicalchairs/audio/201810905/dalvanius-prime-on-musical-chairs |title=Dalvanius Prime on Musical Chairs |website=Radio New Zealand |date=22 July 2000 |access-date=12 November 2021}} The club performed the song during their 1984/1985 tour of the United Kingdom on the children's television programme Blue Peter, due to the stick game associated with the song. During the tour, lyricist and mentor to the club's producer Dalvanius Prime passed away in late January, when the band had half-completed their album.{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TUTANG19870601.2.12 |title=Kahui rere – nga moemoea o nga tipuna o te roopu Patea. Patea Maori Club release Raukura album. |first1=Troy |last1=Wano |newspaper=Tu Tangata |issue=36 |page=10 |via=Papers Past |date=1 June 1987 |access-date=12 November 2021}} Dalvanius was deeply affected by this loss, feeling creatively exhausted, unable to write songs without her and unable to record in the studio. Despite this, the band recorded "E Papa" on return to Auckland in February 1985. Fred Faleauto and Dilworth Karaka, members of the Pacific reggae band Herbs, performed on the track.

The song was released as a single in late 1985.{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/RIU19851201.2.47 |title=Shake Summation |newspaper=Rip It Up |issue=101 |page=30 |via=Papers Past |date=1 December 1985 |access-date=12 November 2021}} The song debuted at number 48 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart in November, however peaked the next week at 41.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Patea+Maori+Club&titel=E+papa&cat=s |title=PATEA MAORI CLUB - E PAPA (SONG) |work=charts.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=14 November 2021}} The single spent a total of eight weeks charting in the top 50 singles. A version entitled "E Papa Waiari" was featured on their 1987 album Poi E, which featured an extended stick outro.

• NZ 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=E Papa|others=Patea Maori Club|year=1985|type=12-inch Single liner notes|publisher=Maui Records|id=MAUIEP7}}

1. "E Papa (Part 1)"  – 3:30
2. "E Papa (Part 2)" Vocal Instrumental  – 3:37
3. "E Papa (Part 3)" U.K. Club Mix  – 5:24
4. "Hei Konei Ra (Farewell)"  – 3:10

• NZ 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=E Papa|others=Patea Maori Club|year=1985|type=7-inch Single liner notes|publisher=Maui Records|id=MAUI 7}}

1. "E Papa (Part 1)"  – 3:35
2. "E Papa (Part 2)" Vocal Instrumental  – 3:37

Credits adapted from the Poi E album booklet.{{cite AV media notes |others=Patea Maori |id=MAUILP 14|title=Poi E |year=1987 |type=booklet |publisher=Maui Records, WEA Records NZ}}

• Greg Carroll – rakau percussion
• Fred Faleauto – rakau percussion
• Victor Grbic – mixing, rakau percussion
• Dave Hurley – engineering, co-production
• Steve Foot Kanuta – rakau percussion
• Wiremu Karaitiana – Emulator II synthesizer, additional arrangement
• Dilworth Karaka – guitar
• Carl Levy – arranger
• Bill Millett – rakau percussion
• Les Palmer – arranger
• Stuart Pearce – keyboard, additional arrangement
• Dalvanius Prime – co-arranger, producer

• St Joseph's Māori Girls' College Choir on Maori Songs of Enchantment (1961) as "E Papa Wairangi"
• Turakina Maori Girls' College Choir on The Maori Girls of Turakina (1967), as "E Papa Waiari (Stick Game)"
• Herbs on Sensitive to a Smile (1987), as "E Papa". Recorded in a pop-reggae style similar to Pātea Māori Club
• Kiri Te Kanawa on Maori Songs (1999), as "E Papa (Titi Torca/E Aue)"
• Lizzie Marvelly on Home (2011)
• George “Fiji” Veikoso on “Born and Raised” (1996)

{{reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:1985 singles

Category:19th-century songs

Category:Songs in Māori

Category:New Zealand children's songs

Category:New Zealand folk songs

Category:New Zealand songs

Category:Pātea Māori Club songs

Category:Herbs (band) songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Dalvanius Prime