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Charles Turu Tumahai (14 January 1949 – 21 December 1995) was a New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter who was a member of several noted rock groups in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. He is best known internationally as the bassist and backing vocalist in Bill Nelson's Be-Bop Deluxe .
Over a period of something like 25 years Charlie Tumahai’s inventive, melodic bass playing and his warm, strong voice enhanced the performances of a wide variety of bands in three countries. Growing up in New Zealand, he spent the early 1970s in Australia before moving to Britain for 10 years and finally returning to New Zealand in 1985.
An acclaimed bass player and singer, Charlie Tumahai was one of the most talented and successful New Zealand musicians of the last 30 years. He was a prominent and respected member of the Maori community and of the New Zealand entertainment scene, and a stalwart of several of the top Australian progressive groups of the early 70s.
12 de ago. de 2019 · Charlie Tumahai: Boot Hill to Be Bop and Back. “Boy is what they call me, but my real name is Charlie.”. That was the catch-cry the cousins living in Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei, responded to as Charlie – or Boy as he was known – and the bros headed for another day of mischief down at Okahu Bay, or at the vacated World War II ...
Charlie Tumahai. First released in 1962, Hey Boy! by Jane and Bernie Hill was a New Zealand bestseller reprinted several times over the next two years. A photographic book with extended captions, Hey Boy! portrayed urban Māori life of the time, following the activities of a group of children from Orakei.
Charles Turu Tumahai (14 January 1949 – 21 December 1995) was a New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter who was a member of several noted rock groups in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. He is best known internationally as the bassist and backing vocalist in Bill Nelson's Be-Bop Deluxe.
Charlie Tumahai was born on 14 January 1949 in Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Once Were Warriors (1994) and Sight & Sound in Concert (1977). He died on 21 December 1995 in Auckland, New Zealand.
