The story of a young Polynesian boy's journey from Tonga to New Zealand and his subsequent discovery and ascent into the dance halls of the 1940s where he added a distinctly Polynesian style to popular dance music. Sevesi recalls a time ...See moreThe story of a young Polynesian boy's journey from Tonga to New Zealand and his subsequent discovery and ascent into the dance halls of the 1940s where he added a distinctly Polynesian style to popular dance music. Sevesi recalls a time when dance halls swayed to the sounds of steel guitars, as it conjured up romantic dreams of moonlit nights and warm sea breezes. Written by
NZ Film Archive
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