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King Kapisi

New Zealand Samoan King Kapisi (known to his family as Bill Urale) is one of the country’s best-known hip hop artists. His music explores topics of particular relevance to Polynesians in New Zealand. He is shown performing at Victoria University, Wellington, in 2004.

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Creative life - Music', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/4480/king-kapisi (accessed 20 April 2024)

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