death_date years_active article_title instruments name background birth_date origin birth_name
3 october 2002 1975 -- 2002 dalvanius prime
 singing dalvanius prime solo_singer 16 january 1948 new zealand maui dalvanius prime
dalvanius prime

maui dalvanius prime -lrb- 16 january 1948 -- 3 october 2002 -rrb- was a new zealand entertainer and songwriter .
his career spanned 30 years .
he mentored many of new zealand 's māori performers , and was a vocal and forthright supporter of māori culture .
