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The All Blacks Maori Haka chant

So what is the Haka chant?  The Haka is a traditional Maori war dance from the indigenous Maori tribes and culture in New Zealand.  One of the most common haka is the Ka Mate, which the All Blacks team was the first to use this haka starting in 1906.  However in 2005 the All Blacks have occasionally performed a new haka named the Kapa o Pango.  The first time I've ever seen this was back when I was in college many years ago.  I had several friends in our dormitory who played for our university rugby team.  We were watching one of the All Blacks rugby matches and my friends told me that I had to watch the opening sequence.  The All Blacks team got onto the field to approach their opponents and then performed one of the most intense and intimidating chants I've ever seen.  Here's a video I found on youtube when the All Blacks played England to give you a flavor of the typical Haka performance at the beginning of their rugby match:




Even though it was nearly 15 years ago I still remembered seeing that.  Fast forward to March 2011 and as a guest of Bulgari I attended Baselworld for the first time.  It was a tremendous experience especially with Bulgari having a mini city within Basel by taking virtually all of Hall 4.  Besides viewing all the latest novelties like the Bulgari Daniel Roth Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar that coincidentally had it's world-wide debut at IGOTT2, our main objective was to interview Mr. Francesco Trapani, Mr. Guido Terreni:


And also for a special top secret project at that time, an interview with the All Backs and the presentation of the Bulgari DR Endurer Chronosprint All Blacks.
On the evening of the opening day the upper floor of Hall 4 set the stage for the Bulgari All Blacks watch and the opportunity for fans to meet several of the All Blacks former team members:



The second day were filled with more interviews (more on this in the upcoming weeks) and afterwards a surprise treat for the media.  We met 3 of the All Blacks team members:  Mr. Fio Tiatia, player number #993 who played loose forward; Mr. Zinzan Brooke, player number 883 also a loose forward; and Mr. Joe McDonnell, player number #1015 in the prop position. 



The 3 guys got together and did something extremely rare, a shortened version of the All Blacks Haka as seen in the press release video above.  This was done in the special display room on the ground floor of Baselworld Hall 4 and it was stunning.  The chant was loud and clear and had everyone upstairs and around surprised to hear the loud sounds coming from the All Blacks.  Several of the staff of the All Blacks mentioned they were surprised to hear this because they only perform this during matches so it was great to see this in person.  Wow, one of the most memorable moments for me.

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ED-209

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