Skip to main content

Kōrero: Dalmatians

An Auckland tamburica orchestra, 1985

Image
An Auckland tamburica orchestra, 1985

Dalmatian clubs often formed tamburica orchestras and they played at dances and annual Yugoslav balls. With their traditional instruments, orchestras were especially popular in Auckland and Northland during the 1960s and 1970s at Friday and Saturday night dances.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Dalmatian Cultural Society

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Dalmatians – Dalmatian culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1222/an-auckland-tamburica-orchestra-1985 (accessed 1 July 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.