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Biography
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Mena Moeria Minstrels
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 1964
Members: Rudi Wairata, Ming Luhulima, Anies Pattiasina
Popular Netherlands based Hawaiian music group. They were made up of mainly Moluccans from the former Dutch East Indies colony. The group was originally led by steel guitarist Rudi Wairata (leader until 1957, then he left) and also featured Joyce Aubrey and Ming Luhulima (leader from 1957 on). They were prolific in their output releasing at least twenty singles in the 1950s.