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Charles Turu Tumahai (14 January 1949 – 21 December 1995) was a New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter who was a member of several noted rock groups in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. He is best known internationally as the bassist and backing vocalist in Bill Nelson's Be-Bop Deluxe .
Over a period of something like 25 years Charlie Tumahai’s inventive, melodic bass playing and his warm, strong voice enhanced the performances of a wide variety of bands in three countries. Growing up in New Zealand, he spent the early 1970s in Australia before moving to Britain for 10 years and finally returning to New Zealand in 1985.
An acclaimed bass player and singer, Charlie Tumahai was one of the most talented and successful New Zealand musicians of the last 30 years. He was a prominent and respected member of the Maori community and of the New Zealand entertainment scene, and a stalwart of several of the top Australian progressive groups of the early 70s.
Charlie Tumahai. First released in 1962, Hey Boy! by Jane and Bernie Hill was a New Zealand bestseller reprinted several times over the next two years. A photographic book with extended captions, Hey Boy! portrayed urban Māori life of the time, following the activities of a group of children from Orakei.
In 1986, former Be-Bop Deluxe bassist/vocalist Charlie Tumahai joined the group, having been a session musician for various international acts. In 1986, "Slice of Heaven" with Dave Dobbyn reached number one on both the New Zealand and Australian charts.
Jeffreys and Reame-James soon departed the band, and New Zealand-born bassist-vocalist Charlie Tumahai (formerly of Australian bands Mississippi and Healing Force) joined in late 1974.
Charlie Tumahai was born in 1949. During his early twenties he moved across to Australia to try his luck in the band scene over there. His talent ended up in several bands, most notably...
