23/12/2024
In the Accordion Gems exhibition, to compliment the symbolic All Blacks Silver Fern logo found in the accordion bellows of world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield, Jose Vuletich kindly donated an All Blacks Jersey signed by legendary player Jonah Lomu on one of his visits to Dargaville. These items are displayed alongside numerous and very rare compositions written for the men in Black.
For Kevin’s concert he asked the Dargaville Primary School Kapa Haka Roopu to include Tutira Mai nga Iwi as one of their items, as it also served as a theme song for the All Blacks campaign.
When checking with Jose to see if she might let the lead of the Kapa Haka Roopu wear the jersey, she not only said yes, but she said she had more, so we were actually able to feature six students wearing the All Blacks collectors jerseys!
Lomu was famed for his unprecedented speed, strength and agility. He became the youngest ever All Black when he played his first international in 1994 at the age of 19. Lomu was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of (2007) and IRB Hall of Fame (2011).
His jersey proudly accompanies the All Blacks musical items found in the newly refreshed Music Wing.
You can read a full report with more pictures on the Accordions Worldwide website at: https://accordions.news/kevin/museum/reports/2024/
