05/09/2024
Bringing her music to the world out of Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast, multi-instrumentalist Gigi Crayford artistically goes by the simple artist name of Hine. Self-described as "mokopuna of the once dubbed Crayford jazz dynasty” ...
07/08/2024
Considering her young age Jaya Rees is very much a high-flyer already, and that's not just thanks to being part of a musical whānau which includes a number of much-loved and -admired performers. Among other notable highlights ...
19/06/2024
Former Ōtautahi music student Keren Enright performs under the name Keren Mara, a derivative of her first two given names. After working as musician and touring stage manager she's now started releasing her own material. ...
21/05/2024
The quirkily named Nelson duo Jola Burns placed second in the solo/duo section of 2023 Smokefree Rockquest, and there's plenty to suggest the judges would've been torn in having to decide between them and the night's other ...
14/05/2024
A full trifecta of grants from NZ On Air Music, Te Māngai Pāho and Creative NZ were put to good use by Te Whanganui-a-Tara artist Te KuraHuia, created dazzling new pieces of music in her breakout EP, 'Astro-Tīpuna'. Released ...
21/09/2022
Aotearoa's current heavyweight champs L.A.B claimed another belt of awards at the 2022 Waiata Māori Music Awards, held on September 9, at Toitoi Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre in Hastings. The unstoppable band won ...
09/08/2022
Now in its 15th year, finalists for the 2022 Waiata Māori Music Awards have been announced. The album-oriented awards will be celebrated with a live event staged at Toitoi - Hawkes Bay Arts & Events Centre on September ...
15/06/2022
Nominations for the 2022 Waiata Māori Music Awards are now open for music released in the year to June 2022. The awards seek to develop, encourage and honour the achievements of outstanding traditional and contemporary ...
11/10/2021
At the Waiata Māori Music Awards 2021 held in the Hawke’s Bay on Saturday, October 9, Troy Kingi and L.A.B. each enjoyed wins in three different categories, while Sir Pita Sharples and Che Fu were honoured for their special ...
09/08/2021
The national 2021 Waiata Māori Music Awards will be held in Hastings on September 10 and the finalists across the 10 categories have been announced. Previous award winners Troy Kingi, Stan Walker, L.A.B and Tipene Harmer, ...
02/09/2020
It almost seems ritualistic now. I see the email announcing the five finalists for this year’s APRA Silver Scroll Award at 6am when I usually get up. I immediately check them all out, intuitively and analytically searching ...
23/05/2018
Multi-award winning group Te Vaka are again amongst the finalist nominees for the 2018 Vodafone Pacific Music Awards, this time with a track entitled Lakalaka. They have previously won a number of major local awards including ...
13/04/2018
“What the world needs now, is love sweet love. That’s the only thing that there’s just too little of” – thanks Hal David. It’s a universal truth, especially applied to our relationships with voice and creative ...
23/10/2015
Inflatable dolls & wide-mouth frogs & the spaghetti-sucking pucker! (Vowel shaping, facial anchoring and facial stretches…) Think of your favourite singers… what do they all have in common? That's right, ...
11/11/2016
The NZ Ukulele Festival will move to Vector Arena for its tenth anniversary this December. Apart from headliners, Hawaiian Youtube sensations Honoka and Azita, the festival will feature Malcolm Lakatani’s Creative Souls ...
