19/03/2018
Last year Salina Fisher became the youngest ever composer to win the SOUNZ Contemporary Award, at the 2016 APRA Silver Scroll ...
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This second album by Ben Wilcock and the Jelly Rolls (Jon Rae on drums, Dan Yeabsley bass and bass saxophone), is a fascinating ...
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Taonga pūoro specialist Rob Thorne is Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music's next ...
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The original release in 1991 of ‘Toiapiapi’ by Hirini Melbourne (1949-2003) was a profound and beautiful landmark on ...
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'Te Puaotanga o te Ao' ('The Dawn of a New Day') is the debut album of Waiora, featuring taonga puoro performer Horomona ...
READ MORE >27/07/2016
From this year onwards, August will turn into Te Marama Pūoro Waiata Māori - Māori Music Month. The new celebration ...
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The birth of ‘Redaction’ – a daring new collaboration between Richard Nunns’ taonga pūoro and Mark Lockett on drums, ...
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With her stunning stage presence, powerful voice and performance, Toni Huata has paved the way for a number of Māori speaking ...
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