01/04/2019
Seth Haapu: Charting His Own Coastal Pathway
If your memory of Kiwi pop goes back a decade or so then there’s every chance that you remember the name Seth Haapu, his ...
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Salina Fisher: Championing Classical Creativity
Last year Salina Fisher became the youngest ever composer to win the SOUNZ Contemporary Award, at the 2016 APRA Silver Scroll ...
READ MORE >20/02/2018
Ben Wilcock And The Jelly Rolls: The Phantom Canoe
This second album by Ben Wilcock and the Jelly Rolls (Jon Rae on drums, Dan Yeabsley bass and bass saxophone), is a fascinating ...
READ MORE >15/02/2017
Rob Thorne Announced As Composer-In-Residence
Taonga pūoro specialist Rob Thorne is Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music's next ...
READ MORE >14/02/2017
Hirini Melbourne: Toiapiapi, 25th Anniversary Edition
The original release in 1991 of ‘Toiapiapi’ by Hirini Melbourne (1949-2003) was a profound and beautiful landmark on ...
READ MORE >15/11/2016
Waiora: Te Puaotanga o te Ao
'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
August 2016 Is Māori Music Month
From this year onwards, August will turn into Te Marama Pūoro Waiata Māori - Māori Music Month. The new celebration ...
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Richard Nunns & Mark Lockett: Redaction
The birth of ‘Redaction’ – a daring new collaboration between Richard Nunns’ taonga pūoro and Mark Lockett on drums, ...
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