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New Zealand musicians talked to RNZ about what the Māori New Year means to them, as part of coverage of the first Matariki public holiday.

IA rides the waves for waka song 13 May 2021 12:51 PM More Related Stories Related Podcast Māori music collective IA has teamed up with Te Toki Waka Hourua to create a video of them performing their new single Kōkōrangi aboard the waka Hinemoana on the open ocean. The single is out today. Band member Moetu Smith says combining sailing, filming and live performance was difficult, particularly when attempting to record wind instruments like kōauau and ponga ihu. He says kōkōrangi mean...

Thursday, 13 May 2021, 9:33 am In an ambitious undertaking, Māori music collective ‘IA’ have teamed up with Te Toki Waka Hourua to create a live music film which is a first of its kind. The band collaborated with Te Toki and film Director Moehau Hodges Tai to capture a live performance featuring taonga pūoro/traditional Māori instruments while sailing the traditional waka on the open ocean. The intention for the live performance on the waka was to showcase IA’s latest single titled K�...

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 4:43 pm Ororuarangi Live Filming Group Shot Newly formed Māori music collective ‘IA’ has united nature and music with a taonga pūoro (traditional Maori instruments) performance in the forest. The band held an intimate concert in the Pukemokemoke Bush Reserve in front of a live audience, as a creative way to debut their new single, ‘Ororuarangi’. The audience was invited to the bush setting and each person was given a set of wireless headphones to hear the ...