E tūhono ana te mōteatea i te ao o nehe ki te ao o nāianei. He taonga e hāpaingia ana e ngā tikanga o te waiata – he pātaka reo Māori, he puna kōrero, he huinga whakaaro nō tua whakarere.
Hoki mai anō ki te putanga tuawhā o He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea e whai māramatanga anō tātou ki te hōhonu me te ātaahua o tēnei taonga tuku iho ki te taha o Crystal Edwards. Ko te wā tuatahi tēnei i whakaahuangia ngā kōrero ki te taha o ngā mātanga tokowhā nei e tūhura mai ana i te kaupapa, i ngā kōrero o mua me te whakawhanaketanga tonu o te mōteatea.
Mōteatea connects the past to the present. It is a taonga harboured by the ritual of performance, a practice that preserves how iwi Māori spoke and shared stories and ideas pre-colonisation.
Rich and poetic, Season Four of He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea offers further understanding about this ancient art form with host Crystal Edwards. Filmed for the first time, these kōrero with four leading mātanga experts explore the meaning, historical significance, and continual evolution of mōteatea.
He whakamārama
E ruku ana a He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea ki te ao o ngā waiata tawhito o te Māori, kia tiakina, kia waiatahia tonutia tēnei toi wairuhi. I roto i tēnei hōtaka whakahirahira kei te kōrero a Crystal Edwards ki ētahi o ngā mātanga o te ao e pā ana ki te mōteatea me te ui atu: He aha rā hoki te mōteatea ki a koe? I te wā o ngā tīpuna, he aha te take i titoa ēnei momo waiata, āe rānei kua rerekē tēnei āhuatanga? Ko wai ngā kaitito matua o te mōteatea, he aha te pānga o ā rātou mahi ki tō mahi puoro?
I te putanga tuawhā, kei te huraina mai te ātaahua me te hiranga o te mōteatea mā ngā uiui ki ngā mātanga pērā i a Turuhira Hare rātou ko Tamati Waaka, ko Teina Moetara rātou ko Ngahiwi Apanui. Koinei te wā tuatahi kua whakaahuangia ēnei kōrero hei kīnaki i ngā īpāho.
Ko wai mā ngā kaikōrero?
Kei te tūhura haere te putanga tuawhā o He Reo Tawhito i ngā taonga tuku iho a te mōteatea, he mahi whakahirahira a ngā tīpuna. Kei te tūhuratia ngā kōrero me ngā tikanga tuku iho me te taha wairua o te mōteatea mā ngā uiui whaiaro ki ngā mātanga pērā i a Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr, i a Tamati Waaka, i a Teina Moetara, i a Turuhira Hare hoki.
Ngā kaimātakitaki: mā wai tēnei hōtaka?
He mea waihanga a He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea i runga i te whakaaro nui ki te hunga e ngākaunui ana ki te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori, ki ngā waiata tawhito me ngā waiata o te ao hou, ki te tito puoro, ki ngā pūrākau me te hunga e hiahia ana ki te whai māramatanga anō mō te ao Māori mā tēnei mahi a ngā tīpuna, arā, ko te mōteatea, waihoki ko ngā Māori e rapu ana i te mātauranga o ō rātou mātua tīpuna.
Ngā tohu whakanui
I whakawhiwhia a ‘He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea’ ki te Tohu Hiriwa me ngā Tohu Rauwhero e rua ki te NZ Podcast Awards i te tau 2022.
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About
He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea delves into the world of traditional Māori chanted song-poetry with a focus on preserving and sharing this vulnerable art form. In this highly successful series, host Crystal Edwards holds conversations with some of the world’s leading experts on mōteatea, asking them: What does mōteatea mean to you? Traditionally, why were they composed and how have they changed? Who are some key composers or mōteatea, and how have they influenced your music?
In Season 4 we unveil the beauty and significance of mōteatea through captivating interviews with esteemed mātanga Turuhira Hare, Tamati Waaka, Teina Moetara and Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr. Filmed for the first time, this season adds a visual dimension to the award-winning podcast series.
Who’s involved
He Reo Tawhito Season 4 explores the rich cultural heritage of mōteatea, a traditional art form of profound significance. Through intimate interviews with experts Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr, Tamati Waaka, Teina Moetara, and Turuhira Hare, we invite you to explore the historical, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of mōteatea.
Target audience: who is this show for
He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea is crafted with a diverse audience in mind, including those passionate about the revival of Te Reo Māori, traditional and modern Māori performance, composition, and storytelling traditions, individuals keen on deepening their understanding of Te Ao Māori through the ancient art of mōteatea, and Māori seeking to reclaim their ancestral wisdom.
Awards and accomplishments (He Reo Tawhito)
‘He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea’ was Awarded one Silver and two Bronze awards in the 2022 NZ Podcast Awards.