About
Phil and Al began performing together in 1998 while studying jazz performance at Massey University Conservatorium of Music, now the New Zealand School of Music. Al’s journey with ngā taonga pūoro began in 1999 and he is now one of the leading performers of Māori musical instruments. Phil’s journey as a jazz bassist and composer led him to Canada for more than a decade where he played with some of the finest jazz musicians on the West Coast. With Ponguru, Phil and Al bring together the low voice of the double bass and the many voices of taonga pūoro in an exploration of timbre, space, melody, and our shared musical language.
Click below to hear audio samples and download individual tracks:
- Form
- Matter
- Space
- Kōrorohua
- Kōrerorero
- Snare
- Time
- Rēkohu
- Conveyance
- Pūrerehua
- Pūtōrino Suite
- Ponguru
This MP3 album is also available in High-Resolution audio. Contact info@sounz.org.nz.
Copyright
Rattle Records
Publisher note
Rattle Records/SOUNZ licence: available to download