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Inspiring Journeys Through Music

with Ria Hall

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Meet the Board

Noma Sio-Faiumu

In our Meet the Board series we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ board member. Today we introduce Co-Chair | Toihau Matarua Noma Sio-Fa...

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SoundCheck Aotearoa

Announcement

Kia ora e te whānau, we have some news to share.Today organisations from across the Aotearoa music community are announcing the creation of a new action grou...

Article

Five Questions with Poulima Salima

Te Marama puoro o Aotearoa is here (New Zealand Music month). Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ recently caught up with Poulima to hear what New Zealand Music month...

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Māori Music Month

Featuring Pere Wihongi

Ko Pere Te Ruru o Te Ramana Wihongi aka Pere WihongiNō Te Rarawa, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāti WaiPere is an award-winning composer based in Wellington who or...

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He Reo Tawhito

Season 3, Episode 2: A conversation with Pere Wihongi

Mōteatea is a centuries-old tradition of chanted song-poetry; a great literary and musical art form that expresses the powerful portrayal of storytelling and...

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Inspiring Journeys Through Music

Hōtaka Māori | Insights from waiata-makers

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Echoes of Erewhon

Pastoralism, Technology, and New Zealand Music

By Callum BlackmoreIn his oft-quoted 1946 lecture, “In Search of Tradition”, Douglas Lilburn, the so-called “grandfather” of New Zealand music, turned to New...

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He Reo Tawhito

Season 4, Episode 2: A conversation with Tamati Waaka

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Meet the Board

Jerome Kavanagh

In our Meet the Board series, we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ board member. Today we introduce Composers Advisory Panel Chair Jerom...