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Chief Executive of SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music | Toi te Arapūoru stands down

SOUNZ Board of Trustees announces the resignation of its Chief Executive | Tumu Whakarae, Diana MarshSOUNZ champions and promotes the music of Aotearoa New Z...

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Artist Spotlight

Louis Baker

Te Marama puoro o Aotearoa is here (New Zealand Music month). This week SOUNZ shines the spotlight on Louis Baker. Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ spoke with Loui...

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Meet composer

Dave Flynn

Please tell us about yourself and what you do. I'm a composer, guitarist and orchestra director, originally from Ireland, now resident in NZ.I work across a ...

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Te Awanui Reeder on his Waiata 'Would Be You'

Te Awanui Reeder has released the single ‘Would Be You’ with an awesome animated music video to accompany it.  Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ caught up with the ...

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Meet the Composer

GiGi Crayford

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce GiGi CrayfordPlease tell us about yourself and what you do.A songwriter and artist fr...

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Meet Tararua

Art Music Quartet

Tararua is an art music quartet based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. Members are Al Fraser (taonga puoro), Ariana Tikao (taonga puoro & vocals), Ru...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 2, Episode 2: A conversation with Dr Hana O’Regan

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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Kirsten Te Rito

on her new music video for ‘Te Kaitiaki (Tangaroa e)’

Kirsten Te Rito's new music video for ‘Te Kaitiaki (Tangaroa e)’ was released in May 2021. The music video shows the narrative of Te Kaitiaki, the illustrati...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 1, Episode 2: A conversation with Dr Ruakere Hond

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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Salina Fisher and Jerome Kavanagh

on Papatūānuku

SOUNZ caught up with Salina Fisher and Jerome Kavanagh, co-creators of Papatūānuku, a work for taonga pūoro and orchestra premiered in August 2023 by Jerome ...