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Reti Hedley from indigenous soul group IA

on the release of their waiata 'Kōkōrangi'

Reti Hedley from indigenous soul group IA have released their waiata 'Kōkōrangi.' The waiata is accompanied by a music video that celebrates Pacific Voyaging...

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Mistee K

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Amba Holly | Waiata Māori Music Award winner

SOUNZ recently had the pleasure of interviewing Amba Holly, winner at the 2019 Waiata Maori Music Awards.Amba talks about her future plans, what winning the ...

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Meet Kennedy Kioa Toi Faimanifo

Kennedy Kioa Toi Faimanifo is a digital creative from Takaanini, South Auckland. SOUNZ engaged Kenedy and his team at Manatao Productions to create two pacif...

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Meet composer

Ruby Solly

 Please tell us about yourself and what you do.Kia ora! I'm Ruby Solly, or you might have seen my name as Ruby Mae Hinepunui Solly which is my full name. Som...

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Sounds of the Moana

Episode 1: Sounds of the Navigators

What is the indigenous sound of Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa (Oceania)? What has been lost and gained over the course of history, and how can the musical identity of the...

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Sounds of the Moana

Episode 2: The Origin of Sounds

What is the indigenous sound of Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa (Oceania)? What has been lost and gained over the course of history, and how can the musical identity of the...

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Oro Atua

a puoro Māori sound healing journey

Experience Jerome's collection of around 40 unique and rare Māori musical instruments, from the Ngūru (whale’s tooth nose flute) to the Pōrutu Pounamu (green...

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Howard Morrison

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Howard Morrison was a great ambassador for New Zealand Music, the Māori show bands era and later as a solo artist and New Zealand icon. One of his defining m...

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Meet composer Kaaterama Pou

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Kaaterama Pou.