WAIATA / ANTHEMS NZ’S BIGGEST ARTISTS PERFORMING THEIR BIGGEST SONGS IN TE REO MĀORI

September 9th 2019
Waiata/Anthems is out NOW!


Māori Language Week / Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2019 is happening from today until Sunday 15th September, and what better way to celebrate than diving into the new Waiata / Anthems collection, featuring Aotearoa musical icons performing their songs in Te Reo Māori. Such notable names as Bic RungaTami NeilsonTEEKSHātea Kapa Haka and more re-interpreted and recorded their songs in collaboration with Sir Tīmoti Kāretu and trailblazing songwriter Hinewehi Mohi – who famously performed the New Zealand National Anthem in Te Reo at an All Blacks Rugby World Cup quarter final in 1999, sparking a nationwide conversation around our indigenous language's everyday use. 

 

'Waiata / Anthems' is out now via Universal.

Māori Language Week runs from 9th to 15th September 2019.

 

 

Watch the video from the album launch event – featuring a medley performance from Sons Of Zion, Bic Runga, Stan Walker and Hātea Kapa Haka  HERE

 

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