What does it take to be a Māori composer and musician today? If you grew up immersed in your Māoritanga, or due to the circumstances of your whānau, your take on being Māori it’s still a journey of reclamation and discovery - why have melodies, rhythms and lyrics become your self-expression - and what is it about the industry of music, notoriously filled with persistent challenges - how do you overcome to rise and perform your own waiata.

Find out with host Alana Broughton and wha four Māori artists from across the spectrum of music: Rei, Mere Boynton, Ria Hall and Pere Wihongi, for a meaningful kōrero about identity, the need for resilience and what keeps them creating.

Kaiuiui: Alana Te Piki Broughton

Kaitito, Kaipuoro: Mere Boynton

Brought to you by SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music

Te Tira Hanga Hōtaka Māori

Kaihautū Matua: Diana Marsh, Claire Szabó

Kaihautū Puoro Māori, Hanga Hōtaka Māori: Toni Huata

Kairuruku Hanga Hōtaka Māori: Kirsten Te Rito

Kaitohutohu Hanga Hōtaka Māori: Roger Smith

Kaiwhakahaere Whakatairanga: Leoné Venter

Kaiāwhina Hanga Hōtaka: Jonathan Engle, Sarah Ballard, Isobelle Walker, Yeonhee Lee, Grace Newman, Aisyah Dzulkiflee

He mihi nui ki te tira tautoko

Kaihanga Kiriata: The Renegade Peach Project - Mark Russell (Director, DOP, Editor) Arlo Edwards, Josiah Nevell (Camera Operators) and Tyler Andrews (Camera Assist)

Taupuni Hopuoro: Matrix Digital – Phill Adams, Simon Blackwell (Sound Engineers),

Kaiwhakatauira Whakanikoniko: IDIA – Johnson Witehira, Kimiora Whaanga (Graphic Designers)

Kaimanaaki, Kaitautoko: James Illingworth, Tracey Mackay

Ringa Whakapai Āhua: Michele Perry, Natalee Fisher

Kaikarakia, Kaitautoko: Adrian Tangaroa Wagner

He mihi nui ki te Manatū Taonga, nā rātou te pūtea tautoko

This film is supported by funding from Manatū Taonga | The Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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The SOUNZ Podcasts is a collection of podcast episodes that covers a range of topics that relate to the music of Aotearoa New Zealand. Join our hosts as they explore issues and interests that are pertinent to our music today including classical music, Māori music, jazz, sonic art and the music of the Moana Pacific peoples.

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