TE KAAHU Announces 'Te Kaahu O Rangi' Raglan and Ōtaki Shows

The reo Māori project of Theia (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tīpa), the excellence of TE KAAHU's debut album Te Kaahu O Rangi has been recognised with finalist nominations for the Waiata Māori Music Awards (Best Te Reo Māori Album), the APRA Maioha Award (for her single ‘E Hine Ē’) and this year's inaugural Rolling Stone Awards (Best New Artist), along with an invitation to perform at Brisbane's Big Sound festival. Named in tribute to Theia's tūpuna wāhine (female ancestors) and notably her grandmother, the moving and uplifting long player features nine waiata delivering "messages of love, peace, healing, and hope".

Having recently performed the album in its entirety with band at Tāmaki Makaurau's Tuning Fork back in June for Aotearoa’s first official Matariki public holiday, TE KAAHU has announced two new events celebrating Te Kaahu O Rangi. Recent guest star of our Trash Recital series, TE KAAHU will be joined at Raglan's The Yard by taonga pūoro practioner Komako-Aroha, and at Ōtaki's Māoriland Hub by Te-Whanganui-a-Tara-based artist / producer Mo Etc. — don't miss these special events at the following dates...

TE KAAHU - TE KAAHU O RANGI

Saturday 8th October - The Yard, Raglan w/ Komako-Aroha
Saturday 12th November - Māoriland Hub, Ōtaki w/ Mo Etc.*

Raglan early bird tickets available HERE via UTR
*Ōtaki tickets available HERE

Watch TE KAAHU's animated video for 'Taupiri' from Te Kaahu O Rangi...

Press release:

It’s been a big year for TE KAAHU, which is the brainchild of Ōtautahi-born singer and songwriter Theia (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tīpa). The debut album TE KAAHU O RANGI was released in May to critical acclaim, earning nominations in the inaugural Rolling Stone Awards for ‘Best New Artist’; and Waiata Māori Music Awards for ‘Best Te Reo Māori Album’. The waiata ‘E Hine Ē’ is also a Top 5 finalist in the APRA Maioha Award.

The album has also resonated with audiences outside of Aotearoa with TE KAAHU one of only six NZ acts invited to play at this year’s Big Sound in Brisbane. TE KAAHU has a growing audience in Australia, Japan, the USA and Canada, where album recently hit #1 in the Top 30 album charts on Alberta’s CKUA Radio Network.

The upcoming Raglan and Ōtaki shows promise an unforgettable and immersive experience. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness the magic of TE KAAHU live.

Opening for TE KAAHU in Raglan on Saturday October 8 is Komako-Aroha. Komako-Aroha is an emerging sound healer who uses the medicine of taonga pūoro to offer a space of deep presence and interconnection between oneself and the natural laws of life. She offers sound through her breath, the breath of those present. the breath of the space to bring awareness and healing sound frequencies that are in direct communication with Earth, sky and womb.

For the Māorilands show on Saturday November 12, TE KAAHU is joined by Mo Etc.

Mo Etc. is a Te-Whanganui-a-Tara-based artist and producer. Their latest album OCEANBED is a sonic journey through love, loss and self-discovery. Mo's sound is rooted in neo-soul and indie-alternative sensibilities allowing it to reach epic proportions while maintaining a quality of intimacy as she shares her gift for shaping narrative as a multidisciplinary storyteller.