NZ Roots Music, Matariki Festival 2009
Tickets: Iticket & Papakura Paper Power - www.iticket.co.nz tel: (09)3611000
My mountain greets your mountain, my river greets your river, my tribe greets your tribe.
In the landscape of New Zealand music one genre stands out: music by Maori artists, which is a solid cornerstone, and within itself powerfully diverse. Traditional music sung in te reo (the Maori language) has found its way onto mainstream radio as more and more indigenous singers find poetry and emotional depth in their own tongue.
Maori musicians adopted the social and political consciousness of reggae as much as the loping grooves, and today Maori artists are represented in every musical style from opera to dub, country music to rock. And of course in te reo music which is a separate category in the annual music awards.
One of the most distinctive, articulate and significant Maori voices is Moana Maniapoto who - first with Moana and the Moahunters and latterly as Moana & the Tribe - has taken her often politically conscious music to festivals across the world. Moana has been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Maori and music, and in 2007 was also honoured with the prestigious award of New Zealand Art Laureate.
Tickets:
Iticket & Papakura Paper Power
www.iticket.co.nz tel: (09)3611000
