Kiki Pounamu presents Whanau o Tangaroa ~ Taonga Pūoro Wānanga + Sound Immersion
Hosted by Kiki Pounamu
Date and time
Sun 24th Mar 2024, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm NZDT
Location
Cacao Ambassador ~ Cacao Embassy
169 Ferry Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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~Nau Mai Haere Mai ki a koutou katoa~
Would you like to learn more about Taonga Pūoro?
Join us on the first of a series of talks on Taonga Pūoro from Waitaha*** Pūoro collective Kiki Pounamu, where you will experience stories of Pūoro & then be immersed in an oro hekenga, an aural watery voyage of sounds.
First up is a deep dive into Te Whanau o Tangaroa and Hine Moana, Nga Atua ~ Elementals of the Waters & their soundchildren, hear their voices, ngā waimahara, purakau ~ stories of their origins, their uses and how they are made into sound instruments such as the angaanga shell instruments ~ Putatara, Pupakapaka conch shell trumpets, hoputea, pupu, ngata whakaruu ~ cross blown shell flutes, also Porutu Toroa albatross bone long flutes and many others both sonorous and gently flowing vessels from the maraeroa of Tangaroa Matua and Hine Moana ~~~
* Hosted by: Rua Pick, Gabriel Atawhai Calcott, Michelle Tuarāhonu Croft
* Limited to 12 spaces (book in early to secure your spot)
* 2 X Koha tickets available
* Each participant will also receive a Hoputea, pupu pūoro on a string to take home.
* Cacao Tokorangi will be provided by the Cacao Ambassador ~
* What to bring: Yoga Mat & Pillow, water, Journal (we recommend fasting the day of the event if possible)
* When & where: 1-5pm Sunday 24th March @ The Cacao Embassy 169 Ferry Rd, Waltham, Christchurch 8011
Toi tu te marae a Tangaroa, Toi tu te Iwi ~~~ If the marae of Tangaroa (Water) survives so will the people.
Me ka kore he wai ka kore, ka kore he Ao ~~~ If there is no water there will be no Universe
