Tūpiki' by Abigail Aroha Jensen and Riki Pirihi is an extraordinary album inspired by Maui's journey to climb the 12 steps to heaven, featuring a tantalising blend of taonga pūoro, percussion and electronics, it transcends genres and easy descriptions. To celebrate it's release on vinyl through Audio Foundation Records on Saturday 29 March we're having a party at Acho's featuring some beautiful friends and a special shot designed with love by Aroha herself!
*AF MEMBERS GET FREE ENTRY TO THIS EVENT*
https://audiofoundation.bandcamp.com/membership
Listen to the full album on Audio Foundation Records:
https://audiofoundation.bandcamp.com/album/t-piki
Music by... Cave Circles... Hasji... MAURI M4STA... Waiwhai...
Cave Circles
Cave Circles is the solo project of Riki Pirihi (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Maahanga) a musician and percussionist currently living in Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington. He currently practices percussion, composes music for films, and has developed a technique called Raungatuone (Weaving Gestures) for conducting Taonga Pūoro. He has performed and recorded alongside a diverse range of artists — Orchestra of Spheres, Mara TK, Crowded House, Recloose, Leila Adu, Fat Freddys Drop, Seven David Jnr, Bic Runga, Connan Mockasin, and Jeff Henderson. He is presently performing regularly as Cave Circles, Tuone Conduction Ensemble (as conductor), Orchestra of Spheres, Aja, DJ Oboe, and Clear Path Ensemble.
https://cavecircles.bandcamp.com/
MAURI M4STA
MAURI M4STA is the solo project of Abigail Aroha Jensen (Ngāti Porou). Abigail is an interdisciplinary artist who loves to play in all sorts of arrangements with friends and family. She has played and exhibited her work throughout Aotearoa and internationally. Her latest sound installation was recently presented at the Busan Biennale in South Korea. MAURI M4STA is on a haerenga of haututu, exploring the essence of hā in relation to textures of wai, te taiao and ngā Taonga pūoro. Here 2 pl4y.
https://soundcloud.com/aro-ha-169751779
Hasji
Hasji (Te Arawa - Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Te Ure o Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Whakaue) makes Urban Gorge - attempting to speak to the base rhythms and peace that are tucked away in the overstimulated structures of city lifestyles. Through this Hasji aims to promote sonic rongoā, cultivated thru an awareness of the relationship between ecological urgency and urban anxiety, and a continued kinship with our maunga of many forms.
https://hasji.bandcamp.com/
Waiwhai
WAIWHAI (Te Parawhau, Te Uriroroi, Ngāti Māhuta) brings the fluid rhythms and melodies of ngā taonga puoro me te ao electronica by way of sonic ancestors such as Milford Graves, Sun Ra and Hirini Melbourne. Walking backwards into the future, forever and never. Mauri ora.
https://noarecords.bandcamp.com/album/slowdown-world
