Hine 'KA MUA KA MURI' Debut EP Release Tour Announced

The project of multi-instrumentalist / composer / songwriter Gigi Crayford (Kahungunu, Tūwharetoa, Raukawa), Hine has been carefully crafting her debut EP KA MUA KA MURI, out at the end of this month with a four date nationwide release tour. Bringing together taonga pūoro, jazz-folk arrangements, and reflective te reo Māori / English lyricism on 2024's title track lead single, the Ōtaki artist has described the kaupapa of her new collection as, "born from the experience of being an urban Māori trying to navigate living in what can feel like a post apocalyptic world as a tangata whenua."

Recorded with Hine's family members Miles Crayford (organ) and Greg Crayford (drums), with Charlie Budd (taonga pūoro) and Aslan Rowlands (guitar), look forward to the full launch of KA MUA KA MURI on 25th July. Join Hine with very special guests at the following dates...
 

"A sonic journey of whakapapa written and recorded by myself and my whānau. This is a 5 Track EP exploring the experience of learning Te Reo Māori in full immersion at Te Wānanga O Raukawa and tracing the threads of ancestry. Featuring songs for different Atua Wahine including Hinetakurua, Hine Raukatauri, Hinemoana, Hine Nui te Pō / Murirangawhenua & Papatūānuku."

Hine - KA MUA KA MURI EP Release Tour

Saturday 25th July - Big Fan, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, with Huia
Friday 7th August - St Peters Hall, Paekākāriki
Saturday 15th August - Lyttelton Coffee Co., Ōhinehou / Lyttelton, with Ariana Tikao
Sunday 23rd August - St Peters on Willis, Pōneke / Wellington, with Casual Healing

Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Press release:

KA RONGO KOE KI TE WAIATA O TE KŌIWI? Can you hear the song of the bone?

Supported by Creative NZ - Gigi Crayford under 'HINE' presents the debut EP ‘KA MUA KA MURI out 25th July’. A music journey tracing the threads of Whakapapa, exploring relationship to Atua, Pūrākau and the transformation of learning an ancestral tongue. Recorded on ancestrally affiliated land with full instrumentation by herself and her whānau, this project is drawn from deep wells of meaning and connection.

“GiGi’s soulful voice has an ancient quality, that feels whole and embodied. There is a depth that is rare and potent.” - Ariana Tikao, renowned practitioner and composer of taonga pūoro and an established writer and poet.

“Mesmerising, theatrical and soulful reo” - Toni Huata - Former director of SOUNZ, Singer, Composer and legendary Māori performer

‘KA MUA KA MURI EP’ weaves Taonga Pūoro, sonic storytelling, poetry and Gigi's original folk noir style in both English and Te Reo Māori. A singer-songwriter on Autoharp, Guitar and Piano, Gigi is supported by brother Miles Crayford on Organ, father Greg Crayford on drums, Charlie Budd on Taonga Pūoro and Aslan Rowlands on Electric Guitar.

This project brings echoes of the emotionally drenched lyricism of Joni Mitchell, the enigmatic voice akin to Kate Bush and soaring ecstatic moments echoing Pink Floyd. Interwoven with Taonga Pūoro; creating a contemporary genre-bending experience. HINE reverberates with authentic expression, wahine power & the vital place music has in healing & self discovery.

With her maiden single release and successful show at MĀORILAND ŌTAKI in 2024 for’ KA MUA KA MURI’ HINE explored the grief of living in a matrix paved over matriarch world and the journey of remembering to return to the earth from a human-centric culture.

This tour releases the final 4 songs of the EP. Each an ode to a different Atua Māreikura, ranging from Papatūānuku, Hine Te Iwa Iwa, Murirangawhenua, Hine Moana, Hine Raukatauri & Hine Takurua.