Dr Aroha Yates-Smith
Aroha Yates-Smith, is a New Zealand performer and academic, who affiliates to Te Arawa, Tainui, Takitimu, Horouta, and Mataatua. She is known for her research into forgotten Māori female deities.
Te Ara Haumanu Panel Talk
Watch our Haumanu Collective panel discussion about the world of Taonga Pūoro. This was recorded at Te Papa, Wellington during Matariki celebrations featuring James Webster, Ruby Solly, Libby Gray, Te Kahureremoa, Aroha Yates-Smith, Shane James and Jerome Kavanagh Poutama.
Tararua
Tararua is an art music quartet based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. Members are Al Fraser (taonga puoro), Ariana Tikao (taonga puoro & vocals), Ruby Solly (taonga puoro, vocals & cello), and Phil Boniface (double bass & taonga puoro).
IA Music
IA create indigenous soul music. Their compositions blend old with new and feature the voices found with traditional Māori instruments/Taonga pūoro.
Jo’el Komene: Reviving the ‘voices’ of the past
For Tauranga’s Jo’el Komene, his taonga puoro are a connection to the soul. He has about 25 of the traditional Maori instruments he has made and taught himself to play.
Remembering Richard Nunns
Richard Nunns, a Pākehā – and alongside Māori musician Hirini Melbourne and Pākehā carver Brian Flintoff – was central to the revival of interest in traditional Māori instruments.
Breathing new life into taonga puoro
Rob Thorne would visit schools some 15 years ago with taonga puoro – traditional Maori instruments – and the children would be amazed.
Exhibition to showcase best of young Ngāpuhi artists
An upcoming exhibition in Whangārei will showcase the best of young Ngāpuhi artists.
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