Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2024: 'Ake, Ake, Ake'

Music features both the tune and also the reo. This early Columbia recording of the Rotorua Māori Choir - Take Turanga Ake (Maori Chant)/Reti Mai (Love Song) was released in 1930:

Yesterday I stumbled on another YouTube video (1964) featuring the Templeview Mormon Choir (Hamilton), Songs of the Maori (1964); engari - nō hea/ko wai tēnei rōpū?

From the Archives of Waka Huia, we showcase composers Tuini Ngawai and Ngoi Pewhairangi both from Tokomaru Bay, and their role in the Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu cultural party throughout the years:

Trace more musical celebrations of te reo in:

• Tō tātau waka : in search of Māori music, 1958-1979 / McLean, Mervyn
  He shares about his journeys recording traditional Maori songs over a span of more than 20 years.
• Kāti au i kōnei : a collection of songs from Ngāti Toarangatira and Ngāti Raukawa / Royal, Te Ahukaramū Charles
  A collection of 15 Ngati Toa and Ngati Raukawa songs.
• Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi : an extraordinary life / Ka'ai, Tania
  This bilingual text is a celebration of Ngoi's life through the testimonies of many people who knew her, and includes a CD of her music.
• Taonga pūoro = Singing treasures : the musical instruments of the Māori / Flintoff, Brian
  Accompanied by a CD featuring musicians Richard Nunns and Hirini Melbourne.

Let’s fast forward to the 21st century and turn to Noel Woods and Grove Roots of Waiwhetū.

He wawata tēnei tā Noel Woods: 'Kia kitea te reo, kia rongohia te reo, kia kōrerohia te reo, kia Māori te reo'

Toitū Te Tiriti is a finalist for the music video awards, 2024:

For more info:

• Grove Roots website (thegrovenz.com)
• Noel Rawiri Woods - SOUNZ