Troy Kingi & The Upperclass has won the Te Kaipuoro Māori Toa, Best Māori Artist at the New Zealand Music Awards tonight.
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Indigenous issues to take spotlight on awards stage
Māori musician Troy Kingi is set to perform at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards on Thursday night, in a bid to share a message about issues affecting indigenous communities around the world.
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Hard mahi pays off for Rei Music
After years of hard work in the New Zealand music industry, Rei Music has achieved a major goal of his becoming a finalist for the Māori Artist award and Best Soul/RnB Artist award at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
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Sons of Zion follow in footsteps of Bob Marley, Alicia Keys and Tupac
New Zealand band Sons of Zion are turning a dream into reality this week, recording their first international album in Los Angeles, at the same studios where legendary musicians Bob Marley, Alicia Keys and Tupac have recorded.
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NewsUp-and-coming 14-year-old singer takes to the stage
Papatoetoe singer Reikura Boyd is one of the youngest performers to take part in the Stand Up Stand Out finals in Auckland on Saturday night.
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Māoridom recognises its talented musicians
Pere Wihōngi reaches new heights in music after been nominated for Best Māori Male Solo Artist and nominated for four other awards with his group Te Kākano and Maimoa at the 2019 Waiata Māori Music Awards held in Heretaunga.
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Māori musicians look to inspire Ihumātao with new album and concert
Musicians from around Aotearoa have banded together to produce an album, Toitū Te Whenua, inspired by Ihumātao and other issues that have impacted on indigenous people.
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Ngāpuhi sing to the tune of unity
Ngāpuhi descendants living in Auckland hosted an event with the aim of uniting their tribe through waiata workshops. The project Ara Ngāpuhi is the third gathering this year to learn history and their unique approach to haka.
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Kaaterama finalist for prestigious Maioha award
Solo artist Kaaterama Pou, of Ngāpuhi and Te Arawa, has been announced as a finalist for APRA Silver Scroll Maioha Award for her waiata, Paiheretia.
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Creators of 'Blue Smoke'- NZ's first pop song to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Ruru Karaitiana and Pixie Williams of Ngāti Kahungunu and Jim Carter will be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame at the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll Awards for their waiata Blue Smoke which was recorded in te reo Māori and English in 1949.
