🎶☀️Whether you're into reggae, desert rock, wairua-ful pop, or the classics—we've got ya covered.
(an excerpt from our 'summer jams' edition)
It’s the ‘end of the year cram fest’—that patch of time where the warm, shiny light at the end of the tunnel is close enough for us to start noticing how ruddy ngenge/tired we are, but not quite enough to start the ‘Let’s circle back in Jan’ emails.
Hang in there e hoa mā, just because we’re not at the tātahi/beach yet doesn’t mean we can’t start prepping our playlists for it.
Four jams you'll want to strongly consider, coming right up.
A beautiful waiata about the quest of Tāne to bring light to te ao/the world, that will perfectly backdrop a quiet moment of reflection this Tīhema/December 31.
Find it on Youtube (the video is our fav!) or Spotify (in which case you’re missing out on that vid…) I 3mins 25secs I Free with your account I Te reo Māori (the vid has English subtitles)
Breaking free from Māori stereotypes while holding onto all the Māori wairua/spirit, Troy Kingi has done it again. This is a jam to make that day bbq to night bbq transition smooth.
Find it on Spotify I 4mins 9secs I Free with your account I Te reo Pākehā
The quickest way to definitively claim your place as fav moko/grandchild, tama/son, tamāhine/daughter, or irāmutu/niece or nephew, is to put this on at the next whānau do.
Find it on Youtube, their website, and Spotify I 1min 52secs I Free with your account I Te reo Māori (you can find the music sheets and watch the lyrics video here).
It’s the musical equivalent of a mirimiri/massage, folks. Shoulders will drop, raruraru/problems will feel further away, and clouds might even part. Relax into it!
Find it on Spotify I 4mins 31secs I Free with your account I Te reo Māori
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