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Meet the Makers: Ruby Solly
Ruby Solly, composer, poet, cellist, music therapist, taonga pūoro practitioner, and general chameleon, is busy composing new music for the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. Her work Te Karanga o ngā Whetū (the stories of the stars) will be a new suite blending jazz with taonga pūoro (traditional Māori instruments), pūrākau Māori (Māori myths and legends) and Māori kōrero tuku iho (oral traditions).
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Pūrākau Poto: The Beginning
In his recurring segment A Window into Te Ao Māori, Tama Ale Samoa takes it back to the beginning, with the Māori creation story.
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Meet the Makers: Callum Passells
A composer and performer based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Callum Passells has toured with the likes of Aldous Harding and Hans Pucket. For the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival, he'll be bringing his group LCR (Left/Centre/Right) to the capital to perform a brand-new commissioned work inspired by protest marches.
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A Window into Te Ao Māori: Pūrākau Poto
In his second Pūrākau poto, our Pouārahi Māori Tama Ale Samoa delves deep into the origin and etymology of tā moko.
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A Window into te Ao Māori: Who's that Kapa?
In this week's Window into te Ao Māori, Tama Ale Samoa introduces us to an award-wining group from Tairāwhiti, te Kapa Haka o Waihīrere.
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Five Questions for Joel Amosa
Joel Amosa, winner of the 2018 Lexus Song Quest, is taking on the role of Masetto in Wellington Opera's production of Don Giovanni. This production, the first for Wellington Opera, opens on Saturday 17 April.
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2021: Here are Your Headliners
Creative Director Marnie Karmelita and Director Ngā Toi Māori Mere Boynton introduce the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival Headliners: The Nathan Haines Octet, Whirimako Black and Michael Houstoun and the Rodger Fox Big Band.
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My Art Inspiration: Matthew Ross
Wellington Opera – which has been described as the world’s newest opera company – launches this year with its premiere production, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, opening on Saturday 17 April at the Opera House. Artistic Director Matthew Ross talks through the inspirations behind this new venture and the surprising gifts that Covid has brought.
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A Window into te Ao Māori: Who's that Kapa?
In his recurring segment exploring the world of te Ao Māori, our Pouārahi Māori Tama Ale Samoa introduces us to one of his favourite Kapa Haka groups.
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