Join us on 14 July 2023 at Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington for the launch of Oro Rua Season 2, presented by the Haumanu Collective at Matariki Whakangahau event. We will explore the intriguing world of taonga puoro.
AWE are kicking off a tour from 8 till 17 June 2023 across 6 Venues around Aotearoa. AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
ORO ATUA, the brainchild of Taonga Pūoro practitioner/composer Jerome Kavanagh Poutama, has released their latest album ‘Tangaroa a Roto’. The album is a powerful ode to Māori ancestral heritage and the natural environment, created using Taonga Pūoro, Waiata Pao, and field recordings of the Taiao.
James Webster from the Haumanu Collective visited Forest Lake School in Hamilton, New Zealand and delivered a collection of Taonga Pūoro, traditional Māori musical instruments which he has made specifically for the school. The students learned the cultural significance of each instrument and will use them to learn more about Māori customs and practices.
Ōtautahi Taonga Pūoro Wānanga 13-14 May Registrations are now closed due to overwhelming demand.
Haumanu hosted the first national wānanga since the official reforming of the ‘collective’ at Pūrekireki marae in Pīrongia in April of 2023.
In this episode, Libby and Thomas discuss the use of Taonga Puoro in the hauora space, as a tool for aiding mental health and addiction recovery. They also discuss some exciting plans for future projects, such as a Taonga Puoro orchestra.
He aituā, he aituā… announcing that our beloved Hinewirangi Kahu Morgan has passed away today.
Wiremu Sarich, of Ngā Puhi and Te Rarawa descent, is a leading Māori educator in the Far North, working with young and old alike to create inclusive spaces for exploring Ngā Taonga Takaro and Taonga Puoro. He chats with Horomono Horo about his playful work – a result of his carefree childhood growing up in South Auckland and connection to Te Ao Måori through his whanau.
Tāmihana is joined by multi-disciplinary artist, storyteller and tāonga pūoro practitioner, Te Kahureremoa Taumata, nō Ngāti Kahungunu me Ngāti Tuwharetoa. With a love for sound and strong a connection to te taiao, Te Kahureremoa chats about cultural influences, her passion for sharing mātauranga through kōrero pūrākau, and her own creative musical endeavours with Taonga Puoro.
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