17 June 2019 - 0 Comments

Kanikani - dance… a celebration song about lovers, ahi (fire) and gatherings, now and throughout history. Humanity loves gathering around the element of fire, under the stars, sharing songs and stories, and this is the essence of this waiata.

Kanikani is a fun tune and the music video follows a wahine recalling her encounter of last night and still dancing on the beach at dawn. With a tropical feel, a little Pacific vibe and all in te reo Maori, Kanikani is an easy intro into te reo Maori for learners and for anyone who loves a good kanikani.

While reading a plethora of historical text about indigenous culture, Huia explored a familiar tradition amongst most indigenous cultures, that is the element of dance, bonfire and celebration. This got her thinking about events that happen at these gatherings, new lovers, one-off secret exchanges and the mornings after with silhouettes disappearing into the morning mist… this experience is still relevant today.

The music is by Rei (2,000,000+ streams on Spotify and multi-award winning) and the track is recorded, mixed and mastered at Kog Studio by Chris Chetland (also a super flash producer/mastering guru)

With the support of Te Mangai Paho, this track and video will be out with all the kupu are guided by Lois McIver (Whaia Music). This waiata Kanikani was written with another track called Makereti, another te reo Maori track, both tunes are out now.

For this and more on Huia, me haere koe ki - www.iamhuia.com

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