Music News - Whaia Te Maramatanga Album Release And NZ Tour
06 March 2014 - 0 Comments
Prepare to hear the next generation of modern Maori music. Rob Thorne will be touring live performances of his debut Rattle taonga puoro (traditional Maori musical instruments) album, Whaia Te Maramatanga, around Aotearoa New Zealand until mid May 2014.
The tour started with a free event in Wellington on the 28th of February, hosted by Rattle VUP for their first album release since publisher Victoria University Press bought Rattle last year.
Rattle Producer, Steve Garden, says “Rob's unique style combines traditional indigenous instruments and modern looping technology with explorations of pulseless music and sonic healing. His music is new and original in the evolving journey of te taonga puoro. Rattle is delighted to share this fine album with the rest of the world.“
Rob Thorne (Ngati Tumutumu) is happy with the way Whaia Te Maramatanga weaves together many of his life’s paths and passions as a musician, social anthropologist, a Maori and healing practitioner.
“With so many layers of feeling and meaning, the listener can choose how deeply they explore the music” Rob says. “It affects people in different ways, and I have noticed this in live audiences. Some are calmed, becoming very relaxed and even falling asleep, while others key into a more intense inner journey or spiritual experience.”
“Ancient magical knowledge, across many cultures, recognises that purposeful thought has the power to change people’s worlds when coupled with sound.” says Rob. “The album is breath based and embedded with layers of purposeful intention. I believe sound is able to carry meaning, and that breath is the vehicle upon which consciousness rides. The rhythmic layer of breath that underpins the whole album becomes subliminal to the listener, encouraging a trance state that invites them into a deeper inner realm.”
To hear and buy the Whaia Te Maramatanga album visit rattle.co.nz.
For the Whaia Te Maramatanga live experience, visit undertheradar.co.nz for performance tour and ticket details.
Whaia te Maramatanga album release touring schedule:
Fri 7 March - 8pm - Audio Foundation, Auckland with Jeff Henderson
Fri 8 March - 9am - ounding Tiritiri Matangi (Hauraki Gulf) with Phil Dadson, Tim Finn, Don McGlashan and others.
Tue 25 March - 7pm - Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North with Phil Dadson and Enrique Siques (Chile)
Wed 26 March - 6pm - Ramp Gallery, Hamilton with Phil Dadson and Enrique Siques (Chile)
Fri 11 April - 6pm - Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, family concert & dinner
Sat 12 April - 8pm - The Auricle, Christchurch with Stanier Black-Five
Fri 9 May - 8pm - Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers with Michael Morley
Sat 10 May - 1pm - Otago Museum: floor talk and discussion
Sat 10 May - 7pm - Otago Museum: performance
The album Whaia Te Maramatanga was made possible due to the funding support of Creative New Zealand and Te Waka Toi.
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