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Tū Mai Rā
Tini Whetū , Music Video – 2023
What made me want to come back here and help serve the people was just hearing that there are many rangatahi going before their time. Yeah it just broke my heart.– Tawaroa Kawana on the purpose behind this song, in episode 18 of Waiata Anthems (2023)
I've travelled the world thanks to music and my reo. Waiata's just part of me, it's like innate.– Performer and te reo consultant Tawaroa Kawana, in episode 18 of Waiata Anthems (2023)
I wrote this song for our tamariki, our mokopuna to learn the language and to learn the tikanga around it. When you are able to connect to your mountain, connect to your river, connect to your ancestors, you feel a little bit different after that.– Rangitāne o Wairarapa kaumatua Mike Kawana, in episode 18 of Waiata Anthems (2023)
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