30 November 2021 - 0 Comments

Naaku is the latest offering from bilingual musician Jaqualyn Taimana Williams (Jaqi). This track is a dramatic and intense love song in te reo Māori. Naaku means “mine”.

A rock track with elements of country and folk, Naaku is based on her personal journey of self-discovery as a Māori adoptee of the late 1960's. Jaqi has recently moved to Kirikiriroa to work at Te Wānanga O Aotearoa. Reconnecting with her iwi and whakapapa, the cover art of Naaku shows one of her māunga, Pirongia.

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The very creative Jaqualyn Taimana Williams is a songwriter, teacher and comedy performer. With a music catalogue spanning a variety of bilingual children's music as well as music for adults. Jaqi has previously released several indie rock releases in both English and te reo Māori, such as You Would, Waiho Mai and Simmer.

2022 will see several new releases from Jaqi. The upcoming Guns of Dialogue EP which includes Naaku, as well as Waiata Tamariki II, another bilingual album for children that includes her other most recent release, the bilingual track The Sun Te Rā.

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