07 April 2020 - 0 Comments

Blending Emily's honey voiced jazz with Charles' full throated percussive sound (with shades of kapa haka), Aro's story-telling performance "…leaves all who are present with the feeling of having been let in on a special secret" (Rosheen Fitzgerald).

Aro mai, Aro atu, aroha - To face, to be faced, to love

Aro

Husband and wife duo Charles (Ngapuhi) and Emily Looker (nee Rice), Aro discovered their shared passion for the power of music to share stories and make connections while studying for a Bachelor of Music at Te Whare Wananga o Tāmaki Makaurau (University of Auckland). Following on from their 2019 album Manu, inspired by the character of ten native birds, Aro will share songs celebrating this country’s natural heritage and wildlife in a mix of jazz, pop and taonga pūrou, written and sung in both English and Te Reo Māori.

Aro will be sharing songs from their upcoming EP He Manu Ano for the first time on this tour; a selection of the most requested songs that didn't make it on the Manu album of 2019.

While the physical tour of Aro is unable to proceed, Arts On Tour is live streaming to the same towns on the same day and time as planned

Itinerary

Friday 10 April 8.00pm Hokitika
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/660027497900331/

Saturday 11 April 7:30pm Cromwell
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/173670076999939/

Sunday 12 April 8:00pm Queenstown
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/215960899636600/

Tuesday 14 April 8:00pm Gore
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/240759090404266/

Wednesday 15 April 7:30pm Oamaru
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/297049044612262/

Thursday 16 April 7:30pm Christchurch
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/235266854512053/

Friday 17 April 8.00pm Ashburton
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/217781852890120/ 

Saturday 18 April 8:00pm Balcairn
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/533755367344253/

Monday 20 April 7:00pm Lincoln
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/2641598926166860/

Wednesday 22 April 8:00pm Onekaka
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/244678903384893/

Thursday 23 April 7:30pm Nelson
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/171281450593091/

Friday 24 April 8.00pm Picton
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/508303206725019/

Sunday 26 April 6:30pm Waipawa
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/213265820006422/

Wednesday 29 April 7:30pm Thames
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/223374608770065/

Arts On Tour NZ (AOTNZ) organises tours of outstanding New Zealand performers to rural and smaller centres in New Zealand. The trust receives funding from Creative New Zealand as well as support from Central Lakes Trust, Community Trust of Southland, Interislander, Otago Community Trust, Rata Foundation and the Southern Trust. AOTNZ liaises with local arts councils, repertory theatres and community groups to bring the best of musical and theatrical talent to country districts. The AOTNZ programme is environmentally sustainable – artists travel to their audiences rather than the reverse.

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