Music News - New Release from Stan Walker 'Matemateāone'
10 September 2021 - 0 Comments
Today Stan Walker invites us into his world, where he belongs, in his music video for Matemateāone.
The new waiata, co-written by Stan with Devin Abrams, Isiah Ngawaka, Mikey Dam and Ruth Smith, comes off his upcoming album Te Arohanui, to be released in full on Friday 17th September on Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand.
Releasing his first ever, Reo Māori album Te Arohanui is an emotional milestone for celebrated Māori artist (Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngai Tahu).
“It was inevitable that I would release a reo Māori album. It wasn’t a matter of if, but when. Now is the perfect time. The first waiata I remember singing were Whakaaria Mai and Ma Te Marie. Our reo, our waiata, our himene are a huge part of my whakapapa and upbringing. Being Māori, nō Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngai Tahu, it is in my DNA, it is in my blood. I credit my voice and all that it holds to all those who have come before me. My tupuna fought and died so that I, we could be all that we should be. Their dreams have been bought to life in this album. I am their legacy. This is a dedication of aroha to them. To sing in te reo māori and release music in my native tongue is healing, uplifting and empowering. Our reo brings life to the world. It brings life to me. It’s an honour to have been gifted this taonga. Now I gift this taonga to the world.”
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