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Saturday Aug 06, 2022
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
James chats with writer Awhina Tamarapa about her mahi as a professional museum curator, and the intracacies of looking after precious Taonga Puoro collections.
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
A kōrero with artist Warren Warbrick (Rangitāne, Te Arawa) about his start with Taonga Pūoro through working in museums and his progression into the practice through meeting Hirini Melbourne. He shares his passion for making instruments, and gives advice on the importance of rangahau into instruments specific to Iwi.
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
In this episode we have the pleasure of listening to the wonderful Dr Aroha Yates-Smith as she reminisces about her experience with Taonga Pūoro artists, in amongst stories of special memories, life accomplishments and spirituality.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Tēnā koutou kātoa e te iwi,
Welcome to the Oro Rua Haumanu Collective podcast where we kōrero and wānanga about taonga puoro with some of the foremost practitioners in the crafting and performance of traditional Māori musical instruments. Check in for our regular episodes - Nau mai haere mai!'
For more about taonga pūoro visit www.haumanucollective.com
Special thanks to our sponsors CreativeNZ and the Ministry of Culture & Heritage for all of their support.
The Haumanu Collective
The group is dedicated to the revival, teaching, and sharing of these taonga. We are a newly formed rōpū of six people, are representatives of the wider rōpū, and a continuation of Haumanu.
Mandated by the broader Taonga Pūoro whānau with the support of CNZ and MCH to facilitate a Strengthening Taonga Pūoro strategy.
The core collective are:
- Hinewīrangi Morgan
- Horomona Horo
- Elizabeth Gray
- Tāmihana Katene
- James Webster
- Jerome Kavanagh
- Awhina Tamarapa
Taonga Pūoro were historically used in the arts of healing and cultural ceremonies and still are today, in varying degrees. Due to historical events, there was a decline in the use and cultural practice of the instrumental traditions within Māori culture and with the knowledge base connected to it.
There has been a revival of this craft over the last 30-40 years, led by the late Hirini Melbourne, the late Richard Nunns, Brian Flintoff and Ranginui Keefe, Joe Malcolm, Clem Mellish, the late Rangiiria Hedley, Aroha Yates Smith, Hinewīrangi Kohu Morgan, Ross and Bruce Gregory, Te Miringa Hohaia and others. Haumanu has grown from these initiatives.
Our podcast aims to provide you wide an audible experience so that you can hear these instruments played and to learn more about them.