I like this waiata because we sing it in Kapahaka and we sing it at my marae. It makes me think about my grandparents, aunties, uncles and great grandparents. It reminds me of my Papa Tass and Aunty Yvonne.
Bonus Activity: Musical Festivals – Matatini
My cousin Deyne performed in Matatini this year. She performed for Te Whanau-a-Apanui. They got into the finals. Here is a picture of her and her boyfriend in their kapahaka uniform.
I love listening to her sing and she is really good at doing the pukana.
Kia Ora Ariana,
ReplyDeleteWow! Thank you so much for sharing that video with me! I used to sing this waiata when I was at school and it was definitely one of my favourites too. That is awesome that it is a reminder of your whanau, I'm sure they love that you sing Nga Puawai o Ngapuhi.
With your bonus activity, because it's worth lots of points we would love for you to tell us as much as you can! Can you tell me about what group your cousin Deyne was in? Would you want to perform at Matatini one day?
I'm not going to be online to comment as regularly over the next 10 days as I'm taking a little holiday with my friends and family, but I will try and check up as often as I can. I hope you and your Whanau have a safe and happy Christmas! :-) Keep up the awesome blog posts and I look forward to reading them when I'm back at work.
Nga mihi
Georgia
I have added some more about my cousin.
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