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Tuhia te hā o te reo Māori ki te rangi, e kaha ai te mapu o te manawa ora, e rekareka ai te taringa whakarongo, e waiwai ai te karu mātakitaki

Let the Maori language be heard on the airwaves. Thereby causing the heart to leap with joy, the ear to appreciate it's eloquence and the eyes to moisten at its impact.

WAI are a five piece maori electronica roots band based in Porirua - Wellington, Aotearoa...

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Releases

D/L Maranga Ake Ai / Tuhia Te Ha - Single MP3s NZ $5.00 Buy
CD Ora CD NZ $25.95 MP3s NZ $17.95 Buy
CD Wai 100% CD NZ $25.95 MP3s NZ $19.95 Buy

Tracks

Track Mihi Tautahi 1:59 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track E pa 3:29 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track Ki a korua 3:39 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track Ko te rerenga wairua 2:32 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track Kotahitanga 4:12 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track Nga hau e wha 3:16 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track Matauranga 3:39 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy

Location

Wellington

Members

Mina Ripia - Producer/Singer/Songwriter
Gaynor Rikihana - Singer
Kirsten Te Rito - Singer
James Illingworth - Musician
Maaka McGregor - Producer/Musician/ Songwriter

Genres

Electronic, Tangatawhenua

Discuss WAI

Current Discussion:

  • Kia Ora,
    I was wondering if you could tell me what your symbol on your album cover for Ko te rerenga wairua meant?

    tēnā koe

    Posted by Josh 12.36AM, 24 Jan 2013
  • Kia ora NZWildboar,

    It was written by Mina Ripia and Maaka Paora H McGregor. I'm not sure of the year though.

    Ka kite

    Amplifier

    Posted by Itchy Pasquali 8.53AM, 29 Jul 2011
  • Kia ora, I was hoping someone could tell me who composed the waiata Rerenga Wairua and what year?

    Posted by NZWildboar 10.16AM, 27 Jul 2011

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