Pao! Pao! Pao! 2006

National Maori Music Summit finishes with a bang!

DateVenueCityCountryDuration
7:00pm, Fri 17 Nov 2006The Opera HouseWellingtonNZ 

The National Maori Music Summit finishes with a bang at The Opera House in Wellington on 17 November 2006.

The four-hour long concert 'Pao Pao Pao 2006' features some of the best bilingual Maori artists from a variety of musical genre including opera,
classical, reggae, kapa haka and traditional instrumentalists.

2006 line up announced!

Hinewehi Mohi, Ruia, Whirimako Black, DJ Poroufessor, Hinemoana Baker, Mika, Tohu, Wai, 4 Corners, Kathy Phillips and Ngairo Heretaunga, Toni Huata, Torotoro Nesian Dance, Tuahine, Rewi Spraggon and Riki Bennett, and world hip-hop dance champ finalists Legacy.

Tickets are selling through Ticketek. Click here: http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=PAOPAO06 or visit your nearest Ticketek agent.

Music workshops

The National Maori Music Summit will also feature music workshops sponsored by Manaaki Tangata for established and up-and-coming musicians at Wellington High School's Taraika Marae on Friday 3 November, commencing at 8.30am.

The workshops will be a perfect opportunity to see the latest music products, hook up with some of the movers and shakers in local music and hear from some of our most successful artists and bands. The Manaaki Tangata music workshops are a must for established and emerging musicians.

Go here for media releases and downloads

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For further information, please contact:

Ngahiwi Apanui, Project Manager
National Maori Music Summit 2006
Toi Maori Aotearoa - Maori Arts New Zealand
Phone: 04 801-7914 or Email: events@maoriart.org.nz

This event receives major funding from Te Waka Toi, the Maori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand.

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