Pao! Pao! Pao! 2004
Press Release and Information
Media release and event description
Puatatangi presents the third annual Pao! Pao! Pao! event in Hamilton.
For the 3rd year running, the Pao! Pao! Pao! Showcase of Maori musicians and performers will come to Hamilton for an exciting line-up featuring 12 acts performing across a wide range of styles sure to suit all ages and tastes. Hot on the heels of NZ Music Month during the month of May, the musicians will present the best of Maori musical talent today.
Saturday 5 June holds a full programme for the general public as well as events specifically targeting Maori musicians. Daytime workshops starting at 9am will cover issues regarding NZ music, with a panel of representatives from the Music Industry. Later in the day there will be a forum concentrating on the upsurge in Music programming on television with representatives from Maori Television and TVNZ.
Two special launches will also take place: Pao! Pao! Pao! Live! is a new CD compilation of live recordings from the best of Pao! Pao! Pao! 2003. Te Ara Puoro Volume 3 is a new journal publication containing papers from the Te Haka a Tanerore National Conference on Haka. Both the CD and the journal will be available for sale.
The highlight of Pao! Pao! Pao! is the Showcase from 6pm , 12midnight. "This is a rare and exciting occasion to experience Maori music being performed at the highest standard" says Te Rita Papesch, Artistic Director. "We are committed to presenting well-known musicians alongside upcoming artists. What they share in common is their passion for being Maori and their passion for music."
Established by the late Hirini Melbourne as a youth-focused event for Maori to take pride in music as a form of creative expression, this year's Pao! Pao! Pao! will give younger performers the valuable experience of being billed alongside well-known artists such as Ruia Aperahama (of Ruia and Ranea, Southside of Bombay) and Whirimako Black.
Whirimako Black will perform songs from her popular albums "Shrouded in the Mist' (winner of best Maori language recording, NZ Music Awards 2001) and "Houhou Te Rongo'. During NZ Music Month in May 2004, Whirimako released the first single and video from her forthcoming album "Tangihaku.'
Also performing will be the highly-acclaimed Whitireia Performing Arts from Porirua and Kahurangi NZ Maori Dance Theatre from Hastings. Both performance groups have recently returned from international tours.
Pao! Pao! Pao! takes place at WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts at the University of Waikato in Hamilton on Saturday 5 June 2004. Workshops and panel forums 9am - 2pm. Showcase with 12 acts on two stages 6pm - 12midnight. This is an alcohol free event. Entry to the Showcase is $10.00 and tickets are limited. Tickets available at the door or for pre-sales contact 0800 864 626.
Pao! Pao! Pao! receives major funding from Te Waka Toi the Maori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand, and is presented by Puatatangi and Toi Maori Aotearoa - Maori Arts New Zealand.
For more information, photographs or interview opportunities, please contact: Wharehoka Wano, phone 027 243 0454.
Workshops begin at 9am and are open to the public.
- Workshop 1 - Puatatangi - National committee for Maori Music.
- Workshop 2 - APRA, MMIC, Te Waka Toi
- Launch of Pao! Pao! Pao! Live! CD Compilation and Te Ara Puoro Journal of Maori Musical Creativity Volume 3.
- Workshop 3 - Television & Radio opportunities for Maori musicians and artists
The Showcase runs from 6pm - 12midnight. 2004 features outstanding Maori musicians and performance groups. The line-up for 2004 is:
Whirimako Black & Justin Kereama
Te Huaki Puanaki
.4our5ive / WhaRima
T-Sistaz
Black Katz
DJ Poroufessor
Sista Waitoa
WVVLC
Ruia Aperahama
Four Corners
DJ WilK