The chart topping and award-winning band TOMORROW PEOPLE have wasted no time, in releasing a full Te Reo version of their latest release, titled ‘RERE TE WA’
The members of TOMORROW PEOPLE are of Maori and Samoan heritage; and all have a strong commitment to language and culture. As music artists one of the ways they can support the preservation of indigenous language, is by releasing their original music in their own languages, Te Reo Maori and Samoan.
‘RERE TE WA’ kicks off with a 1940’s cabaret vibe, before dropping into a modern reggae style that shouldn’t really work but it actually does. The band has changed their angle with this one, but they see it as a reinvention of their sound, with the introduction of their new female singer Ara (Te Aranga Savage - Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Awa). Ara sits perfectly on the groove channeling her inner ‘Etta James’, and reciting melodic poetry.
TOMORROW PEOPLE have also released previous successful songs in Te Reo, such as WHANGAI AROHA & KUA TŌ TE RĀ
Since the release of their hugely successful EP BBQ Reggae, which went to #1 in the Official NZ Charts and earned them a number of awards – the band have been collectively working on their next release, a full album, and they believe this will be their best release yet. The EP was packed with hits and included “Don’t Wanna Fight It” which was a world first, as the song was released in English, Maori and Samoan.
Listen and enjoy ‘Rere Te Wa’: https://bit.ly/Rere_Te_Wa_TOMORROWPEOPLE
TOMORROW PEOPLE – Te Aranga Savage (Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Awa), Snow Chase (Ngāti Tūwharetoa), Duane Te Whetu (Ngāi Tūhoe), Avina Kelekolio, Kenape Saupese, Hennie Tui and Tana Tupai - are one of the country’s most-loved reggae bands, with a string of popular releases to their name, including ‘Souljah Feeling’, ‘Feel Alright’ and ‘Take It Away’.
They made headlines when their EP BBQ REGGAE toppled Ed Sheeran from the charts and drew praise for releasing single ‘Don’t Wanna Fight It’ in three languages - English, Te Reo and Samoan, as a mark of respect to the band members’ heritage and the diversity of their audience. Follow Tomorrow People - www.tomorrowpeople.co.nz
Kei ngā taumata o te ao pūoro te pēne nei a TOMORROW PEOPLE, ā, kua pao tōrea rātou, kua tere whakarewa i tō rātou waiata reo māori, a ‘RERE TE WĀ’ hei whai i te waiata hou nei, a ‘LOSE TRACK OF TIME’
Nō ngā iwi Māori o Aotearoa, nō ngā iwi o Hāmoa anō hoki ngā manu o te kāhui o TOMORROW PEOPLE, ā, he hira nui ki a rātou ngā reo me ngā ahurea o ō rātou iwi. Ko tā rātou he tautoko i te oranga o ngā reo taketake nei mā te whakarewa me te whakatangi i ō rātou ake waiata Reo Māori, Reo Hāmoa anō hoki.
Ka timata a ‘RERE TE WĀ’ i te wairua o ngā waiata cabaret mai i ngā tau 1940, ā, ka tahuri ki ngā tāera reggae o te ao hou nei. He huriunga tai tō te waiata nei nā te urunga mai o tō rātou manu tīoriori wāhine hou a Ara (Te Aranga Savage – Ngai Tuhoe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Awa). Ka rere mowai te reo o Te Aranga i runga i te ia o te waiata, ā, ka oho i roto i a ia tana reo ‘Etta James’ ano nei e whakahua huahuatau ana ia.
Kua oti hoki i a TOMORROW PEOPLE te whakarewa i a rātou waiata reo Māori angitū nei a WHANGAI AROHA, me KUA TŌ TE RĀ.
Mai i te whakarewatanga o tō rātou kōpae pūoro EP angitū a ‘BBQ REGGAE’ – tērā i tau ki te taumata #1 i ngā rārangi waiata o te motu, tērā hoki i whakawhiwhia ai ki ngā tohu waiata o te motu – kua ihu oneone te kāhui nei ki te whakarite i to rātou kōpae waiata motuhake, e ai ki a rātou, ko tō rātou tino. Kī pai tā rātou EP ki ngā waiata pakō, arā, a ‘Don’t Wanna Fight It’ – te waiata tuatahi o te ao i whakarewahia i roto i te reo Pākehā, te reo Māori me te reo Hāmoa.
Areare taringa mai ki te waiata pārekareka nei, ki a ‘Rere Te Wā’: https://bit.ly/Rere_Te_Wa_TOMORROWPEOPLE
Ko TOMORROW PEOPLE - Te Aranga Savage (Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Awa), Snow Chase (Ngāti Tūwharetoa), Duane Te Whetu (Ngāi Tūhoe), Avina Kelekolio (Ngāti Hāmoa), Kenape Saupese (Ngāti Hāmoa), Hennie Tui (Ngāti Hāmoa) rātou ko Tana Tupai (Ngāti Hāmoa) – tētāhi o ngā pēne e arohanuitia ana e te motu, ā, he nui ā rātou waiata rongonui pēnei i ‘Souljah Feeling’, ‘Feel Alright’ me ‘Take It Away’.
I hou te rongo mō te pēne nei i te wā i turakina a Ed Sheeran mai i ngā rārangi pūoro o te motu e tō rātou kōpae pūoro EP a BBQ REGGAE. I whakanuia hoki rātou i te rewanga ake o ‘Don’t Wanna Fight It’ i ngā reo e toru – te reo Pākehā, te reo Māori, me te reo Hāmoa - hei whakanui i ngā whakapapa o te kāhui me ā rātou apataki. Whāia mai
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