The APRA Maioha Award recognises the art of contemporary Māori songwriting and honours composers who are telling their stories in the language of Te Ao Māori.
- E Hine Ē written by Em-Haley Walker, performed by TE KAAHU
- Rangatira/Owner written and performed by Ria Hall translated by Teraania Ormsby (published by LOOP Publishing Limited/Kobalt Music Publishing)
- Te Iho written by Aja Ropata, Byllie-Jean, Chris Wethey, performed by AJA & Byllie-Jean
Em-Haley Walker AKA Theia (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tīpa) has made the shortlist for her dreamy waiata ‘E Hine Ē’. This was the second single to emerge from reo Māori project TE KAAHU and is the second track on debut album Te Kaahu O Rangi which has also landed Walker as a finalist at the Waiata Māori Music Awards (Best Reo Māori Album) and Rolling Stone Awards (Best New Artist). ‘E Hine Ē’ was written and produced by Walker and elevates the beautiful wāhine in our lives. Watch the official video here filmed by Frances Carter.
Award-winning bilingual songwriter, performer and composer Ria Hall (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tuwharetoa) has been selected as a finalist for her waiata ‘Rangatira’. Released as part of LOOP’s waiata Māori compilation Kono 003, ‘Rangatira’ is the reo Māori translation of political anthem ‘Owner’ from Ria Hall’s album Manawa Wera. Ria’s soulful melodies are strong against beat-driven reggae while unapologetic about the difference between Western and indigenous worldviews. Watch the official lyric video here.
Compelling R&B waiata ‘Te Iho’ makes the shortlist written by Aja Ropata (Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Raukawa), Byllie-Jean (Ngāti Pahauwera, Ngāti Whatuiapiti, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga), and Christchurch-based songwriter/producer Chris Wethey. ‘Te Iho’ praises the essence of powerful wāhine Māori, using poetic language to express the importance of women. Performed by Aja and Byllie-Jean, ‘Te Iho’ is a potent waiata about whakapapa and the DNA passed down from atua wāhine.
The Maioha Top 5 finalists were selected by a curated panel of songwriters and industry figures. This Top 5 was presented to the Aotearoa APRA membership whose votes helped determine the above shortlist and overall winner.
All awards will be presented at the 2022 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | Kaitito Kaiaka at Spark Arena October 18th.
With thanks to NZ On Air, Te Māngai Pāho, and Hallertau.
He whakapāohotanga tēnei kia mōhio te tini me te mano ko wai mā ngā whiringa toa o te taonga Maioha nā APRA/Tohu Maioha mō te tau 2022.
Ka whakanui te tohu Maioha nā APRA i te auahatanga o ngā Kaiwaiata Māori, ā, ka whakanui tēnei tohu i ngā Kaitito waiata mō a rātou kaha ki te tuari i ngā pūrākau Māori ki roto i Te Reo Māori.
- Nā Em-Haley Walker ngā kupu ki te waiata ‘E Hine Ē.’ Nā TE KAAHU te waiata i whakaora.
- Nā Ria Hall te waiata e kiia nei ko ‘Rangatira/Owner’ ngā kupu, te rangi anō hoki. Nā Teraania Ormsby ngā kupu i whakamāori. (Nā LOOP Publishing Limited/Kobalt Music Publishing te waiata i whakaputa.)
- Nā Aja Ropata rātou ko Byllie-Jean, ko Chris Wethey ngā kupu o te waiata ‘Te Iho.’ Nā AJA rāua ko Byllie-Jean te waiata i whakaora.
Kua whai waahi atu a Em-Haley Walker AKA Theia (he uri nō Waikato-Tainui me Ngāti Tipa) ki ngā whiringa toa mō tana waiata maruāpō e kiia nei ko ‘E Hine Ē.’ Koinei te waiata tuarua kua puta i te wānanga hingonga reo Māori a TE KAAHU, ā, koinei te waiata tuarua ki te kōpae waiata tuatahi ka puta ākuanei e kiia nei ko Te Kaahu O Rangi. Nā, kua whai waahi anō hoki a Walker ki ngā whiringa toa ki te pō tuku taonga o ngā waiata Māori o Waiata ki te wahanga Toa Whakaihu-waka mō te kōpae waiata reo Māori, ā, kua whai waahi anō hoki ki te pō tuku taonga a Rolling Stones mō te wahanga e kiia nei ko te Kaiwhakangahau Hōu. Nā Walker anō te waiata ‘E Hine Ē’ i tito, i whakaputa. Ka whakanui tēnei waiata i te mana wahine me ngā tāera ataahua o te ira wahine ki tō tātou nā ao. Hono mai ki konei ki te mātaki i te kiriata nā Frances Carter i hopu.
Kua whai waahi atu a Ria Hall (he uri nō Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Porou me Ngāti Tuwharetoa) Kaiwhakangahau, Kaitito reorua anō hoki mō tōna waiata e kiia nei ko ‘Rangatira.’ He mea whakaputa tēnei waiata a ‘Rangatira’ nā Ria Hall i te kōpae kohinga waiata Māori e kiia nei ko Kono 003. He waiata i tūhono ki ngā waiata i whakaputa ia LOOP. Koinei te waiata i huri i te reo Pakeha ki Te Reo Māori. He mea whakamāori tēnei waiata nā te waiata ōrongonui, waiata take tōrangapū e kiia nei ko ‘Owner,’ ā, he waiata ka rongo, ka kite ki te kōpae waiata nā Ria Hall i tapaina ko ‘Manawa Wera.’ Ahakoa te rekereke e pāorooro ana, inā hoki te hōhonu o te hū o te oro ka puta ia Ria, ka mutu, kāore he paku aha ki ā ia ki te tuari i ōna whakaaro e pā ana ki ngā tirohanga rerekē o te ao auraki, ki te tirohanga o ngā iwi taketake. Hono mai ki konei ki te mātaki i te kupu kiriata.
Kua whai waahi atu te waiata e kiia nei ko ‘Te Iho’ ki ngā whiringa toa i tēnei tau. He waiata i titoa e Aja Ropata (he uri nō Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Porou me Ngāti Raukawa) rātou ko Byllie-Jean (he uri nō Ngāti Pahauwera, Ngāti Whatuiapiti me Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga) ko Chris Wethey. Kei Otautahi a Chris Wethey e noho ana, e whakaputa ana, e tito ana i ngā waiata. Ka whakarangatira te waiata nei a ‘Te Iho’ i te pūtahitanga me te mana ake o te wahine toa, wahine Māori. Ka whakamahi i tētahi reo rotarota ki te whakatairanga i te hiratanga o te wahine. Nā Aja rāua ko Byllie-Jean te waiata i whakaora, i whakangahau atu ki te tini me te mano. Nā, ka whakanui tēnei waiata i te whakapapa me ōna tāheketanga ki a ngai tātou i ngā atua wahine.
Tuatahi, he mea kōwhiria ngā whiringa whāiti (tokorima) e tētahi kāhui paku. Ko ētahi o ngā tāngata o te kāhui paku nei he Kaiwaiata, he Kaiwhakaputa, ā, he Poutoki rongonui ki roto i te ao puoro. I tuku atu tēnei kāhui i ngā ingoa o te tokorima ki ngā mema o APRA Aotearoa, ā, i pōti rātou kia mana ai ngā Kaiwhakangahau mō ngā whiringa toa (tokotoru) me ngā Toa Whakaihu-waka.
Ka tū te hui nui whakaharahara e kiia nei ko ngā Silver Scroll Awards/Kaitito Kaiaka hei te 18 o Oketopa, 2022 ki te whare karioi o Spark. I konā, ka whakanui te katoa o ngā toa, otirā, rātou katoa ka whakawhiwhia ki ngā tohu puoro.
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