Māpuna for Saturday 8 March 2025
Ardijah help launch Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival
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Betty Anne Monga from Ardijah talks to Julian Wilcox about the dance party in Aotea Square at the start of the Auckland Arts Festival but also a long musical career that includes the classic hits, Watchin You and Time Makes a Wine. She also shares her concerns about the influence of AI on modern music and the time in the 1980s when she met the legendary American music producer Quincy Jones.
Kaihautū Māori for the Auckland Arts Festival, Ata Papa
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Te Ahurei Toi o Tamaki will run until March 23 and Kaihautū Māori Ata Papa gives an overview of what's coming up including singer Maisey Rika and Ngā Whakamāoritanga, a translation of an Irish play into Te Reo Maori.