The words of famed poet and civil rights activist Dr Maya Angelou have been translated into te reo Maori and set to music.
ORO MĀIA is being performed at the Wellington Opera House as part of Wellington's Jazz Festival later this month
Ruth Smith has been translating the poems, and Maarire Brunning-Kouka has composed the soundtrack.
They both speak to Emile Donovan.
ORO MĀIA is being performed as part of Wellington Jazz Festival on Saturday 19 October at the Wellington Opera House. Photo: Erica Sinclair / Supplied
