Taonga Puoro – Music websites

Our links to online resources and websites about taonga puoro - music. 

Traditional Māori music

• Archive of Māori and Pacific Music
  About the Māori and Pacific music archive collection at the University of Auckland.
• He Ara Puoro
  A collaboration between Richard Nunns and Radio New Zealand, whereby Richard plays and begins to describe the many traditional Māori instruments in his collection
• Hirini Melbourne
  credited with the rejuvenation of taonga puoro
• Hirini Melbourne
  Radio NZ recordings of taonga puoro
• Hirini Melbourne - Toiapiapi
  25^th anniversary of the release of the recording of taonga puoro
• Horomona Horo
  Taonga puoro expert
• Māori Music
  Article from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.
• Richard Nunns
  A former student of the late Hirini Melbourne
• Taonga Puoro
  Taonga puoro held at Te Papa

Contemporary Māori music

• APRA Maioha Music Awards
  Award for best contemporary Māori music writing.
• Creative New Zealand Funding
  Guide to funding available to artists and musicians.
• Whirimako Black
• Brooke Fraser
• Che Fu
• Hinemoana Baker
  A poet and singer-songwriter, her first solo album was a finalist for the folk category of the NZ Music Awards in 2005, and the title track was a finalist for the Māori language category of the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll Awards that same year.
• Iwi radio stations
• Katchafire
• Troy Kingi
• The Koi Boys
• Māori Music Industry Coalition
• Anika Moa
• Moana Maniapoto
  Moana is a recipient of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM), a Life Time Recipient of the Toi Iho Māori Made Mark (denoting authenticity and quality) and received the 2005 Te Tohu Mahi Hou a Te Waka Toi Award from Te Waka Toi (Creative New Zealand) in recognition of "outstanding leadership and contribution to the development of new directions in Māori art."
• Modern Māori Quartet
• Native Tongue Music Publishing
  This site features profiles of Māori artists published by their company.
• Maisey Rika
• Rob Ruha
• Sounds Aotearoa
  An organisation which aims to create projects and events to be platforms for networking, capacity building and the promotion of Māori and Pacific music managers, artists and bands. The Indigenous Music Expo is their flagship event.
• Tiki Taane - Tikidub
• Teeks
• Ariana Tikao
• Mara TK
• Waiata - Ngāi Tahu
• Tama Waipara

See also

• Māori music — Taonga Puoro
  Information and resources about Māori musical traditions.
• Our music page
• Pouaka Whakaata - Television websites
• More suggested websites on te ao Māori topics.