HĪKOI - sound mix  4 mornings in the māra, summer hīkoi, digging in the dirt, the weekly grocery shop, spending time on the whenua. Something to accompany ur Kauae Raro explorations <3

Tracklist:
Cave Circles - Mōrena, birdy pies 
Dusty Melody - Forest Full of Kauri 
Aj - Yoghurt Seeds 
Virtual Shadow Ensemble - Truth is in the Shadow of a Doubt (feat. Aije & Janina Nana Yaa)
Cleophus & Lightskinjohn - Out Here
MĀ - Hikoi
Avantdale Bowling Club - Twenty Eight 
AJA & Byllie-jean - Te Iho
Eno x Dirty -  Utu 
NO EXIT TO GREY STREET - Isolation Day 1 
Yandall Sisters - Sweet Inspiration 
Summer Vee - Key to all Your Love 
Isaac Aesili - Motion 
Dallas - Better Than Change - Other Mix
Jessica Palalagi ft. Aj - Daylight Savings 
Leao - Taeao 
christoph el' truento - Bush Walk Dub
Fat Freddy's Drop - Cay's Crays - Digital Mystikz Version 
Nga Tae - Orohonga (Paddy Free Dub)
Aije - Kupu like Pregnant Puku
M4URI M4STA - PŪ0R0 PL4Y V0L. 001 
Te Kaahu - Te Kaahu O Rangi 
Samara Alofa - Breathe 
Aj - Shopping List
Dusty Melody - But the City Said No 

AJ Honeysuckle is a Tāmaki-based DJ, artist, moana maker who hails from Waikato-Tainui and Samoa. See more of her mahi on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/ashfata

This collaboration made possible with support from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

HĪKOI - AJ Honeysuckle Mix for Kauae Raro

From the Kauae Raro archives/ Here's a soundscape created by Kahu Kutia in 2021 for Kauae Raro.

From Kahu: 

The following tuhinga is about matemateāone. The most special feeling. But I want you to know I am only one Tūhoe, and it would take 10 cups of tea with every Tūhoe who ever lived to fully understand what this word means. Below is a transcript of this kōrero, for you to read along with if you’d like. Otherwise I reckon you should go for a hīkoi, or sit somewhere cosy, maybe outside if you can. 

Close your eyes. Sit with me. Wānanga with me. Aroha nui x


Material referenced in this soundscape:

Ngā Taonga o Te Urewera by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku and Linda Waimarie Nikora
Tūhoe: Portrait of a Nation by Kennedy Warne and Peter James Quinn
Taku Rākau, a waiata koroua composed by Mihi-ki-te-kapua.

I referenced my own art, in the book Mana Whenua curated by Sarah Hudson

This soundscape uses heaps of audio samples including some from the Department of Conservation. Ironic I know, given that Te Urewera was taken from us by the Crown and managed by DOC for years, but they were Crown Copyright and free for re-use. So I used them eh. They can be found here:
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/bird-songs-and-calls/

i will live and die a thousand times and still be of this land / SOUNDSCAPE by KAHU KUTIA

He oriori tēnei hei whakatō i ngā kōrero tuku iho mō Te Kauae Raro e hāngai pū ana ki te mauri wahine nei, ki a Puna, me tōna noho hei pū mō te toiora ki runga i a Papatuānuku e takoto nei. Ko ngā kōrero nei i ahu mai i ngā kōrero tuku iho o te waka o Tainui, ā, kua whakanoanoatia hei oriori, e pai ai te tuku tonu i ngēnei kōrero tuku iho ki ngōna uri, otirā ki ngā uri Māori.

This is a traditional Māori ‘lullaby’ composed to instill the terrestrial lore pertaining specifically to Puna, the female life force, and her role as the giver of life here upon Earth, with Papatuānuku. The lore shared within this lullaby is of the Tainui canoe and has been turned into song form so the stories can be passed onto its descendants, and to all Māori descendants.

/THE WORDS FOR THIS ORIORI CAN BE FOUND ON THE KAUAE RARO WEBSITE/

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