Who is entitled to sing in a language that is not their own? That was the question from some fans after New Zealand pop artist Lorde released a mini-album of five of her songs translated in te reo ...
WELLINGTON: When 34-year-old Tze Wee enrolled in primary school many years ago, he went to a Maori-emphasis class because of an administrative mistake. In the class, he learnt Maori words, songs and ...
To international audiences, Marlon Williams’ songs are the highway stop after Roy Orbison’s Texas and Chris Isaak’s California. But the Maori musician, one of Aotearoa’s most successful musical ...