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Amplifier
Since: Dec 2008
Posts: 652

ARTIST: WAI

Tuhia te hā o te reo Māori ki te rangi, e kaha ai te mapu o te manawa ora, e rekareka ai te taringa whakarongo, e waiwai ai te karu mātakitaki

Let the Maori language be heard on the airwaves. Thereby causing the heart to leap with joy, the ear to appreciate it's eloquence and the eyes to moisten at its impact.

WAI are a five piece maori electronica roots band based in Porirua - Wellington, Aotearoa.

It has always been their dream to create new and innovative music that sounds like where it originates from and take it to the world. WAI perform entirely in the Maori language and utilize a Maori style of presenting their music not only in the structure and fusion of their music but also in the delivery of their show.

In the year 2000 the group released their first album WAI - 100%. In 2010 they released their second album WAI -
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NZWildboar
Since: Jul 2011
Posts: 1

Kia ora, I was hoping someone could tell me who composed the waiata Rerenga Wairua and what year?

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Itchy Pasquali
Since: Jan 2005
Posts: 142
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Kia ora NZWildboar,

It was written by Mina Ripia and Maaka Paora H McGregor. I'm not sure of the year though.

Ka kite

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