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Waitangi Six60 concert promises bright future for te reo Māori music
17 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM
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Six60 frontman Matiu Walters - who hails from Northland - performing at Waitangi on Saturday. Photo / Supplied
The future of mainstream te reo music appears bright if Saturday night s Six60 concert in Waitangi is to be believed.
About 14,000 music lovers sold out the Waitangi Sports Grounds in picturesque conditions to witness one of the biggest music productions in the world currently, headlined by Six60 and featuring Drax Project, Troy Kingi and The Clutch, Paige and Eleven7four.
Gratitude appeared to be the theme of the evening - not just from the fans but also from the acts. There seemed an apparent awareness of how fortunate these musicians were to play in front of thousands of dedicated followers while much of the world is in Covid lockdown.