Poi E, the New Zealand music community rallied behind the Pātea Māori Club. Their legacy award came 19 years after the death of co-composer Māui Dalvanius Prime. Ngoi Pēwhairangi, who also wrote the song, died in 1985. The Pātea Māori Club has continued to perform, and did so at the Taites. The rōpū, including some members who recorded
Poi E in 1984, shifted the mood of the event when they were welcomed on stage through a standing ovation. The respect for this group and waiata was clear.
Poi E has reached number one in the New Zealand music charts during three separate decades, and musicians such as Troy Kingi paid tribute to the fact it achieved normalcy for te reo Māori during an era where the language was often not welcome.
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Pete Rainey and
Glenn Common of
Smokefree Rockquest
for their contribution to music through 33 years of
motivating young musicians and helping them to develop their
talent and creativity, musicianship, and performance
skills.
Dylan Pellett, General
Manager Independent Music New Zealand
says, It’s astounding to me that we can
celebrate together tonight and show off the talented artists
that live and create in Aotearoa. What a privilege to
present this event on behalf of our membership and the wider
music community. Top work everyone!
The 2021Taite
Music Prize was held at
Q Theatre in
Tāmaki Makaurau and featured performances by
Listen To Sheep, Dog And Wolf s New Album Two-Minds Annabel Kean / Friday 9th April, 2021 11:19AM
Two-Minds, the second album from
Sheep, Dog & Wolf. Out today, the eight-track drop arrives to fans current and future after a bit of a hiatus, having released his debut album and Taite Prize shortlister
Egospect back in 2013. Following the warm response to album singles and their visual elements Fine , Periphescence , Cyclical and title track Two-Minds , the full collection forms a complete picture, like the final pieces of a puzzle. It s impossible to pigeonhole songwriter
Daniel McBride s sound, as it transcends genre and would be better described as a musical expression of one person s inner workings. Press play and succumb to the mind of Sheep, Dog & Wolf.
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Tory Kingi won the Taite Music Prize 2020, and is nominated again for 2021. The Taite Music Prize recognises artistic success for one New Zealand album released in the past year. The award pays homage to Dylan Taite, a trailblazing music journalist who died in 2003.
Stuff music critic Alex Behan said the list of finalists showed it had been a “strong year for women” in music. He said one of the women artists would most likely win the album, with Reb Fountain or Nadia Reid out in front. If any of the men won, he said it would probably be Troy Kingi – but given he won last year it seemed unlikely.
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