Thursday, 11 February 2021, 4:43 pm
Ororuarangi
Live Filming Group Shot
Newly formed
Māori music collective ‘IA’ has united nature and music
with a taonga pūoro (traditional Maori instruments)
performance in the forest. The band held an intimate concert
in the Pukemokemoke Bush Reserve in front of a live
audience, as a creative way to debut their new single,
‘Ororuarangi’.
The audience was invited to the
bush setting and each person was given a set of wireless
headphones to hear the performance while it was being
simultaneously recorded. Audience member Amanda Harper said
the event was a dreamlike experience. Listening to the band