Reb Fountain Awarded Taite Music Prize 2021 Chris Cudby / Photo credit: Frances Carter / Wednesday 21st April, 2021 9:49AM
The twelfth annual
Taite Music Prize was indeed a glitzy and glamorous occasion last night, returning to Tāmaki Makaurau s Q Theatre after necessarily switching to a livestream format for 2020 s Covid-derailed ceremony. This year s awards felt reflective of the significant challenges faced by Aotearoa music industry over the past 12 months, acknowledged in MC
Sarah Thomson s (95bFM) introductory speech. In many ways the public face of the Save Our Venues fundraising campaign to support independent venues across NZ during dire times for gigs,
Reb Fountain was awarded the Taite Music Prize for her 2020 self-titled album, while representatives of the Whammy Bar community
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
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