Locals Only: Wellington indie-pop powerhouse RIIKI is ready for her moment
5 May, 2021 07:00 PM
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Locals Only: RIIKI performs High Heights. Made with funding from NZ on Air. Video / Locals Only
Locals Only: RIIKI performs High Heights. Made with funding from NZ on Air. Video / Locals Only
NZ Herald
By: Sarah Illingworth
Covid-19 has dumped challenges on all of us, but for aspiring young artists about to break into international waters, this life-on-pause moment has demanded a kind of patience and philosophical acceptance that can be hard to muster.
Raquel Abolins-Reid, aka RIIKI, had barely returned from a fortnight in Los Angeles before Aotearoa went into lockdown. While there, the indie-pop performer and her manager Isaac Adams met producers and potential collaborators they had only met online, held a showcase and secured a signing with WME – the world s longest-running talent agency.
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Hear Outlander star, Graham McTavish discuss Clanlands’, tales from an epic road trip around his homeland, at Unity Books.
Rainbow Storytime with Hugo Grrrl
Karori Library, Monday, 11am, free Join Wellington icon Hugo Grrrl and his glitter-clad crew at Karori Library for this special rainbow storytime featuring stories, songs, and games celebrating love, acceptance, diversity, and inclusion. Suitable for children of all ages with their caregivers.
Graham McTavish - Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
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Outlander star, Graham McTavish discuss Clanlands’, tales from an epic road trip around his homeland. Hold onto your kilts . this is Scotland as you ve never seen it before. All welcome.