Common Ground: Waiata o te Whenua
A musical conversation with Maisey Rika and Dudley Benson
6:08 pm Monday 6 February 2012
- Common Ground Waiata o te Whenua
- A musical exploration of Waitangi day from Maori and Pakeha perspectives, featuring Maisey Rika and Dudley Benson. 6 February 2012. (duration: 26′13″)
A Pākehā chap from colonial Christchurch and a Māori wahine from the East Coast might not at first appear to have much in common. But musicians Dudley Benson (Ngāti Pākehā) and Maisey Rika (Te-Whānau-ā-Apanui) share a love for the natural world, which shapes their sense of identity and belonging. Moreover, it is this connection to the land, their music seems to suggest, that has the power to bridge the gap between cultures and perhaps help to heal the wounds of the past.
Produced by Chris Davis for Radio New Zealand National
Left: Dudley Benson (photograph by Josh Thomas). Right: Maisey Rika.
Music Details: Common Ground - Waiata o te Whenua
Artist: Maisey Rika
Song: Fever
Song: Omaio;
Song: Game of Life
Song: Apollo
Composer: Maisey Rika
Album: Tohu
Label: Moonlight Sounds
Artist: Maisey Rika & St Joseph's Maori Girls College Choir
Song: Hine
Composer: Trad?
Song: E I Hoa (Reprise)
Composer: Bracken/Woods/Smith
Song: Pokarekare Ana
Composer: Tomoana
Album: E Hine
Label: South Pacific Recordings/ info@friendwholesale.co.nz
Artist: Dudley Benson
Song: Overture
Song: Asthma
Song: On the Shoulders of the Earth
Song: Audrey H
Song: Willow
Composer: Dudley Benson
Album: The Awakening
Label: Golden Retriever Records
Artist: Dudley Benson
Song: Ruru
Song: Kiwi
Composer: Dudley Benson
Song: Pipiwharauroa
Composer: Melbourne/Benson
Album: Forest
Label: Golden Retriever Records
Artist: Maisey Rika
Song: Reconnect
Song: Te Matapiko
Song: Repeat Offender
Composer: Maisey Rika
Album: Maisey Rika
Label: Moonlight Sounds
Artist: Hirini Melbourne
Song: Pipi Manu E
Song: Kupe (The Voyage of Kupe)
Composer: Hirini Melbourne
Album: Forest and Ocean
Label: Viking Sevenseas vikings@paradise.net.nz
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