More than just a music profile, this piece about a group fusing traditional and modern sounds raises lots of issues regarding culture and heritage. The sound at the start sets the scene in some far off exotic locale, but the young voices bring us into the here and now - well, here being New Zealand. The crossover to today's hip-hop sound in an indiginous language is fascinating. This is perfect for any culture show or program dealing in global topics - or anywhere else one might want to treat listeners to a short but surprising trip to the South Seas.
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This piece belongs to the series "New Zealand Stories"
Produced by Dmae Lo Roberts
Other pieces by Dmae Lo Roberts
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David Swatling
Posted on November 07, 2006 at 11:11 PM | Permalink
Review of Tell Me Wai
More than just a music profile, this piece about a group fusing traditional and modern sounds raises lots of issues regarding culture and heritage. The sound at the start sets the scene in some far off exotic locale, but the young voices bring us into the here and now - well, here being New Zealand. The crossover to today's hip-hop sound in an indiginous language is fascinating. This is perfect for any culture show or program dealing in global topics - or anywhere else one might want to treat listeners to a short but surprising trip to the South Seas.