Mahinaarangi and Rihitapuwae Tocker: Te Ripo - VIDEO

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rere atu
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te ripo korikori
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te whetu o rawiri
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The mystical lyrics of Mahinaarangi and Rihitapuwae Tocker’s ‘Te Ripo’, from ‘Love Me As I Am’, a celebration of the life and music of Mahinaarangi Tocker at the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival. It is sung here, a capella, by Hinewairangi Tocker, Kīmai Tocker, Huirangi Tocker and Tama Waipara.

Filmed and edited by Chris Watson for the Resound Project (funded by NZ On Air). Audio provided by RNZ Concert.

For a higher quality film of this performance, click here.