PUORO ATU, PUORO MAI HD

E NGA HAU E WHA, "PUORO ATU PUORO MAI" The art of Taonga Puoro is in a state of revival, and Jerome Kavanagh has become part of a movement which is introducing Māori music, art, and culture to the world. Our story will portray the very real, lived experiences of a young Māori artist using his craft to combine ancient ancestral practices within everyday urban life. Throughout this story, we will share rare insights into a young urban Māori artist, living and practicing our traditional cultural ways in a contemporary setting. A unique and exciting opportunity to collaborate and fuse the original music of Aotearoa through Taonga Puoro with Bengali traditional Music in Bangladesh and Mumbai India . This will be achieved through Taonga Puoro artist Jerome Kavanagh representing Aotearoa who will travel to collaborate with traditional Bengali folk band Joler Gaan . The collaboration will be a world first as these two cultures and their respected traditional music come together at this international festival. As to date no Taonga Puoro artist or New Zealand musician has been invited to perform at this festival in India. India has not heard the live sounds of Aotearoa in the form of Taonga Puoro. We are seeking funding to support the post production of this project to create a short documentary to share with our whanau and wider communities. KA NUI TE AROHA, KOMAKO and JEROME