Happy Waiata Anthems Week! Today (the 6th of September) marks the official start of Waiata Anthems Week in Aotearoa. Celebrations kicked off with 27 new waiata that released last Friday!

The new recordings have been created by a whole range of talented artists across Aotearoa – check out the full list below!

 

SIX60 – ‘Pepeha’
Stan Walker – ‘Tau Te Mārire / Take It Easy’
Hamo Dell – ‘Ora Ai / Feeling Right’
Paige – ‘Taiāniwha / Waves’
Niko Walters – ‘Aroha Kaitangata / Vicious Love’
Mikey Dam – ‘Māu / Would You’
Anna Coddington ft. Louis Baker – ‘Aho / Beams’
Muroki – ‘Rehurehu / Wavy’
Reuben Fleetwood – ‘Haere Rā / So Do You’’
Sons of Zion – ‘He Aroha Hinemoa / Love on the Run’
Hollie Smith feat. NZSO – ‘Ko Te Hīnātoretanga / Coming in from the Dark’
Troy Kingi – ‘Te Wai Nō Rua Whetū / Aztechknowledgey’
Ria Hall – ‘Rangatira / Owner’
Tomorrow People – ‘Rise Up’
Valkyrie – ‘A Hakamana’
Rei – ‘Hoki Mai / Come Back To Me’
Huia – ‘Marama La Luna / Moon Moon’
Ka Hao ft. Rob Ruha – ‘35’
Louis Baker – ‘Te Utu o Te Aroha’
Georgia Lines – ‘Tōrere / My Love’
Tama Waipara ft. Maisey Rika – ‘Tiaho Iho Rā / East Coast Moon’
William Waiirua – ‘Mauri Mahi, Mauri Ora / Do The Mahi, Get The Treats’
Diaz Grimm – ‘Te Kore’
Goldsmith Baynes – ‘Tīpuna’
Ainslie Allen – ‘Te Ua Ka Mao’
IA – ‘Whetū’
Kings ft. Theia – ‘Pohewatia’

 

For more information you can visit the Waiata Anthems website here.

 

 

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