NOW AT GLEN EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH 97 GLENDALE RD, GLEN EDEN.
This will be the first time we’ve put on a concert for some time, but we’ve got some great guests, and a great support act, to make it all worthwhile.
Aro are a husband and wife duo, made up of Charles (Ngฤpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngฤti Te Ata, Te Ati Awa) and Emily Looker (nee Rice). The pair met at Te Whare Wฤnanga o Tฤmaki Makaurau (University of Auckland), both studying for a Bachelor of Music (Pop), and discovered that they shared a passion for the power of language and music to tell stories, create community and remind us of our cultural identity.
Love defines this jazz-pop-RnB, husband & wife pair, and harmony is their signature.
Their first single Kลtare is a showcase of the distinctive sound that Aro has become known for; a warm blend of pop, R&B, jazz, and taonga pลซoro. The track is a jubilant guitar driven melody, inspired by the kลtare (kingfisher). The gorgeously harmonious dual vocals carry the song, Emily’s honey-voiced jazz blending with Charles’ full throated haka sound, allowing the poetic te reo Mฤori lyrics to truly shine. Punctuated with percussive clicks and joyful whistles, Kลtare is an uplifting and beautiful example of the energy of the manu.
โThe musicianship throughout โ haunting and interlocking vocals, stick percussion, evocations of taonga pลซoro, touches of Latin rhythms โ is clever and diverseโ
โ Graham Reid, Elsewhere – Manu album review
To open the evening local group HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME will perform a selection ofโฆ
- Songs of the sea and songs of the land.
- New songs, old songs, that centuries span.
- Songs from all over, dusted out in the light.
- Songs of joy and despair, of love and delight.
- Stories of success and failure, some sad, some gloomy.
- Songs we will sing with you so glad and so groovy!
ADMISSION: MEMBERS $20, PUBLIC $25
