Introduction
Understanding this tradition
Karakia refers to recited or sung formulas related to openness, protection, work or rite. Waiata brings together many forms of singing: lamentations, love songs, genealogies, modern action songs. Both terms are not synonymous.
First listening
Three things to hear
- Search for iwi, composer and occasion.
- Listen to the relationship between text, gestures and group.
- Read a translation keeping the concepts māori non-reducible.
History and transmission
Colonisation and language policies have weakened transmission, while marae, cultural movements, immersion schools and artists have supported a revival of the Māori renouncing. New waiatas are now responding to political and community issues.
What does it look like?
Claim, collective singing, micro-intervals, gestures and closely related text. Waiata-ā-ringa add movements of hands; the taonga pūoro can evoke the wind, birds and ancestors.
Where and why are we listening?
On the marae, the song supports the speech, reception or mourning and follows a protocol. A performance published by an artist does not allow to take back a ceremonial karakia out of context.
Artists, works and albums
Three listening doors
Each button opens a search targeted on an external platform. Orabel does not read, copy and host any audio files.
Traditional Māori Songs
Various Artists
Listening by checking iwi, function and notes of each track.Whitiora
Maisey Rika
A contemporary creation in reo Māori, spiritual and personal.Oceania
Hinewehi Mohi
A work that has helped to make the reo Māori more visible in recorded music.Listen and transmit with respect
Respect māori sovereignty, pronunciation and authorizations. Do not use a karakia as generic 的mantra ; some texts are linked to a lineage or place.
Sources