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July 11, 2023 | News
Birth inspired new waiata
This year's second batch from Waiata Anthems is now being released on streaming services, starting with IHO by Geneva AM.
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May 26, 2023 | News
Waiata helps cement identity
Fifteen-year-old Rotorua singer Nikau Grace says her new single was written as a way to resolve an identity challenge,
May 15, 2023 | Manatawa
Manatawa: Chad Chambers | Kaiwaiata
Waiata Anthems release new waiata ‘Kei Pōhēhē’ from Tairāwhiti artist Te Aatakura Pewhairangi and Chad Chambers
May 15, 2023 | News
Whanaunga update tune for Waiata Anthems
Reggae artist and 2011 Homai Te Pakipaki winner Chad 'Boogieman' Chambers and his whanaunga Aataakura Pewhairangi have teamed up for the Waiata Anthems' New Zealand Music Month drop.
May 1, 2023 | News
Waiata anthems drop for NZ Music Month
Waiata Anthems is back with new waiata and video content in time for Te Marama Puoro O Aotearoa - NZ Music Month.
October 18, 2022 | News
Friends help Hamo into charts
Ngati Porou singer Hamo Dell says hard earned connections are helping her succeed in the music industry.
September 20, 2022 | News
Muriwhenua anthem a blast of home
Northernmost iwi Ngāti Kuri has asked young reggae and funk band Papa's Pack for a new version a tribal anthem.
September 8, 2022 | News
Waiata fuels reo journey for Kora
Kora frontman Fran Kora says working on Waiata Anthems is sending him back to school . Kia Arohatia Tātou / […]
September 6, 2022 | News
Waiata Anthems exposes adoption rift from culture
The frontman for kiwi reggae band The Black Seeds and musical director for Wellington music collective Fly My Pretties says working on the new Waiata Anthems collection allowed his whanau to reconnect with its Maori roots.
August 11, 2022 | News
Make it reo make it right !
Singer Jackson Owens says it's an honour to be invited back for another volume of Waiata Anthems.
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