Arahi: Te Tokotoru | Whāingaroa
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Banished Music presents
Arahi: Te Tokotoru
Te Hekenga: Single Release Tour
Friday, October 6 - Big Fan, Tāmaki Makaurau*
Saturday, October 7 - The Yard, Whāingaroa
Friday, 13 October - Te Awanga Hall, Te Matau-a-Māui
Saturday, 14 October - San Fran, Te Whanganui-a-Tara
*All ages
Arahi, one of Aotearoa’s most exciting emerging songwriters and live performers, is poised to embark on a nationwide tour with his high-energy trio, Te Tokotoru.
Forging a distinctive path across Aotearoa since the release of his debut EP ‘Revelator’ in 2023 followed by a recent nomination for the 2023 APRA Silver Scroll award, Arahi stands on the shoulders of rock and roll legends - fearlessly weaving together classic and contemporary sound, merging together the familiar with the experimental. This daring essence is evident in Arahi’s latest project Te Tokotoru - a dynamic trio skillfully intertwining the timeless and modern through an electric Māori lens. Te Tokotoru delivers thunderous grooves with an experimental charm that connects deeply to tangata whenua.
With Arahi at the helm on lead guitar and vocals, alongside the wizardry of William Devine (Fane Flaws, Tropical Downbeat Orchestra) on bass and the rhythmic prowess of Iraia Whakamoe (The Nudge, Fly My Pretties) on drums, Te Tokotoru bursts with decades of collective musical experience and its members have featured on a myriad of stages across the motu.
‘Te Hekenga’ speaks of a new generation of Māori, coming through and navigating our tikanga in a modern world - ‘Te Hekenga’ is their anthem.