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Whirimako Black MNZM (born c. 1961) is a New Zealand Māori recording artist and actress. Black sings mostly in the Māori language, uses traditional Māori musical forms and collaborates with traditional taonga pūoro instruments.
New Zealands soul diva, Whirimako Black has built up a loyal jazz, blues and Māori fan base with her sublime te reo Māori and English songs.
May 28, 2024 · Whirimako Black is a soulful singer and songwriter who performs in Te Reo Māori and English. She has collaborated with many international and local artists, won several awards, and supports various community causes.
May 10, 2018 · Whirimako Black, the shy young girl from Ruatoki Valley who persisted with her dream of singing, recording and sharing the ancient songs of Ngāi Tūhoe and the Mātaatua waka in her native Māori language, is today one of the country’s most respected singer-songwriters.
Mar 12, 2023 · Born in Whakatāne and raised in nearby Ruatoki Valley, Whirimako Black (Ngāi Tūhoe) is this country’s most graceful jazz singer, moving fluidly between English and te reo Māori, with a dry, smoky lower register and an uncluttered delivery that owes much to great American divas Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone and Dionne Warwick.
Whirimako Black MNZM is a New Zealand Māori recording artist and actress. Black sings mostly in the Māori language, uses traditional Māori musical forms and collaborates with...
Whirimako BLACK. One of New Zealand’s most distinctive singers, Whirimako is a passionate champion of Te Reo Māori. She studied music theory in 1983 at the Sydney School of Music and obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the Auckland University of Technology in 1997.
