HAWAIKI is the brand new 11 track Maori Language CD album release from recording artist RUIA. Hawaiki is predominantly a reggae album with a pop jazz tinge, sung completely in the Maori Language.
Koru is a DJ from Aotearoa, who has been writing, recording and producing in London for the past 3 years.
21 trks of the hottest new Maori Hip Hop and RnB, featuring brand new artists from around New Zealand (Aotearoa).
From the early 70s when Bob Marley's songs were first heard on radio and his subsequent tour to New Zealand in 1979, the influence of Bob Marley's music has always been strong amongst Maori.