NEW RELEASE - YAHYAH - WAIATA ANTHEMS - 'NGĀ MAHARA MOENGA'

YAHYAH DELIVERS WAIATA ANTHEM ‘NGĀ MAHARA MOENGA’

Pop artist YAHYAH delivers ‘Ngā Mahara Moenga,’ a stunning Te Reo Maori rendition of her track, ‘Thoughts From My Bed,’ as a part of 2022’s Waiata Anthems Week.

This year, Waiata Anthems will build on the legacy of the 1972 Petition with 20 new waiata set for release on September 2nd. Included in the cross-genre representation are Rob Ruha, Ladi6, Drax Project, Georgia Lines, and SOL3 MIO, to name a few.

YAHYAH explains how the translation and recording process for this release took her on a personal journey, and connected her to her roots, as her mother Keriata is Maori and passed away 10 years ago. “It’s been amazing the process of translating my song because I can feel my mum with me every step of the way.” The artist goes on to explain, “I can’t wait to get to the point of writing a Te Reo song from scratch... to give the true meaning of the song in the Maori language from the start. This is just the beginning.”

To learn more about Waiata Anthems, and hear each new track, head to waiataanthems.co.nz.

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