The Barbershop Sessions

The Barbershop SessionsThe Barbershop Sessions

An intimate video music series that celebrates waiata Māori and the uncharted talent of a new wave of grassroots musical artists.
Entertainment
Stream only in New Zealand

Made with the support of Te Māngai Paho

Season 1

Episode 1

NGĀ KAIWAIATA O TE WHARE TAPU | THE SINGERS OF THE SACRED HOUSE

Sibling vocalists Raiha, Hōrihi & Hāne lead IllumiNGĀTI, a reggae band from Kawakawa covering Dave Para’s ‘You’re Magic’ & debuting their bilingual single ‘Illusion’

Episode 2

HE PUHI O TE WHARE TAPU | A TREASURE OF THE SACRED HOUSE

15 year old Kapowairua pays tribute to the five tribes of Muriwhenua from the most northern reaches of Aotearoa New Zealand before performing a soulful te reo Māori cover of Aradhana’s ‘Brown Girl’

Episode 3

TE REO TANGI O TE WHARE TAPU | THE SACRED HOUSE’S CRY

John puts a contemporary spin on one of the North’s most treasured waiata before performing his original lament, Kairangi, in memory of his late brother.

Episode 4

TE REO WAIATA O TE KŌTIU | THE VOICE OF THE NORTHERN WINDS

Harry pays tribute to our voyaging waka and the ancestral courtyards of his hapū Te Tii in two original waiata Māori written by his uncle.

Episode 5

TE REO O TE WHARE TAPU | THE SACRED HOUSE’S VOICE

Rachel pays homage to one of her adored ancestors, Matiretoha, in a waiata composed by Troy and Huia Kingi before taking to the mic and performing her original love song ‘I te Pō’

Episode 6

NGĀ TAI O TOKERAU | THE MANY TIDES OF THE NORTH

In the finale we celebrate the artists of THE BARBER SHOP SESSIONS in an uplifting group performance of Dave Para’s ‘You’re Magic’ inside the barber shop.

Episode 7

The Barbershop Sessions

IllumiNGĀTI Perform "Illusion" (Lyric Video)

Episode 8

The Barbershop Sessions

IllumiNGĀTI perform "You're Magic" (Lyric Video)

Episode 9

The Barbershop Sessions

Kapowairua performs "He Kōtiro Māori" ("Brown Girl") (Lyric Video)

Episode 10

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Kapowairua performs "Maharatia" (Lyric Video)

Episode 11

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John performs "I Taku Turanga Ake" (Lyric Video)

Episode 12

The Barbershop Sessions

John performs "Kairangi" (Lyric Video)

Episode 13

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Harry performs "E Pupuhi ana Ngā Hau" (Lyric Video)

Episode 14

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Harry performs "Ngā Waka Tūpuna" (Lyric Video)

Episode 15

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Rachel performs "I te Pō" (Lyric Video)

Episode 16

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Rachel performs "Matiretoha" (Lyric Video)

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