SW4CA Workshop #22 Pepeha, Ancestors & Me w. Jean Yern
Mon, 31 Oct
|MoveSpace, Mt Eden
Learn and develop your own Pepeha and join us for a discussion around the importance of knowing our ancestors and how it can enrich our songwriting and perspectives.
Time & Location
31 Oct 2022, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
MoveSpace, Mt Eden, 473 Dominion Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New Zealand
Guests
About the event
This event is proudly part of the Auckland Climate Festival 2022 running from 1 - 31 October.
https://aucklandclimatefestival.co.nz
Join Holding Space and the Songwriters 4 Climate Action Project with guest speaker: Jean Yern as we explore how to write a pepeha. A pepeha is an introduction of ourselves in te reo Māori and incorporates our ancestry and history; sharing our connections with the people and places that are important to us. We will also discuss the power of knowing one's ancestors and how that can affect our perspectives and feed into our songwriting.
With Special Guest / Workshop Host. Jean Yern (Tainui, Waikato, Ngāti Tamaoho) has been a teacher of music, Māori arts and culture for many years. She is currently based in Mangatangi raising her young family and has a background in Jazz; drumming for bands such as Trinity Roots, Olmecha Supreme, Charlie Ash and on TV commercials.
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