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Keta Rima Te Ahuru

Composer, Māori Composer

Born: 1990 Website  

Biography

Keta Rima Te Ahuru (nee Kaiwai-Herbert) Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Ira, Te Iwi Mōrehu Rātana

Keta's Musical background originates from the Rātana Faith she would be immersed in the Rātana Brass Band in Wellington where her family and siblings would play brass instruments and music. Her father and extended family members would sing and become vocal members of the Wellington Rātana Choir. This is where a lot of her teachings and skills would become an influence on her passion and skills for Music. Given her background in Kura Kaupapa Māori, Kapa-Haka would also become a major influence for her creativity and knowledge in Music and Composition. Her father would teach her at the age of 9 how to play simple songs on acoustic guitars, her brothers would teach her to strum and pick on acoustic. Kapa-Haka has a strong influence in terms of composing in te reo Māori, given that Te Reo is her first language. In Wharekura (Secondary School) she would compose music given her Music studies for NCEA requirements. Her performance submissions she would play brass components for credits and internal submissions.

Songs Composed by Keta Te Ahuru as listed; "Tikaraina" - 2008 "Tiaho Mai Rā" - 2009 "Kororia ki tōna Ingoa" - 2014 "Hine Raumati" - 2015 "Rūaumoko" - 2016 "Tāwhiri mai ki te Pā o Pipitea" - 2018 "Te Kōtuku Rerengātahi" - 2018 "Taku Reo Rangatira" - 2019 "Taku Iti Kahurangi" - 2019 "Apakura Ana" - 2021


Composed (11)

Taku Reo Rangatira

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka


Apakura Ana

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka


E Ara Mai Te Kōhanga Reo

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka, 3m 1s


Ko Kupe Te Tangata

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka, 2m 30s


Kororia ki tōna Ingoa

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka, Waiata Tira (Choral), 2m 19s


Moko Ora

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka, Waiata-a-ringa


Taku Iti Kahurangi

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka


Te Ngao o Te Wheiao

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka, Whakaeke, 3m 26s


Tiaho Mai Rā

Te Reo Māori, RnB, Soul, 1m 57s


Tāwhiri Mai ki te Pā o Pipitea

Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka, Poi