Ka Whawhai Tonu Mātou

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Ka Whawhai Tonu Mātou

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In 2011 writer Simon Sweetman described Upper Hutt Posse as "less a band, more a musical journey, a concept". 'Ka Whawhai Tonu Mātou' (we continue to fight) is from 2011 album Declaration of Resistance. Mixing te reo Māori and English, the song addresses the negative effects of colonisation on tangata whenua, especially in regard to police racism. The timebending storyline features Taungaroa Emile (Boogie in Once Were Warriors) and his girlfriend encountering a ghostly warrior from the 1864 b...

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2011

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conflict / bush / haunting / spiritual / police brutality / state opera house / courtenay place / urban / racism / tino rangatiratanga / taiaha / swing bridge / tangata whenua / waikato wars / te kupu / matt hapeta / reggae / bob marley / declaration of resistance / wellington / mc wiya / andrew hapeta / maaka mcgregor / roger rangitawa / chris schnack / nathan warren / battle of orakau / ghost / rewi maniapoto / swingbridge

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