Ria Hall - Te Ahi Kai Pō [Official Music Video]
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Directed by Shae Sterling
Styled by Sammy Salsa
Hair and Makeup by Sylvia Kara
Dancing & Choreography by Kasina Campbell & Matiu Hamuera
Made with funding from Te Māngai Pāho - tēnā koutou mō te pūtea tautoko
'Te Ahi Kai Pō' - 'the fire burning away the darkness' is in reference to finding peace following the aftermath of war. The battle of Te Ranga in June of 1864 is the inspiration for this song, which was an unplanned slaughter of many Māori. This spiritless attack was in retaliation to the battle of Pukehinahina, where the British found themselves at a loss to Māori.
Directed by Shae Sterling, the video was shot on location at Auckland’s Ihumātao, also known as the Otuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve. It is a location which has been occupied by the local Māori since the 11th Century, and is steeped in significant Māori stories and histories, spanning over generations.
While 100 hectares of this land is today protected, it has been a hard fight for Tangata Whenua and conservationists alike to save this land from the growing urban sprawl. It is a battle which is ongoing and one which Hall and Sterling offer their unwavering support.
‘“It’s a space where you feel its wairua as soon as you enter onto the whenua. We felt compelled to shoot our video at Ihumātao to carry on the message of resilience, reaffirming the fire burning within that will never be extinguished.” - Ria Hall
“I wanted to symbolise the aftermath of war, the loss of life, and loss of culture with this video. We used infrared to help take the audience to a surreal place, like a vacant memory, a place of purgatory.” - Shae Sterling
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That is a true masterpiece from the first second to the last 👍 A very special song
Being a Westerner, regrettably I'm not well versed in all things Maori. But just the imagery in this video - what a beautiful interpretation of the unyielding spirit of the Maori culture. Wow. 💯
Just a moment to applaud the absolutely spine tingling performance of the dancers in this video
@raykingi3096
4 жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing
5 years later and I've only just seen this for the first time, just perfection 👌🏾 soooo good !
Teeks rendition of this at silver scrolls brought me here. Damn, they both on 🔥🔥🔥 would love to hear them together on this. Sometimes you forget how many talented musicians there are here in nz
Ria Hall. Beautiful vocals. Yes, I would love to see her and Teek sing this.
This is so beautiful at such an ugly time we face - I stand with Ihumatao! Protect our whenua!
Congratulations from Europe. Wonderful voice and music too.
Beautifully sung Ria 👍👏👏👏👏😍🥰
Creative spiritual dancing at it's best Beautifully Atmospheric
So moving. A masterpiece...
🙌🏾 Spectacular dancing & singing…. 🙌🏾😍🤩 So beautiful ! 🤩 😍Touches my heart to the core…. ❤️🔥 Mahalo nui ! 🙏🏽
Love 😍🔥
Fave music vid. This one gives me chills
MY GOD! This is one of the most beautiful clip i ever see...
Cry first time heard and saw this waiata... HE TINO AATAHUA...
Beautiful. Lest we forget these such battles and losses 💔
Holy music makers. This is so powerful. Beautiful mahi. Thankyou
Pure art.
So beautiful.
Took my spirit there......
i feel the call of na aumakua... heft my heart.
Love this waiata. Played here often on our local radio station irirangi o Kahungunu.
Beautiful
Tau kē,wahine tino autaia tenei waiata!
He rawe rawa atu te waiata ataahua nei. Uuana te wehi e Ria.
Stunning.
Just so powerful sis! No words.
Ataahua Ria Hall so touching this waiata.
Love your voice Ria! Thank you for this wonderful music xx
Kia Ora from gisborne. I'm hoping it would be ok to share this video and the lyrics to study in our highschool classroom. We're looking the land wars, and esp focuing on language and contempary use of peotry/ lyrics and writings . Do you have any interviews or some of your own thoughts on this piece that we could also share? thanks
So moving Ria ❤️💛💚
Amazing. Thank you so much!.
I just love this waiata
This was so beautifully sad only way I can describe this loved it loved it
Awesome!
Wow! Tau kē, ataahua e hoa.
Gosh I love the very end of this track 5:41. And of course the whole thing :P
ataahua waiata
Ria Hall should sing the next theme song for the Avatar 2 movie or Maisey Rika 😀
So ☝🔥🔥🔥
❣🖤Powerful ❤🖤
Beautiful Ria Xx
@tuhoetangata
6 жыл бұрын
tino ataahua.
❤️
💙💙💙
Tino ataahua
He ataahua rirerire xxx
Has anyone translated the lyrics for this song? I tried using Google and couldn't seem to find anything.
@nicolecharles4091
5 жыл бұрын
All I've managed to find is this. I know it's a song about a battle that took place. Nā te aha rā koe i moumou atu ai? Ko te kura koti whero He onekura toto te whakangarotanga Ki te riu o te whenua Why was your life wasted in this battle? The sea of red coats The land stained with blood Lost you are, to the pits of the earth
Spinetingling
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VOICE VERY SIMILAR TO MAISEY
Lyrics? :)
@luciacampbell-reeves4025
3 жыл бұрын
here are some that my sister thought would be about right: we cut out the last bit but hope this helps
@luciacampbell-reeves4025
3 жыл бұрын
he aha ra te ao e horo nei ka kore noa ahau i a koe nā te aha rā koe I moumou atu ai ko te kura ko te kura koti whero hei onekura toto te whakangarotanga ki te riu o te whenua I tau ai taku mauri I tau ai taku ngākau ka rongo ahau I te aroha ka kite ahau I te Ahi Kai pō taukapo mai takuhi na tore taukapo mai i te po kenekene I te po uriuri katuhi na tore I tau ai Taku mauri I tau ai taku ngakau ka rongo ahau I te aroha ka kite ahau ki te Ahi Kai po kahika taku ahi kia koe rā koutetetu kahika taku ahi he ahi kā e Mahana taku kiri mauke
earsore. yuck.
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