MANAAKITIA is a call to caring and cherishing each other and us all. It speaks of te aka matua, referring to the whakataukī (proverb) about Tāwhaki who was instructed to climb the aka matua, the parent vine, to climb to the heavens. To nurture our taonga so that we are never lost, e kore e ngaro . Through your whakapapa and within our ancestral stories we know who we are. The taura here is the eternal thread of life that connects us all, and through the whakatauki He kākano i ruia mai.. we are never lost. This is reinforced in the bridge mā te mōhio ka mārama, mā te mārama ka mātau – With comprehension comes understanding, with understanding comes knowedge and wisdom.
Goldsmith Baynes is a project combining the vocal prowess of Allana Goldsmith and pianism of Mark Baynes. Allana and Mark have collaborated to compose an album of original songs. visit Goldsmith | Baynes website.
Allana Goldsmith is a Māori contemporary jazz artist that hails from the Tairawhiti region, East Coast of the North Island of Aotearoa/NZ.
Her iwi (tribes) are Ngati Porou and Ngai Tai.
Allana comes from a solid tradition of jazz singing with a love of the great standards. Allana has a unique approach to her original music, often written in Te Reo Māori. She naturally weaves together both traditions, maintaining and claiming the integrity and authenticity of them.
Allana has featured at many of the major festivals around New Zealand, including most recently at the Tauranga National Jazz Festival (2019) where she sold out her Tribute show to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. She also featured in Waiheke International Festival (2017) and Queenstown Jazz Festival (2015) with her former band Wakakura.
Allana has released an Ep of five original waiata/songs in Te Reo Māori from 2015 to 2018. Three of which were funded by Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori Broadcasting Authority.
Her iwi (tribes) are Ngati Porou and Ngai Tai.
Allana comes from a solid tradition of jazz singing with a love of the great standards. Allana has a unique approach to her original music, often written in Te Reo Māori. She naturally weaves together both traditions, maintaining and claiming the integrity and authenticity of them.
Allana has featured at many of the major festivals around New Zealand, including most recently at the Tauranga National Jazz Festival (2019) where she sold out her Tribute show to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. She also featured in Waiheke International Festival (2017) and Queenstown Jazz Festival (2015) with her former band Wakakura.
Allana has released an Ep of five original waiata/songs in Te Reo Māori from 2015 to 2018. Three of which were funded by Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori Broadcasting Authority.
“In many ways she is reminiscent of the great singers of the past. What is not redolent of past singers, however, is her preparedness to tackle adventurous modern projects.”
– Gig review, the Creative Jazz Club.
– Gig review, the Creative Jazz Club.
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