For the first time in 26 years a bilingual song has been included in the APRA Silver Scrolls top 5 finalists - in fact, there are two! The award recognises excellence in song writing and is seen as one of the most prestigious awards in New Zealand music. Maisey Rika's song, Hiwa-i-te-rangi, has been chosen as well as Tipene Harmer's, Tūrangawaewae - which was written with Maisey Rika and Troy Kingi. Troy Kingi - again, Anthonie Tonnon and the Beths' Elizabeth Stokes are the other nominees. Māni Dunlop spoke to Tipene Harmer about his nomination.
27 Aug 2021
