16 Nov 2014

Caii-Michelle Baker

From Te Ahi Kaa , 6:42 pm on 16 November 2014

Ngāti Pōrou and Rongowhakaata singer Caii-Michelle Baker was plucked from her hometown Tolaga Bay and mentored by the late Prince Tui Teka, she was only 17 years old. Since that time, she's enjoyed a career that has spanned three decades performing around the world, and working with producer and composer Dr Benjamin Wright. Her first single from her new album is a re-working of the Beatles Classic Help, she talks with Justine about working with Dr Wright and the important lessons she's learned along the way.

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