{"product_id":"te-whare-tiwekaweka-vinyl-by-marlon-williams","title":"Te Whare Tiwekaweka (Vinyl) - By: Marlon Williams","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Ko te reo M?ori, he matapihi ki te ao M?ori” goes the M?ori whakatauki (proverb) that has guided Aotearoa singer\/songwriter Marlon Williams’(K?i Tahu, Ng?i Tai) fourth solo album, Te Whare T?wekaweka. Translated, it means “The M?ori language is a window to the M?ori world” and expresses Marlon’s motivation behind his first te reo M?ori album. “Through the process of constructing these songs,” Marlon says, “I’ve found a means of expressing my joys, sorrows and humour in a way that feels both distinctly new yet also connects me to my t?puna [ancestors] and my whenua [land, home].”\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nConnection lies at the heart of Te Whare T?wekaweka, the album’s five-year process reconnecting Marlon to family, friends and his home town of Lyttelton after a globe-trotting decade establishing his career. That sense of home-coming is expressed on the cover art by Marlon’s mum, artist Jennifer Rendall, drawn when she was pregnant with the future singer and which eerily resembles an adult Marlon. The album also signifies another step in Marlon’s journey with his ancestral tongue, his ability in the language developing as the songs accumulated in the hours spent with close friend and co-writer, rapper KOMMI. \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nThe language unlocked both a newfound lyrical honesty and a grand sonic vision. Supported by long-time touring band The Yarra Benders, co-producer Mark Perkins (Te Wh?nau-?-Apanui), the He Waka K?tuia singers and featuring a collaboration with pop star Lorde, the album traverses Marlon’s familiar folk-country-bluegrass territory, while continuing his exploration of poppier waters and the inherent rhythms of M?ori music. The result is a collection at once contemporary and timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe making of the album was captured in the documentary Marlon Williams: Ng? Ao E Rua - Two Worlds directed by Ursula Grace. Marlon wanted to share his journey in the hope others might benefit. It’s the same impulse that drives his songwriting. “I hope that music may do the mahi (work) that conversation cannot, and that it may broaden and deepen our sense of interconnectedness,” he says. By expanding his output into M?ori, Marlon has widened the portal through which that connection might happen. Te Whare T?wekaweka, he says, has given him “a bigger playground”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLP Track Listing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nE Mawehe Ana Au\u003cbr\u003e\nKei Te M?rama\u003cbr\u003e\nAua Atu R?\u003cbr\u003e\nMe Uaua K?\u003cbr\u003e\nKorero M?ori\u003cbr\u003e\nKo T?n? Ua\u003cbr\u003e\nWhakamaettia Mai\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNg? Ara Aroha\u003cbr\u003e\nHuri te Whenua (Featuring KOMMI)\u003cbr\u003e\nKuru Pounamu\u003cbr\u003e\nK?hore He Manu E (Featuring Lorde)\u003cbr\u003e\nP?naki\u003cbr\u003e\nRere Mai Ng? Rau\u003cbr\u003e\nP?kaia R? te Marama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLabel\u003cbr\u003e\nMarlon Williams Music\/Universal Music New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e\nGenre\u003cbr\u003e\nCountry\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL NR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50025013379265,"sku":"MWML001LP","price":52.96,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6482\/1953\/files\/451444-Product-0-I-638917032360308229_90d66570-0ce7-4f3d-888e-72eb8dc1a5b5.jpg?v=1772412062","url":"https:\/\/techsupplyshed.co.nz\/products\/te-whare-tiwekaweka-vinyl-by-marlon-williams","provider":"TECH SUPPLY SHED","version":"1.0","type":"link"}