ROB THORNE

Tīni whetū kī te rangi ko Ngāti Pūoro kī te whenua!

Ko Tainui te waka. Ko Te Aroha te maunga. Ko Waihou te awa. Ko Ngāti Tumutumu tōku iwi. Ko Mōkena Hou tōku tipuna rangatira tāne. Ko Tamaariki tōku wharenui. Ko Rob Thorne ahau.

Te ahi o roto, taku ōrokohanga, ka tuituia ahau, ka toro atu kia whānau mai.

He tamaiti ahau, nā Papatūānuku, rāua ko Ranginui, mai, mai, whānau o te Kore.

Tēnei au taku mauri, mauri whakatinanahia, tēnei au taku mauri, mauri whakatinanahia.

Ka mura, ka rere, tēnei au, ka mōhio, ka whanake, ka tipu. Āke ake, ake ake, ake ake, mauri ora!

DAVID ROTHENBERG

David is a musician, philosopher and educator who specialises in making music “in the moment” with the sounds of nature. He has published a number of books and films on the process and practice of making interspecies music, and has released more than thirty recordings, including One Dark Night I Left My Silent House with pianist Marilyn Crispell (on ECM, 2010), In the Wake of Memories with percussionist Volker Lankdow and oud master Wassim Mukdad, and They Say Humans Exist with percussionist Sidiki Camara and guitarist Jacob Young. He has worked with Pauline Oliveros, Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, Scanner, Ray Phiri, Elliott Sharp, Iva Bittová, and the Karnataka College of Percussion.

David is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

ANNA FÄLT

Anna is a versatile singer-songwriter who is passionate about Nordic folk singing. She has toured Scandinavia for years with her unique approach to solo vocal concerts. Specialising in the singing traditions of her two home countries, Finland and Sweden, Anna combines the bright Scandinavian and dark East-European tones in her performances.

Her work celebrates the human voice, one-woman shows that present singing like you´ve never heard before! Tradition meets vocal art, avantgarde, and storytelling in an innovative, personal, and intimate way.

Besides her solo shows, Anna collaborates on performing arts and multidisciplinary art projects, and is engaged with folk music research and teaching at folk song workshops. She has three music degrees and has studied folk music in four different countries.