Ariana's language

From: The Press | Date: July 6, 2002| Author: AGNEW, Margaret | Copyright information

Christchurch singer Ariana Tikao has made a unique album sung almost entirely in the Ngai Tahu dialect, MARGARET AGNEW reports.

Local musical talent often feels the need to migrate north to advance careers (such as the Runga sisters, and Fur Patrol's Julia Deans), but staying close to the ancestral home is important and inspirational for Christchurch chanteuse Ariana Tikao.

Part of the reason Tikao chooses to live in Christchurch is family. The 31-year-old has two young childre...

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