Moana Maniapoto tour to make several stops in the Bay of Plenty

Moana Maniapoto will make several stops in the Bay Plenty during her nationwide tour. Photo / File

Multi-award winning New Zealand artist Moana Maniapoto will make several stops in the Bay Plenty during her nationwide "My Name is Moana" tour next month.

Maniapoto is music royalty and widely considered one of New Zealand's most successful indigenous acts.

In 2016, she was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame with her music described as a fusion of traditional Māori haka, chants and taonga puoro, with contemporary soul, reggae and classical styles.

The tour will see Maniapoto perform alongside sister Trina Maniapoto, producer Paddy Free, and guitarist Cadzow Cossar and will play shows in Rotorua, Whakatāne, Ōpōtiki, and Tauranga.

"My Name is Moana" is an intimate 90-minute tribute to the ocean which celebrates New Zealanders' relationship to the ocean through a mixture of music, myth and personal anecdote.

Described as an intimate, uplifting and often humorous experience, "My Name is Moana" includes garage party classics as well as those inspirational songs which have taken Maniapoto and her musicians across 30 countries.

"We have travelled to some of the most exotic places on the planet. But the Arts on Tour 2017 journey around our own beautiful country was an absolute privilege.

"It was a reminder too of the passion people have for reclaiming the health of our waterways," Maniapoto said.

Fans coming to the show are encouraged to bring their own instruments and join in.

SCHEDULE:
Saturday May 4 7.30pm Whakatane
The Liberty Centre
$20 Book: The Good Life

Sunday May 26 7pm Rotorua
Doors open at 6.30pm.
The Rotorua Little Theatre
$20 Book: Eventfinda

Tuesday May 28 7.30pm Ōpōtiki
Ōpōtiki Senior Citizens Hall
$20 (Drinks and nibbles available) Book and presented by: Opotiki District Library

Wednesday May 29 7.30pm Tauranga
X Space
Baycourt Community and Arts Centre $35 Book: www.baycourt.co.nz