Omni Arona

Non-traditional tonalities informed by cultural connection LEAO is the ancestral project of Tāmaki-based David Feauai-Afaese. Grounded with a fa’asamoa core, LEAO constructs feelings and messages embodied both in language and spirit of a hauntological Samoa. Pulling from alternative music expressions from lo-fi post-punk to hypnagogic pop, LEAO infuses these non-traditional tonalities with a fa’asamoa spirit to create a sonic-va’a that connects tradition with a modern truth.

With goals of bringing Auckland together, Mayoral candidate Efeso Collins talks with Craccum about being the first AUSA president of Pacific descent and how we can improve education and transport. Lunch with Efeso Collins Omni Arona Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai (he/him) What was growing up in Auckland like for you? I have really fond memories of growing up in Otara out South. I’m fortunate because I’m the youngest of six. I think my parents had worked out the system by the time I was born.

How Māori and Pasifika artists are continuing the tradition of sampling by using music from a shared childhood Contemporary music has indulged in a pastiche imitation of traditional hip-hop sampling. Much like Te Ao Māori and the Pacific world, hip-hop treasures the past, and the art of sampling is one such example.