Ka Taria
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| Single by Rob Ruha and Drax Project | ||||
| Language | Māori, English | |||
| Released | 2 September 2022[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Drax Project | |||
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| Producer(s) | Drax Project | |||
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"Ka Taria" ("Waiting") is a song by New Zealand musicians Rob Ruha and Drax Project. A song sung in Māori and English, it was released as a single during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. It was the third Drax Project song released as a part of the Waiata / Anthems project, following "I Moeroa / Woke Up Late", and Ruha's second, after "35". The song debuted at number 17 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart, the highest position by a New Zealand artist's song that week. By the end of 2022, it was the 20th most successful Te Reo Māori song of the year in New Zealand.
Background and composition[edit]
In September 2019, Drax Project took part in Waiata / Anthems, a compilation album of contemporary New Zealand music re-interpreted in Te Reo Māori. They performed "I Moeroa", a re-recording of the band's 2017 single "Woke Up Late" translated by Sir Tīmoti Kāretu and Jeremy Tātere MacLeod.[2][3] The team behind the production of "I Moeroa" contacted Drax Project after its release, to work on a second song, which led to the release of "Tukituki Te Manawa".[4] Ruha's collaboration single with Te Tairāwhiti, youth choir Ka Hao, "35" (2021), was released during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2021[5] and became a hit single for Ruha and Ka Kao.[6]
Ruha travelled to Wellington to write and record the song with the band in mid-2022, over the course of a few days.[7][8] The song was written in a collaboration with Ruha and Drax Project, not based on a pre-existing song, and was written about waiting for estranged friends to come back into a person's life.[8]
Release[edit]
The collaboration was released on 2 September, a few days before the start of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.[9] It was one of the top performing Māori language singles during the week.[10]
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]
- Matt Beachen – composer, lyricist, drums
- Drax Project – engineer, producer
- Vicek Gabriel – mastering engineer
- Mic Manders – mixer
- Ben O'Leary – composer, lyricist, guitar
- Rob Ruha – composer, lyricist, vocals
- Shaan Singh – composer, lyricist, saxophone, vocals
- Sam Thomson – composer, lyricist, bass
Charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Ka Taria". iTunes. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ C.C. (5 August 2019). "'Waiata / Anthems' Collection Announced". Under the Radar. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "5. DRAX PROJECT - I MOEROA / WOKE UP LATE". Universal Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Drax Project". Tresa Magazine. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Waiata Anthems: 30 artists join forces to celebrate a bilingual music industry". ZM. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Harawira, Tumamao (19 April 2022). "Ka Hao and Rob Ruha go viral on TikToK". Te Ao Māori News. Māori Television. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Rob Ruha and Drax Project celebrate Māori Language Week with Jono and Ben". The Hits. September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b Flava Breakfast (9 September 2022). "Catch ups with Rob Ruha and Drax Project". iTunes. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Waiata Anthems Week 2022: Artists release 26 new songs celebrating te reo Māori". The New Zealand Herald. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Jacobs, Maxine (5 October 2022). "Waiata Anthems take out top spots in NZ Top 40 charts across Mahuru Māori". Stuff. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Credits / Ka Taria". Tidal. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Hot 20 NZ Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "NGĀ WAIATA KAIRANGI I TE REO MĀORI O TE RĀRANGI 10 O RUNGA TOP 10 TE REO MĀORI SINGLES". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Te Reo Māori O Te Rārangi 10 O Runga: End of Year Charts 2022". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 December 2022.