Richard Nunns — taonga püoro : traditional Maori musical instruments, New Zealand
Richard Nunns is a living authority on ngä taonga püoro (Maori traditional musical instruments). He has been described as one of New Zealand's most remarkable musicians.
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Richard Nunns, who has dedicated a lifetime to understanding, playing, making and recording Mäori instruments… must surely be named a national treasure.
Music in New Zealand
His thorough and sensitive research has provided a wealth of information around the sounds, history and stories of these taonga, ensuring their preservation for future generations.
Richard Nunns with the Tui Award he won with Hirini Melbourne at the New Zealand Music Awards for the best Mäori album, Te Whaiao: Te Ku Te Whe Remixed. ©2007 Nelson Mail / Martin de Ruyter
The Lilburn Trust Award for ‘outstanding services to New Zealand music’ was a particularly humbling and proud moment — especially given the recognition of indigenous instruments within a traditional setting.
The concert with Evan Parker at the Wellington International Jazz Festival in 1999 brought me right back into the world of improvisation, launching a whole new aspect to my career — of ongoing collaborative opportunities to engage with the world.
Reviews — Richard Nunns, performing and recording ngä taonga puoro
Together [The New Zealand String Quartet and Richard Nunns] created an eerily haunting and compelling aural landscape.
The Star Tribune, Minneapolis
It was invigorating to hear such an innovative performance. The audience, inspired to listen from a new perspective, was witness to that marvelous musical alchemy in which the result was much more than a simple sum of the parts.
Stephen Gibbs, SOUNZ
And yes, you too will find this music will communicate with parts you never knew existed, by means of timbres, orchestrations and arrangements you never thought possible.
James Littlewood, www.publicaddress.net
Richard Nunns: more about taonga püoro and their performance
Find out about Richard's performances, workshops, cds, biography, and reviews at www.richardnunns.net.nz. Some of the instruments can be seen and heard on his website.
