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Aro are performing at the Balcairn Hall

Tuesday 18 July, 7.30pm

We welcome you to join us for a very special night at the Balcairn Hall to watch and experience the wonderful performing artists Aro.

Aro is coming to us thanks to Arts on Tour NZ who is funded by Creative Communities and work together with exceptional performers to tour less known pockets of this wonderful country. We are very privileged to be able to host all these amazing performing artists at the Balcairn Hall. Chart topping bilingual duo ‘Aro’ release their brand new single ‘Aroā’ on May 19 for NZ Music Month and Waiata Anthems - A song of hope.

ARO is made up of husband and wife Charles Looker (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ati Awa) and Emily Looker (nee Rice).

The bilingual duo shares a passion for the power of language and music to tell stories and remind us of our cultural identity.

Enjoy the storytelling waiata (Māori song) of Emily and Charles as they present a collection of new songs celebrating stories of our natural heritage in Aotearoa, including award-nominated waiata about the native birdlife of this land and songs inspired by marine life that live in the waters off the coasts of this stunning country. This refreshing performance includes elements of folk, soul, haka, and a touch of jazz to bring audiences of all ages together in a celebration of the natural world that surrounds us.

Aro perform songs in a mix of Te Reo Māori and English, blending the two worlds of Charles and Emily in song.

They are best described as multi-genre offering of storytelling pop, RnB, electronic and jazz, fusing vocals, tāonga puoro and chants, who write waiata which thematically explore the ideas of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga (looking after ourselves, looking after each other and looking after our environment).

“…adds up to a warmth of experience, wholly original, anchored in Aotearoa, that left all who had been present to it with the feeling of having been let in on a special secret.”

Rosheen Fitzgerald

- gig review at The Common Room – Hastings

Check out their website: aromusic.co.nz; aotnz.co.nz

Check out the Balcairn Hall Facebook page: facebook.com/BalcairnHall/

Tickets are: $30, Students $15 and can be bought at:

• Sally Mac’s Amberley

• Sefton Garage

• Stans 7 Day Pharmacy, Rangiora

• Balcairnhall.com (via Google Docs booking form and bank transfer).

Sunday 6 August 2023 9am to 2pm

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