With a global rise in conscious lyrical content for Electronic music, Kākano is a tribute to the whakatauki (Māori proverb) ‘Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu’. Sometimes the ‘seed’ is more important than the bloom…
Kākano is track 5 of her album Kawakawa, due for release in 2025 (more), and her music has been described as electronic with spirit and empowerment.
Baitercell is an experienced producer who has been fundamental in the electronic movement of Aotearoa. As a multi-award winner and Silver Scrolls finalist, his trademark big subs and attention to detail make Kākano a lush, liquid Drum & Bass track for the big floor. Add this to the symphony layers of Maestro Stewart Allen with Huia’s ethereal vocals, and Kākano brings a fresh take on Aotearoa’s electro-Māori Hiko sound.
Huia is an award-winning artist, Best Māori Wahine Solo Artist (WMMA) and has received multiple nominations, APRA Producer Award, and was a finalist for the SRN Awards for her waiata ‘Tuia Tuia ō Whakapapa’ (with Sean Richards) alongside the winner 2023 Mokotron. She has released 32 te reo Māori songs to date, playlisting on world music networks in Scotland, Australia, Rarotonga, Samoa, Canada’s Reclaimed Show (CBC), Iwi stations, Bnets and George FM in Aotearoa.
Huia’s electro-Māori live sets in 2025 have been international, from Canada at Imaginative 25, famed Drom Taberna, the Indigenous Music Summit (Aotearoa Showcase 2025), at Scotland's Knockengorroch Festival, to home gigs for Music In Parks and the Festival of Lights.
Her next gig is at the Osaka World Expo, Japan, where she is a Māori Music delegate for the indigenous week (Aug). Huia is paving pathways for more future sounds in te reo Māori musicians through the HūHā Music Project.