Matariki Whatarau | |
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Māori Showband, comedy, drama, theatre |
Occupation(s) | actor, musician |
Instrument(s) | guitar, vocals, cajón |
Matariki Whatarau is a New Zealand actor and musician. Whatarau is also a founding member of Māori showband the Modern Māori Quartet. [1] He co-wrote and performed songs, with the other band members, for the Modern Māori Quartet's debut album That's Us! (2017). [2]
Whatarau appeared on the television programmes, Go Girls and Find me a Māori Bride. Whatarau also had a feature role in the film The Pā Boys (2014). [3] [4] Whatarau co-hosted Māori Television's My Party Song as part of the Modern Māori Quartet. [5] In 2018, Matariki, along with other members of the Modern Māori Quartet, began touring their cabaret show Modern Māori Quartet: Two Worlds. [6]
Whatarau was born in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand and is of Māori ( Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Whanaunga) descent. Matariki attended high school in Beijing, China and in Lilongwe, Malawi. [7] Whatarau is a graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School (Te Kura Toi Whakaari ō Aotearoa) earning a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting) in 2009. [8]
Whatarau performed in the theatre shows, Awhi Tapu and Party with the Aunties. [9] [10] In January 2020, Whatarau performed in, Modern Māori Quartet: Two Worlds, at the Off-Broadway theatre, SoHo Playhouse. [11]
Whatarau had a leading role as 'Tau', in the NZ film The Pā Boys, alongside fellow Modern Māori Quartet band member Francis Kora. [12] Whatarau also had supporting roles in the films The Dead Lands (2014) and Mahana (2016). [3] For 2 seasons, Matariki played, George Alpert, in the Māori Television mockumentary series, Find Me a Māori Bride (2015-2017). [13] Matariki, and the other members of the Modern Māori Quartet, served as the in-house band on Māori Television’s variety show, Happy Hour (2014). [14] He also acted in some of the shows comedy sketches.
Whatarau is a member of Māori showband the Modern Māori Quartet, alongside Maaka Pohatu, Francis Kora and James Tito. [15]
Matariki is a fluent speaker of Mandarin. [16]
Matariki Whatarau | |
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Māori Showband, comedy, drama, theatre |
Occupation(s) | actor, musician |
Instrument(s) | guitar, vocals, cajón |
Matariki Whatarau is a New Zealand actor and musician. Whatarau is also a founding member of Māori showband the Modern Māori Quartet. [1] He co-wrote and performed songs, with the other band members, for the Modern Māori Quartet's debut album That's Us! (2017). [2]
Whatarau appeared on the television programmes, Go Girls and Find me a Māori Bride. Whatarau also had a feature role in the film The Pā Boys (2014). [3] [4] Whatarau co-hosted Māori Television's My Party Song as part of the Modern Māori Quartet. [5] In 2018, Matariki, along with other members of the Modern Māori Quartet, began touring their cabaret show Modern Māori Quartet: Two Worlds. [6]
Whatarau was born in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand and is of Māori ( Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Whanaunga) descent. Matariki attended high school in Beijing, China and in Lilongwe, Malawi. [7] Whatarau is a graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School (Te Kura Toi Whakaari ō Aotearoa) earning a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting) in 2009. [8]
Whatarau performed in the theatre shows, Awhi Tapu and Party with the Aunties. [9] [10] In January 2020, Whatarau performed in, Modern Māori Quartet: Two Worlds, at the Off-Broadway theatre, SoHo Playhouse. [11]
Whatarau had a leading role as 'Tau', in the NZ film The Pā Boys, alongside fellow Modern Māori Quartet band member Francis Kora. [12] Whatarau also had supporting roles in the films The Dead Lands (2014) and Mahana (2016). [3] For 2 seasons, Matariki played, George Alpert, in the Māori Television mockumentary series, Find Me a Māori Bride (2015-2017). [13] Matariki, and the other members of the Modern Māori Quartet, served as the in-house band on Māori Television’s variety show, Happy Hour (2014). [14] He also acted in some of the shows comedy sketches.
Whatarau is a member of Māori showband the Modern Māori Quartet, alongside Maaka Pohatu, Francis Kora and James Tito. [15]
Matariki is a fluent speaker of Mandarin. [16]