TANGAROA - god of the sea - Tiki Taane

[godzonek1w1]

This gives me chills tonight. I am in the northrn hemisphere and can't be my dear friend's tangi this weekend. I am sending my spirit to be with them .. I will send words to send him off....(represent)

[jp387644]

Hey Tiki, it makes me proud of my kiwi heritage, not just maori, not just pakeha but all of us. A culture is not a thing to be owned. Its like the sea, and the rivers. It should be nurtured and held in trust for the next generation, but never owned. When we all appreciate and celebrate it, then our nation will have grown-up. - A white guy from Chch.

[TheEmmz76]

hey tiki, still one off my fav albums to date!!! :)

[Giogiandfiluccio]

should upload this in HD version!

[Slinkytiger71]

cool one and has a bit of estern beat of Dub style! still has home feel to it! weldone!

[webaholicsweet]

Ok, this song helps me release pressure =) i dont understand anything only i feel like how the sound release...mm Thanks for post this video. love it..

[cubanboy740]

This song gives me the mental image of a man who is trying to regain his ancesteral ways, He now wears diferent clothes and speaks a different lenguage, but throw that old lady in the beach he is able to re touch his ancesteral ways.

I may be completely wrong but thats what i think about when i look at the video.

[EyeOnGC]

love it .. gives me goosebumps.. and im a white Aussie .. ;-))

[EyeOnGC]

love it .. gives me goosebumps.. and im a white Aussie .. ;-))

[Prophetu]

Is it just me or does this song make you wanna go to WARRRR! And im talkin like swords and axes kind of war!

[Silentmagikarp]

so frickin beast! much love from o'ahu

[MeggieMeg3215]

Very Inspirational

[fnb16]

Some of the best music to come out of NZ, right here d-_-b

[GrandHochmeister]

can't find this on itunes :\ sounds great though!

[Tonniesconnie]

@tikidub - you're the man bro. You're messages are inspiring, its good to hear music coming from our country that has relevant meaning. Chur to you brother... Don't ever stop.

[dresdamanx]

Moving and inspiring, I use the message of strength and peace to prepare me for my deployment. Thanks for sharing Tiki!

[Dulcet1987]

Just WOW! I have never felt so powerful.

I can't stop listening to this song. Great vibe and energy. Thank you Tiki!!! God bless.

[superawsomeman3]

@Tikidub Download from anywhere? Anywhere?

[superawsomeman3]

@Tikidub Download from anywhere? Anywhere?

[AddaxNZ]

This is the name of my Dads NIWA boat :)

[tommyfree4736]

this song is awsome with the ady gil as the video. Mean song for bad ass boat.

[Maiyaee]

Brilliant ! ty xo

[kelraihania]

hxvcvnvklf hjifgngfg

[Xcalabress]

this is absolutely powerful! mahalo nui loa Tiki a me makuakane

[Kalamiatoo]

this video captures and portrays EXACTLY what it was meant to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BenjaminFranklin99]

Ko Papatuanuku me Ranginui nga matua o te ao

I puta mai nga tamariki nga Atua o te ao

He Atua o te moana

Ko Tangaroa he Atua o te moana

Tu mai te ihi

Tu mai te wehiwehi

Tu mai te wanawana e

Hi ha aue

[BenjaminFranklin99]

From the divine heartbeat of Mother Earth and the ever-elusive constant of Sky Father

All descend and all ascend the natural world

The timeless current of tranquil stillness

The harmonic music of ones infinite ocean

Resilient are the vital influences of the universe

Stand liberated by the inner radiance

Be still be silent and all shall be revealed

[Fareofe]

@Kali e tupuna mau for father's day

[Maiola143]

Love it Mahalo Nui Loa for the incite its super awesome this gave me some chicken skin to da max......wanting to Visit Aotearoa but just dont know where to go.....well anyways Mahalo

[kurlym0e]

love this bro gets the wairua flowing.kia kaha  tiki,mean maori mean.

[1nkz]

how to download?



[Dancefloor933]

Hey Tiki! Youre talent is great! Hello from Russia!

[oliviagiles]

Whoa, this is amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[Gunnercv]

good mix of genres

[arragon5481]

reminds me of the ady gil

[Passbookable]

Respect to you Tikki - ever intelligent music, depth of feeling and expressive lyrics. I only visit NZ every two years, can someone tell me if there is a more recent album than Tikki in the World of Light?

[upfromunder]

The kids and young people of America need this wisdom. Thank you for sending it out. 

[wepu67]

Tiki Taane this is one of the most impressive performances of Tangaroa, congratulations on a magnificent effort and great music

[aurifaber1]

respect to all maori's , saw your exhibition in Leiden, Holland. Impressive!

[RBKAOS]

R.I.P Sonny fai

[stafurjk]

I saw this video at the exhibition on Maori culture in the museum of ethnology in Leiden. I think it's a great song! I'm from the Caribbean and I like seeing other island cultures. Keep up the good work :-)

[tikidub]

TIKI TAANE #1 ALBUM RELEASE PARTY - BASS ATTACK - APRIL 2ND @ LOGAN CAMPBELL CENTRE AUCKLAND - FEAT. BULLETPROOF - CRUSHINGTON - SAMBORA - OPTIMUS GRYME - JASON HOWSON - $30 TICKETS FROM DASH -

[0414724]

@tikidub

I don't know if my last comment was posted??? So...

Why is someone having "a sniff" at 2.02 in this vid?

I love this sh*t but it aint relevant in terms of the clip.

[tikidub]

@0414724 Hey its Tiki here. The drugs, shots of the city, and the spinning out effect represents my struggle and all the things that have been oppressing me. My journey to the ocean is me wanting to ask for some answers and help in dealing with these issues. This is when my gandmother apears and incourages me to listen to Tangaroa - god of the sea, and to not be scared of looking deeper into my ancestory. Perhaps wtach again & really look at the signs - also at the end - the words say it all

[0414724]

@tikidub Hey TIki. Respect for your reply.

I most likely didn't see the signs due to the things that are oppressing me at the mo'. Maybe that's why I zeroed in on that paticular element of the clip.

We all have our demons. Some people are making love (philosophically) to them. Some are facing them every minute of every day with a feeling of dread and instant regret, and some are waving them goodbye with a false smile and a "don't come back" wish. I said goodbye.

Chur. Beautiful song and clip.

[upinsmoke656]

@tikidub love your work bro...please keep em comming!!!

[whittsatwoopi]

@tikidub Awesome song and brilliant clip e hoa. V. powerful message, I showed it to my kids this morning and they really liked it too. I tried to find the clip on iTunes without luck, am happy to pay for it if I can get a copy somewhere.

Ake ake, kia kaha. 

[MaritaBehindtheHood]

@tikidub We all put ourselves and the people we know in our art: whether writing, painting, film, or music. You've done a great job here, the visuals and sound are powerful. I enjoyed watching it. Tēnā rāwā atu koe.

[angietewhare]

@tikidub My daughter Catherine put me on to your music Tiki, I love it, and reading about your personal struggle, makes me think what an amazing person you really are. Stay strong and focused you have an incredible journey to take and am sure you can help so many others through it too. God Bless.

Talented or what! lol

[GrandHochmeister]

@tikidub just trust in God man, he is where real peace is.

[Keahilelepali]

@tikidub Awesome...... this makes me feel closer  to my roots. My family came from Waikato. My GG-grandfather was an Englishman & my GG-grandmother was a Maori lady from the Ranana/Randell family. I was born and raised in Hawaii.

[simmo19801]

@0414724 I think he is referring to all his bad influences in his life and remembering his roots and where he comes from.

It's referring to give all the shit away, and remember and be proud of who you are.

My opinion..

[tanhaarooh]

@0414724 If you have read and followed Tiki's journey, you would know that 2.02 is very central to this man's journey... and I interpret this video as a cleansing, questioning, wanting to find your place, motivating yourself by connecting to the inner, the strengths of those that your spirit and thus journey is linked to - to move forward, a new man/woman. I love this video. i connect to the msg of needing regrowth and ahi kaa in this video. thank you for a great artistic piece Tiki!

[MsKhallas]

@0414724 hahahaha,,,, thats a stick not a straw

[MsKhallas]

@0414724 i hope...

[kaokomai1]

@tikidub mauruuru korua koroe, ka tahi hongi ... nana (rapa nui)

[graforlok1]

@tikidub

Hey Tiki,

fantastic and inspirational song with an amazing video.Although I am not a Kiwi but from Germany it makes me feel homesick.Can't wait to be back in NZ sometime soon.

Much respect,Stephan

[dubkulture]

This is the same sample Pitch Black uses in his remix of "Tiki - Sleep Whisperer (Pitch Black Remix)" you're proabobly aware of this since it's your song but hey, I love Pitch Black

[truaen]

I first heard this song at Harvey Norman's last year. They were blasting it on ALL of their sound systems and TV's in store. It was MEAN!. All the customers stopped in their tracks and stood there in awe watching the whole clip. Then everyone clapped after the song finished. Awesome!

[Xxnocommentx]

Haha yeah Leiden i was here with school XD

Isw hoogeland...

[NZmozzeegirl]

oh!~ as a kiwi gurl..if this doesnt stir some fire in ya soul..then you are officially declared dead!

such an incredibly powerful clip <3

[louel83]

I got introduced to this music at a museum in the Netherlands. I LOVE IT!

The way it was set up was just awesome, 5 screens not playing simultaneously. I didnt even care for the rest of the museum after seeing this video and hearing the music.

Cant wait to know more about this music and the culture thats behind it all.

Wish you much success! The world is in desperate need of some ReAL music :D

[uncLez]

@louel83

Haha, I hear ya! Been to that same exhibition (Maori history and culture exibhitibion at Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden) yesterday and after seeing that display of the song looked it up immediately. This is some amazing work, tiki!

[MCrazygirl666]

@louel83 ah, museum volkenkunde in Leiden, am I right?

Geweldige tentoonstelling.

[zjassie]

Keep pressing on " play again"

Love this song!!

[iamsimonpeter]

Hey bro! just heard you on george fm! nice i/v. hey here is that guy Tapuface I was telling you about.. crazy guy aye.. all the best bro!

[3ToNiK3]

so glad that iv'e found out this song and found out about you, in israel i guess people don't know you that well, i'm happy there's interenet for such revelations!

[wtfkitler]

i dont need a bloody translation! i get it and i dont take acid either bro...dont change a thing! love you long time...peace xx

[bexm35]

Yet another awesome track. I have to get this to play in my studio for when I am doing my whakairo. Thanks for the kiwi talent. You Rock!!

[iamsimonpeter]

ok cheers bro! I will send you more of my stuff soon! I hope to make a music video shortly actually.. but it will probably be for techno. I will be thinking of you and what 'tru reggae' is next time I am skanking hard to a black seeds number. (shaved off my dreads a cople of years ago always regretted it hard) hey speaking of trippy shit - have you heard of my pal tapuface? I will put uyou onto him if not.. hes awesome.. but kinda porangi so watch out.. all the best bro! x SP

[iamsimonpeter]

Hey bro - are you shure I dont have it rite? a guy goes to the beach and takes some fat freddys, skulls half a double brown and hopes to get some paua - then all off a sudden he is in the middle of a giant haka, feels the ihi hard, does a little wee in his pants..thinks its all over.. the acid is wearing off .. he can go home now to his missus.. then - just when he thinks its safe.. WHoA! its all on again - the trip is back wit a vengeance!! breathing hard.. broke a sweat-as-bro.. wow..

[NiftyLuckcharm]

@tikidub Good on ya dude, good to see ya telling people how it is. I have respect for you. Peace

[iamsimonpeter]

is that what you do on acid at the beach.. whoa.. I prefer the black seeds - thats tru reggae man! but cool video aye..

[SeimenBurum]

This is a beautiful powerfull song that I saw first at a Maori Exhibition in Leiden, The Netherlands this week. I have visited New Zealand, named after our province Zeeland, and fell in love with it and its people. Long live beautiful Aotearoa.

[yamahas8]

Tiki tane .. kia kaha my brother this gives me chills strength and power when i listen 2 this .. brings out my maoridom hardcore .. massive bro

[Jayahbabe]

Absolutely beautiful :) Jah bless

[alaistyle]

Tiki your music man help to go thru my hard time!

i'm french bro but been living in aotearoa for 3 years and i feel like if i was born there!

kia ora bro!

marc.

[ProfesorStef]

Bumped into this video and song for the first time today at the Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden (NL).

There they have an exhibition about Maori, it;s good, check it out!

(rmv.nl) (till first of May 2011)

The video is part of an installation which is the first thing you encounter when starting the tour in the museum, and makes you dance around the museum!

[RESTARTmeee]

iim proud to call myself a NEW ZEALANDER!

shot tikki! (::

[iSpurtz]

This is fucking amazing. 

[glamcherie69]

Very nice!! So powerful and soul stirring. Makes me miss island life very much. Do Maori consider themselves Pacific Islander like Samoan, Hawaiian or Chamorro? I lived in Guam and Hawaii for 3 years each and fell in love with those people and their cultures. I would LOVE to go to New Zealand and get to know the Maori!

[82Magick]

@glamcherie69 nom Maori people don't consider them selves islanders. If you do get to meet Maori on a Marae, let me tell you, it is an amazing experience.

[Vraadrik]

Ka pai! Really atmospheric!

[alwaysintrouble09]

Indians??!?! Where the fork that come from! Sarah Palin been leaving comments bro? : )

[tikidub]

@Element4LifeAKATurco - TANGAROA....From the divine heartbeat of Mother Earth and the ever-elusive constant of Sky Father All descend and all ascend the natural world The timeless current of tranquil stillness The harmonic music of ones infinite ocean Resilient are the vital influences of the universe Stand liberated by the inner radiance Be still be silent and all shall be revealed....

[Element4LifeAKATurco]

@tikidub thank you so much.

I have been fascinated with the tattoo culture over there and have been researching into the popular folklore

[cortezstreasure]

@tikidub can we please have the maori translation?? :)

[squatworldwide]

@tikidub i love that song

[truaen]

@tikidub

I first heard this song at Harvey Norman's. They were blasting it on all of their TVs in store - it was MEAN. Everyone was in awe, and everyone clapped after the song was finished. I can't wait for the release of your new album!

[jontycc]

this is why i love being a new zealander

[1x93cm]

makes me wanna dance round a campfire naked and covered with war paint

[njuf9]

very emotive!

[IMChilidog]

@flyattic Army of darkness?

[lateralus411]

Very powerful song. That shirt is awesome too. Great piece of art.

[MKBrootal]

NZ REP!

[amyayla26]

love love love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[benitepapa]

this is mauri fighting words.

[MrSkmvest]

@benitepapa MAORI



[monkeyboy964]

this song is fucken sweet

[TheLTangerine]

was some of it shot in Whangara? ngati porou all the way

[goldsak]

Is this his best track ever? I'm leaning that way.

[jenmajol]

they say the old ways died out but not so true, in my childhood this is the name Tangaroa my Tutu or grandmother used to call out to when asking for blessings from the sea before a fishing expedition, she would tell the fishermen to offer the most prized or biggest fish to Tangaroa... mahalo nui loa for sharing this video, the artist did an excellent job... manea manea

[MrsFairybread]

cool



[nefera53]

cette chanson , ce son ce rhythme et le mixage des cultures me donne le frisson et une vive emotion ; quelle puissance !! j'adore !

this song , its sounds ,its rhythm and mix of ancient and modern cultures gives me shivers and deep emotion ! adore this powerful song !

[xenite125]

Awesome song Tiki..bring on more like this~!

[somali4freestyle]

Can someone post up the meaning lyrics to this? I would like to know what they are saying. Thank you!

[supernoob3000]

@somali4freestyle : I can help with the first part...

Ko Papatuanuku me Ranginui, nga matua o te ao.

I puta mai nga tamariki, hei atua mo te ao.

Hei atua o te moana.

Ko Tangaroa hei atua, o te moana.

Papatuanuku (Earth Mother) and Ranginui (Sky Father) are the parents of the world.

Their children came forth, Gods for the world.

The God of the Sea.

Tangaroa is the God of the Sea.

[somali4freestyle]

@supernoob3000 thanks man!

[witehiraneho]

POWERFUL YOU CAN FEEL HIS TUPUNA HIS STRENGTH AMAZING THANK YOU FOR SHARING

[Sayritupaq]

2:03 Cocaine?

[JUMBOpin]

@Sayritupaq yea LOL! first time seeing cocaine!?

[isiahranginui]

if you doont like this shit then your obviously not a maori...... thiss shit is way better then them try hard rappers like lil wayne and all them

[isiahranginui]

244Ohiro are you even a maori

[tectonaguy]

Kia kaha, e tane, ka tu ana i a koe kei runga i te one, kei roto i te hei me te haa o tona tupuna e......

[tectonaguy]

Kia kaha, e tane, ka tu ana i a koe kei runga i te one, kei roto i te hei me te haa o tona tupuna e......

[kcinvp77]

Mean Maori Mean!!!!!! Fuken Yeeyah

[isiahranginui]

@244Ohiro broo are you even maori.... this shit is mean

[244Ohiro]

@isiahranginui Yep. Maori. No it's plastic!

[allinsarz]

This Waiata is AWESOME!!

[kainoa1973]

oh chicken skin... moana love...

[nuclearmc]

If this song doesn't pump you up then nothing will or may be you are missing some vital organs.

[ChaosAltairGSX]

Yeah,i like this song,speaks to the soul......

[kuauhome]

The video is wicked good!

[SuperThinny]

this is the best song out of all songs in the whole world

man! You rock tiki taane. I love this song.

[nzlova]

Hearin this makes me proud and powerful to be maori!!!!

Maori hard Yall, Mizz Ngapuhi Love 89 represent!!

[zaqtansful]

maori not indians

[delamopar]

what a great track! would like to get this on vinyl for my set

[Japodian]

The more I listen to this music the more I want to sail the routes Heyedahl did in the times when Pacific culture wasn't yet so tainted with western influence.

[Katira366]

Amazing...i still have chills. Thank you Tiki for sharing the culture with Us.

[athenazg]

I love this. Speaks to the soul.

[jazzybabie55]

This has got a really awesome beat. NZ rules

[katyameredythyoung]

Tiki i cant even put into words how awesome your sounds are LOVE it, and you are just as amazing live too..... loved seeing you and your dad on stage together....keep it up!!!

[SoldierOfQuantum]

Is there one with better sound quality? This one isn't turning out very clear

[planetyoho]

@SoldierOfQuantum yeah, buy the cd?

[suuperstylin]

hey tiki you're at te henga bethels beach in this vid arent you bro! crazy tune bro the drums are sick

[marciamcphail]

AWESOME....speaks to my soul...give me STRENGTH !!!

[angelena003]

well said tiki..

[1x93cm]

man...this is the type of music that people used to make on the planet for 100,000yrs

[magintycat]

nice one, kia kaha

[KillaDose]

you should do papatuanukus song next tiki

[killerT19]

This song makes me feel like fish n chips and seafood, fuck man i could do with some kinas right now damn...

[wiifan001]

This song blows. Irritating too.

[phinz59]

@wiifan001 y bother listening 2 it then?....yea thort so....fuckup n fuck off

[wiifan001]

@phinz59

I'm listening to it because it's assigned for a homework assignment and nothing more.

So piss off you cock suckin bastard.

[60smode]

Lovin' it!!!!

[ARDEELOVESYA]

eusshhhh !mean bro..

[Tainui9907]

on fire wat da hell i live in nz that would totally ruin the song

[405pugMi]

I get goosebumps listening to this track. I'm so proud of tiki and proud to be a New Zealander. Much love and respect

[iCraacked]

@405pugMi I'm not from NZ, but Hawaii. But this too, gave me some goosebumps. The visuals are amazing too. I quite love this.

[floydgirl7]

Awesome 100% Kiwi !Cheers for posting m8 ;]

[smthbear808]

E hoa, decolonize your mind, the whales ( kou kua'auhau ) would never rule you nor any of their kama with an iron flipper...why? we are having a hard time realizing that we are NOT the "big fish of danger"...it is our desire to be like our enemies and to live like them. The whale is our familiy and we must care for them too, just like they have been holding " na mana" all these generations for us. Eo!

[bumhole11195]

nothing like music from your culture , ataahua !

[TheClassicblue]

absolutely LOVE THIS VID...love the cultural stuff! THUMBS UP! more vids please??...

[suziwongz]

awesome, just awesome Mr Taane!

[MyNewFav]

Tiki Taane is coming to Pukekohe Town Hall on Saturday, May 15. Tiki will perform acoustically and then with DJ Sambora from Shapeshifter. Also on the bill that night is Dane Rumble and his band, plus Ivy Lies.

[TheFreedomFighter88]

what wouldve been real sick is if those things the tribal maori people were swinging toward the end were on fire!

[TheFreedomFighter88]

i tried to lookb for the translation lyrics on that website that little red pop up advertised at the beginning of the movie. i cant figure out where to go on the website. anybody know??????

[TheFreedomFighter88]

i tried to lookb for the translation lyrics on that website that little red pop up advertised at the beginning of the movie. i cant figure out where to go on the website. anybody know??????

[trigah01]

Mean maori .

[huruiki]

Awesome...love the contempary blend with tradition. Just love it!

[Maligise]

Maybe you should tell that to Poiseidon... Her name is not Tagaroa, it's MANOO....

[MedusasKimono]

@Maligise eh kare thats Tangaroa.... and manu? hika or you referring to Mr Magoo??

Or are you talking about your 'own culture'? if so can you please make up a song and video so we can check out your "MANOO!!!! :))) thats neat alright!!!

[xxsarmientoxx]

Ko Papatuanuku me Ranginui nga matua o te ao

I puta mai nga tamariki nga Atua o te ao

He Atua o te moana

Ko Tangaroa he Atua o te moana

Tu mai te ihi

Tu mai te wehiwehi

Tu mai te wanawana e

Hi ha aue

[xxsarmientoxx]

Ko Papatuanuku me Ranginui nga matua o te ao

I puta mai nga tamariki nga Atua o te ao

He Atua o te moana

Ko Tangaroa he Atua o te moana

Tu mai te ihi

Tu mai te wehiwehi

Tu mai te wanawana e

Hi ha aue

[xxsarmientoxx]

Ko Papatuanuku me Ranginui nga matua o te ao

I puta mai nga tamariki nga Atua o te ao

He Atua o te moana

Ko Tangaroa he Atua o te moana

Tu mai te ihi

Tu mai te wehiwehi

Tu mai te wanawana e

Hi ha aue

[Divadj2009]

I enjoyed your message Tiki Tane. Ka rawe!

[SamoanSpaceman]

what? Native American? lol