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Sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand

Sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 2023 Multimedia Review Column Celebrating the works of Rob Thorne. Watch and listen at http://www.robthorne.co.nz/videos. Image 1. Rob Thorne (Ngāti Tumutumu) playing pūtātara. Image by Emma Allen del Castillo, supplied by Rob Thorne. In this issue we peek into the journey of someone whose works are relevant to mul- tiple times and spaces. Māori ethnomusicologist and sound artist Rob Thorne (Ngāti Tumutumu) is one who ‘knowingly walk[s] backwards into the future’. He does this through explorations of sound with traditional Māori taonga puoro (precious musical instruments and sound makers) (Thorne 2016). In an autoethnographic positionality statement about his music journey, Thorne writes: 2 T. Jowsey Where I physically stand right now in history is all a matter of timing. I have the privilege of both hindsight and analysis. Nothing can exist in a vacuum with these tools. As a Māori I have access to whakapapa [genealogy/ancestry], and knowingly walk backwards into the future with my past laid out before me. (2016,3) He goes on to explain that the sounds and music he makes are in reference to his whakapapa and are also wayfaring as he carves out his own musical traditions. In so http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology Taylor & Francis

Sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand

Jowsey, Tanisha
The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology , Volume 24 (2): 3 – Mar 15, 2023
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Sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand

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The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 2023 Multimedia Review Column Celebrating the works of Rob Thorne. Watch and listen at http://www.robthorne.co.nz/videos. Image 1. Rob Thorne (Ngāti Tumutumu) playing pūtātara. Image by Emma Allen del Castillo, supplied by Rob Thorne. In this issue we peek into the journey of someone whose works are relevant to mul- tiple times and spaces. Māori ethnomusicologist and sound artist Rob Thorne (Ngāti Tumutumu) is one who...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2023 Tanisha Jowsey
ISSN
1740-9314
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1444-2213
DOI
10.1080/14442213.2023.2170495
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Abstract

The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 2023 Multimedia Review Column Celebrating the works of Rob Thorne. Watch and listen at http://www.robthorne.co.nz/videos. Image 1. Rob Thorne (Ngāti Tumutumu) playing pūtātara. Image by Emma Allen del Castillo, supplied by Rob Thorne. In this issue we peek into the journey of someone whose works are relevant to mul- tiple times and spaces. Māori ethnomusicologist and sound artist Rob Thorne (Ngāti Tumutumu) is one who ‘knowingly walk[s] backwards into the future’. He does this through explorations of sound with traditional Māori taonga puoro (precious musical instruments and sound makers) (Thorne 2016). In an autoethnographic positionality statement about his music journey, Thorne writes: 2 T. Jowsey Where I physically stand right now in history is all a matter of timing. I have the privilege of both hindsight and analysis. Nothing can exist in a vacuum with these tools. As a Māori I have access to whakapapa [genealogy/ancestry], and knowingly walk backwards into the future with my past laid out before me. (2016,3) He goes on to explain that the sounds and music he makes are in reference to his whakapapa and are also wayfaring as he carves out his own musical traditions. In so

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The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology – Taylor & Francis

Published: Mar 15, 2023

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