Born in Melbourne came to Aotearoa as a baby. Grew up in a marae setting. In his teens his family went back to Australia where he won Australia Idol. He was marketed as a pop singer in Australia but the execs told him he was too Maori and not to be so brown. He didn't re-sign and returned home. He's done very well without compromising his heritage. Absolute F* U to the record company. Stan has proved just because an artist can't fit their fast profit mould of a record company doesn't mean the artist isn't talented. It means the record company is dispensable.
not surprised the aussie record company said he was too Maori - they still have an issue with indigenous culture at home or abroad - glad he returned to his roots and whakapapa
😂😂yeah but mostly this song is intended to our government trying to get rid of the treaty and the Māori language………….literally man’s said we r Māori forever thts literally the chorus………💀💀🫠
If you go back theough his 14yrs of music, he has already gone through the record company pressures and did put out mainstream music. All of it good, but he has now taken back creative control on all he is doing. Starting 6-7yrs ago? Everything he does shows his progression and growth, and belief and confidence.
I adore & admire not only his vocals & and songwriting, but most of all, his genuine love & respect for his culture, heritage & elders. A truly remarkable man. Great reaction to this fabulous artist!
During their isolation from the world prior to colonization, our Māori ancestors had adapted our culture around the ways of the native birds of Aotearoa New Zealand, much like our traditional garments worn today are made of their feathers and Te Reo Māori is spoken/chanted/sung much like bird song. For example, the pūkana (i.e. bulging eyes, protruding of chin for women and the tongue/teeth for men) is used to exude passion, ferocity and intimidation and was adopted from the attacking style of the ruru (morepork/owl). Ruru are considered spiritual kaitiaki (or guardians and protectors).
If you're American come to New Zealand it's a wonderful place me and my class at Galatea school ❤we love this song every morning we want to sing this song it's beautiful waiata isn't it bro
Kia Ora. Love your reaction. You catched the vibe immediately . Nice to see that. Thank you. Please react to some other Stan videos. His live and studio versions are the best. I'm glad he is doing what he is doing.
I wouldn’t say he’s the best singer from NZ but Aaradhna is up there who’s been around a long time. Would love to see a reaction on her song “Forever love”
Translation: Preamble: He uru kahika ki te wao - Like a grove of kahikatea trees in the forest He uru tangata ki te pā - The people stand united in the community Te matemateāone tētahi ki tētahi - Caring for one another Te whiri o ngā hononga o tētahi ki tētahi - Nurturing human connection
He Māori ahau - I am Māori Āke, ake - Forevermore He Tūhoe ahau - I am Tūhoe Mana Motuhake - Self-determined Tōku reo - My language He taketake - Is enduring He tuku iho - Inherited Kei wareware - Lest you forget Ko wai koe - Who you are Nā wai koe - Who you’re descended from Tō mana - Your legacy He rangatira - Is of nobility Ue - Push Mahuta mai rā - Rise up E tū e - Stand up Horahia - Spread it far and wide Me tuku e - Release Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world He kākano au - I am a seed I ruia mai - Who was sown I te kohu e - In the mist Whanake mai ai - Spring up Whanawhanaua - Multiply Te reanga hou - The new generation Kei tūpou - Raise your heads Kei wareware - Lest you forget Ko wai koe - Who you are Nā wai koe - Who you’re descended from Tō mana - Your legacy He rangatira - Is of nobility Ue - Push Mahuta mai rā - Rise up E tū e - Stand up Horahia - Spread it far and wide Me tuku e - Release Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world Moumou rawa mai - Wasted indeed Te kai a te rangatira - Our noble language would be E noho tahanga noa - Merely left idling Ko te reo he kāpura - The language like a flame Whakahika i te ahikā roa - Ignites the enduring fire O te whatumanawa - Of the soul He pākairiri nanaiore rā - It is armouring that shelters I te kōmata o te pitomata - Fostering true potential Tama tū tama ora - To take action is to live Tama noho tama mate - To hesitate is to die Mahuta, matika - Rise, arise Maranga mai rā - Be upright Ue - Push Mahuta mai rā - Rise up E tū e - Stand up Horahia - Spread it far and wide Me tuku e - Release Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world
Stan drives his own ship, he told the music label hes done with them bcos they tried to tell him to wipe any trace of Maori out of him and act White if he wants to succeed in the industry, of course they were wrong
It’s prophetic in nature and no prophet should ever profit from when God is speaking through you!!! Why do you think millions are having such a powerful reaction to Stans music, entertainment skills beyond his years. Both Audibly and Visually…. Representing a Tradition of our peoples in our Native Lands. And this crosses all borders. Stand up and fight for your right to exist in peace and prosperity in your own lands. Especially when it comes to living off it. Hunting, fishing gathering of seafood. We have managed and been guardians of this God given land. So we are able to manage these. There a number of Iwi Tribes within Aotearoa that are proving this. One in particular owns the largest fisheries. And quotas are strictly enforced. I have taught my Children the same value of only taking enough for your family to eat. And you will always return to the same waters to fish. I now have that same privilege to teach Grandkids! As Maori we have a duty to pass knowledge on. Not just with words, but also through experiencing it. Hands on education is better than all that book work crap that has become unhealthy places for our children. It’s still a bit merry old England. With a kiwi twist. We are a tactile people, an oral people not letting Snapchat and TikTok be babysitting your children!!!
We love Stan precisely because he's not going to sell out...we are a colonized ppl and we've had a real gutsful of that. He belongs to the Tūhoe tribe and they are super staunch because they were amongst the last Māori tribes to have contact with the Europeans. The Europeans (Pākehā) invaded Tūhoe territory twice before: once in the 1800s where they set fire to grains and caused a big famine and killed ppl, and once in the early 2000s for accusations of terrorism against the NZ govt, which was a LIE! But yeah, Stan knows his history and that's why his music is so authentic and his culture is the point of difference in this society today.
😂😅😂😅, ❤ Yeah it's beautiful that our Maoridom easily embraces all music particularly that of the soul. I was fortunate to play bass guitar with Australia's Reggae band "UnTabu" in the early eighties. Me and Alan Manu the Lead guitarist were the two Maori boys in the band. 🎸🎸🎤🎤🎵🎶🎼🎤🎹🥁
A little too poppish for my taste but not to bad definitely a Latin influence even if it's from NZ but there's nothing wrong w that imo 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Cool vid Johnny as always TAKE CARE ALL 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
It’s reggae..not Latin. The culture is Maori from New Zealand…think u should listen to the words and then google it. Also watch I AM, a song he sang and wrote for a movie recently.
As kid I was taught to open my eyes, tilt my head bk and clinch my lips, the objective of the puku, face expression is to show only the whites of your eyes, we scared the colonizers like that
WTF dude, Yes there are other ethnic groups in Nz, my comment was not a slight on them. Why would it bother you that Stan wishes to rep his culture? Why can he not be proud of his Maori culture? Are you proud of your roots? @@wayneprice8784
Whose law man the lore of the land proceeds your pakeha rules who granted the european permission to dictate how we should live on our whenua/land we granted permission to stand side by side not try and rule over us as we never needed the poisons, suffering and torture that was brought to our once beatiful and flourish lands.
@wayneprice8784 Split Enz is a band not a single singer and when was there last song released and last NZ concert? They may have had awesome music, but Stan is CURRENTLY not just the best male vocalist but the best vocalist of Aotearoa. Well in my opinion anyway.
@@wayneprice8784 You can't compare - they're a band! Split Enz were a 'novelty' group to start off and granted, over the years, turned into quite a unique band but their talents are mainly in their song writing anyway. Stan, on the other hand, has vocal skills unmatched by most I've heard in this country. We have really good singers in Aotearoa NZ but Stan really is on his own and most will readily acknowledge that. He's just that special!
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Born in Melbourne came to Aotearoa as a baby. Grew up in a marae setting. In his teens his family went back to Australia where he won Australia Idol. He was marketed as a pop singer in Australia but the execs told him he was too Maori and not to be so brown. He didn't re-sign and returned home. He's done very well without compromising his heritage. Absolute F* U to the record company. Stan has proved just because an artist can't fit their fast profit mould of a record company doesn't mean the artist isn't talented. It means the record company is dispensable.
Don't compromise what you are for fame
not surprised the aussie record company said he was too Maori - they still have an issue with indigenous culture at home or abroad - glad he returned to his roots and whakapapa
Money is not his goal he wants to bring our culture to the world
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maybe cuz
I know for a fact stans granddad and my dad were brothers R.i.p pops and uncle.
😂😂yeah but mostly this song is intended to our government trying to get rid of the treaty and the Māori language………….literally man’s said we r Māori forever thts literally the chorus………💀💀🫠
😢😢😢❤❤❤ i love that u said that
If you go back theough his 14yrs of music, he has already gone through the record company pressures and did put out mainstream music. All of it good, but he has now taken back creative control on all he is doing. Starting 6-7yrs ago? Everything he does shows his progression and growth, and belief and confidence.
I don't understand any of it, but I can't stop listening to this. It's powerful and soooo catchy. It needs to stay on REPEAT ❤
I feel the same
Thankyou you for loving Stan's music he is the man in New Zealand
Pronunciation on point brother and your reaction ✅
Thanks a lot
Agreed!🎯💯👍
I adore & admire not only his vocals & and songwriting, but most of all, his genuine love & respect for his culture, heritage & elders. A truly remarkable man.
Great reaction to this fabulous artist!
Thanks for the supportive review on Stan Walker as a representative for Māori cultural integrity & development
During their isolation from the world prior to colonization, our Māori ancestors had adapted our culture around the ways of the native birds of Aotearoa New Zealand, much like our traditional garments worn today are made of their feathers and Te Reo Māori is spoken/chanted/sung much like bird song. For example, the pūkana (i.e. bulging eyes, protruding of chin for women and the tongue/teeth for men) is used to exude passion, ferocity and intimidation and was adopted from the attacking style of the ruru (morepork/owl). Ruru are considered spiritual kaitiaki (or guardians and protectors).
Stan is The Man whit a angels voice❤.
Not only his roots, also a wake up.
Let Stans music/lyrics touch your soul 🙏.
Yes ...good song !!!...🗼.. 😊
On jest świetny 👍 dziękuję za pokazanie tego piosenkarza 💚
What price can you put on a People, a culture, a language?!?
It is priceless and of far greater worth to carry this toanga/treasure.
For your Nation!!
Awesome reaction and your pukana (facial expression) was on point
Thank you very much
Stan Walker is about love, love who you are, love where your from, and let the world know. Beautiful...Peace🤙☝️🙂
Doamne, ce voce are. Super și îl ascult cu plăcere și emoții trăire spirituală la multe melodii, pe care le am salvate în playlist. 🤗🤗🤗🤗😘🧡💛💙💚💜🕊️🦋☀️🌈
Awesome reaction Kia ora ❤
If you're American come to New Zealand it's a wonderful place me and my class at Galatea school ❤we love this song every morning we want to sing this song it's beautiful waiata isn't it bro
Stan is the man that voice wooooo😊😊❤❤❤
They way you vibe with this song is like you feel like your part of it 👍🏽💯
Not gon argue with u on tht one. Indeed he is.
I like the way you react to stan bro and also how your interested in our maori culture hoping everyone never forgets their roots in all cultures
Kia Ora. Love your reaction. You catched the vibe immediately . Nice to see that. Thank you. Please react to some other Stan videos. His live and studio versions are the best. I'm glad he is doing what he is doing.
really good pronunciations in te reo
GOD BLESS YOU JOHN WALKER, we LOVVVE listening to YOUR MUSIC 🎶 🎶🎶, 👏❤️♥️👏👍👍
John?
Tuhoe are called The Children of the Mist a lot of their tribal land is heavy rain forest and in the Urewera beautiful rivers and Mountains
Awesome! Thank you for the information
Please listen to the song I AM, he wrote and sings it for a movie that was released about 1 months ago
Fire 🔥
Love your reactions to this you would love his other new song "I AM" written for a movie called ORIGIN by director Ava Devauney much love brother
Agree
Thank you
Hes had the reggae vibe since mt zion days, around 2012
Your pronunciation is perfect !
Thank you
A1 pronunciation brother 👏👏👏
I wouldn’t say he’s the best singer from NZ but Aaradhna is up there who’s been around a long time. Would love to see a reaction on her song “Forever love”
Well done dude your pronunciation of the Maori language was good
Pretty good pronunciation too
Thank you
Did you do a reaction to his song I AM yet?
The wairua is working well through Stan- sharing thee Reo to the world.
Translation:
Preamble:
He uru kahika ki te wao - Like a grove of kahikatea trees in the forest
He uru tangata ki te pā - The people stand united in the community
Te matemateāone tētahi ki tētahi - Caring for one another
Te whiri o ngā hononga o tētahi ki tētahi - Nurturing human connection
He Māori ahau - I am Māori
Āke, ake - Forevermore
He Tūhoe ahau - I am Tūhoe
Mana Motuhake - Self-determined
Tōku reo - My language
He taketake - Is enduring
He tuku iho - Inherited
Kei wareware - Lest you forget
Ko wai koe - Who you are
Nā wai koe - Who you’re descended from
Tō mana - Your legacy
He rangatira - Is of nobility
Ue - Push
Mahuta mai rā - Rise up
E tū e - Stand up
Horahia - Spread it far and wide
Me tuku e - Release
Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world
He kākano au - I am a seed
I ruia mai - Who was sown
I te kohu e - In the mist
Whanake mai ai - Spring up
Whanawhanaua - Multiply
Te reanga hou - The new generation
Kei tūpou - Raise your heads
Kei wareware - Lest you forget
Ko wai koe - Who you are
Nā wai koe - Who you’re descended from
Tō mana - Your legacy
He rangatira - Is of nobility
Ue - Push
Mahuta mai rā - Rise up
E tū e - Stand up
Horahia - Spread it far and wide
Me tuku e - Release
Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world
Moumou rawa mai - Wasted indeed
Te kai a te rangatira - Our noble language would be
E noho tahanga noa - Merely left idling
Ko te reo he kāpura - The language like a flame
Whakahika i te ahikā roa - Ignites the enduring fire
O te whatumanawa - Of the soul
He pākairiri nanaiore rā - It is armouring that shelters
I te kōmata o te pitomata - Fostering true potential
Tama tū tama ora - To take action is to live
Tama noho tama mate - To hesitate is to die
Mahuta, matika - Rise, arise
Maranga mai rā - Be upright
Ue - Push
Mahuta mai rā - Rise up
E tū e - Stand up
Horahia - Spread it far and wide
Me tuku e - Release
Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world
Beautiful
Stan drives his own ship, he told the music label hes done with them bcos they tried to tell him to wipe any trace of Maori out of him and act White if he wants to succeed in the industry, of course they were wrong
So I was correct, with my Guess. Love the attitude and view he has 💪🏼
Whanau, Whenua, Waiata, Te reo, Nga Tupuna, Mana,
Past Present and Future drives him. Not Money Not Glory Not Fame.
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It’s prophetic in nature and no prophet should ever profit from when God is speaking through you!!!
Why do you think millions are having such a powerful reaction to Stans music, entertainment skills beyond his years.
Both Audibly and Visually….
Representing a Tradition of our peoples in our Native Lands.
And this crosses all borders.
Stand up and fight for your right to exist in peace and prosperity in your own lands.
Especially when it comes to living off it.
Hunting, fishing gathering of seafood.
We have managed and been guardians of this God given land.
So we are able to manage these.
There a number of Iwi Tribes within Aotearoa that are proving this.
One in particular owns the largest fisheries.
And quotas are strictly enforced.
I have taught my Children the same value of only taking enough for your family to eat.
And you will always return to the same waters to fish.
I now have that same privilege to teach Grandkids!
As Maori we have a duty to pass knowledge on.
Not just with words, but also through experiencing it.
Hands on education is better than all that book work crap that has become unhealthy places for our children.
It’s still a bit merry old England.
With a kiwi twist.
We are a tactile people, an oral people not letting Snapchat and TikTok be babysitting your children!!!
We love Stan precisely because he's not going to sell out...we are a colonized ppl and we've had a real gutsful of that. He belongs to the Tūhoe tribe and they are super staunch because they were amongst the last Māori tribes to have contact with the Europeans. The Europeans (Pākehā) invaded Tūhoe territory twice before: once in the 1800s where they set fire to grains and caused a big famine and killed ppl, and once in the early 2000s for accusations of terrorism against the NZ govt, which was a LIE! But yeah, Stan knows his history and that's why his music is so authentic and his culture is the point of difference in this society today.
Almost all Polynesians are brought up with reggae music in their lives.
😂😅😂😅, ❤ Yeah it's beautiful that our Maoridom easily embraces all music particularly that of the soul.
I was fortunate to play bass guitar with Australia's Reggae band "UnTabu" in the early eighties. Me and Alan Manu the Lead guitarist were the two Maori boys in the band.
🎸🎸🎤🎤🎵🎶🎼🎤🎹🥁
Also react to I am from stanwalker
That's is bruv. Mōrena
A little too poppish for my taste but not to bad definitely a Latin influence even if it's from NZ but there's nothing wrong w that imo 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Cool vid Johnny as always TAKE CARE ALL 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
It's reggae nt Pop and this is Maori culture nt aLatin
deFINiTeLy LatIn InfLuENCe 😶🌫️
It’s reggae..not Latin. The culture is Maori from New Zealand…think u should listen to the words and then google it. Also watch I AM, a song he sang and wrote for a movie recently.
@@wlg685 Latin...nah! 🙄
So Bob Marley is Latin now, lol? 😆 He be Jamaican maan...yep! Our own spin on 'Uncle Bob's' reggae beat be Maori....now we're really talking! 😂
As kid I was taught to open my eyes, tilt my head bk and clinch my lips, the objective of the puku, face expression is to show only the whites of your eyes, we scared the colonizers like that
Bro he has a few reggae vibe waiata
it would be cool if you listened to ""New Takeover'' it speaks to his battle with his idol industry handlers and his want to rep his culture.
Sounds great 👍🏻
the world does not revolve around maori this country has other ethnec groups whites included
WTF dude, Yes there are other ethnic groups in Nz, my comment was not a slight on them. Why would it bother you that Stan wishes to rep his culture? Why can he not be proud of his Maori culture? Are you proud of your roots?
@@wayneprice8784
@@wayneprice8784 No one said it did. However, Maori are the rightful caretakers of the land and should be held in very high esteem. 💖
@@LynleyFermanis sorry cuzzy not a fan of maori
That's my cunchree
Whose law man the lore of the land proceeds your pakeha rules who granted the european permission to dictate how we should live on our whenua/land we granted permission to stand side by side not try and rule over us as we never needed the poisons, suffering and torture that was brought to our once beatiful and flourish lands.
stan walker is not the best nz singer we have many (nz boy)
Would love to know who you think is better 🤔
@@MK-oc4gt split enz
@wayneprice8784 Split Enz is a band not a single singer and when was there last song released and last NZ concert? They may have had awesome music, but Stan is CURRENTLY not just the best male vocalist but the best vocalist of Aotearoa. Well in my opinion anyway.
@@Rahz091 your making excuses
@@wayneprice8784 You can't compare - they're a band! Split Enz were a 'novelty' group to start off and granted, over the years, turned into quite a unique band but their talents are mainly in their song writing anyway. Stan, on the other hand, has vocal skills unmatched by most I've heard in this country. We have really good singers in Aotearoa NZ but Stan really is on his own and most will readily acknowledge that. He's just that special!
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