To Beat With Her Heart: Women Singer/Songwriters Night

A night dedicated to the kaha of women and song. Charlotte Yates, Mahina from Big Belly Woman and Kerryn Fields weave together a cabaret showcase of songs that tell their stories to date.

• Wellington based recording artist Charlotte Yates has headlined at arts festivals across the country and toured extensively with fellow singer/songwriter Mahinarangi Tocker. Charlotte has helmed major projects to turn the poetry of Hone Tuwhare and James K Baxter into music, and released her fifth solo album, Beggar's Choice, in 2008.
- www.charlotteyates.com

• Mahina-Ina Kaui is well known as the lead vocalist for Big Belly Woman and Koruatahi. A talented recording artist and composer, she co-produced and featured on Pacific Curls’ albums, Mothers’ Line and Pacific Swing. Mahina is an accomplished player of taonga pūoro, kōauau and nguru.
- www.bigbellywoman.com

• Kerryn Fields is a Melbourne based kiwi singer/songwriter who bares her lyrics through the guitar with a voice influenced by Tracy Chapman. In 2009, Kerryn released her first live EP, and then sang her way into Melbourne’s Top 10 Unsigned Artists of the Year.
- www.kerrynfields.com

Throughout the evening the women will pay tribute to Mahinarangi Tocker by performing a personal selection of her inspirational songs.

Event listed by ArohaFestival

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