Workshop Facilitators
Taipari Waaka (Icepro), Chris Pohe (DJ Styles) and Barbara Lofts (Mana o te Tangata Trust)
“Mā whero, mā pango, ka oti ai te mahi”
With red and black the work will be complete
(This refers to co-operation where if everyone does their part, the work will be complete).
Music unlocks self expression, intelligence and creativity. Creative thinking is about finding a pathway to self worth and self discovery. In working alongside the tangata whaiora,
He kōrero whakamarama: Whakapapa (Introduction)
October 2016, the vision to start integrating a music workshop for tangata whaiora attending Mana o te Tangata service began. The idea was presented to the Manukura who endorsed to investigate and deliver a pilot programme which would eventually be given its name MANA BEATZ.
Mana Beatz is a programme born from the idea that music is a fundamental tool to connect and express ones self (identity). As a programme this would require input from the Tangata Whaiora (whānau) and help from the networks in my community. The name of the programme Mana Beatz come from the Wahanga tutahi (module one). The hui had Tangata Whaiora holding an initial discussion around the service, Mana o Te Tangata Trust. This led to defining the term Mana by way of reflecting for themselves the meaning of Mana. In turn, it would evolve to connecting mana to a “heart” beat. Hence Mana Beatz emerged.
Taipari Waaka (Icepro), Chris Pohe (DJ Styles) and Barbara Lofts (Mana o te Tangata Trust)
“Mā whero, mā pango, ka oti ai te mahi”
With red and black the work will be complete
(This refers to co-operation where if everyone does their part, the work will be complete).
Music unlocks self expression, intelligence and creativity. Creative thinking is about finding a pathway to self worth and self discovery. In working alongside the tangata whaiora,
He kōrero whakamarama: Whakapapa (Introduction)
October 2016, the vision to start integrating a music workshop for tangata whaiora attending Mana o te Tangata service began. The idea was presented to the Manukura who endorsed to investigate and deliver a pilot programme which would eventually be given its name MANA BEATZ.
Mana Beatz is a programme born from the idea that music is a fundamental tool to connect and express ones self (identity). As a programme this would require input from the Tangata Whaiora (whānau) and help from the networks in my community. The name of the programme Mana Beatz come from the Wahanga tutahi (module one). The hui had Tangata Whaiora holding an initial discussion around the service, Mana o Te Tangata Trust. This led to defining the term Mana by way of reflecting for themselves the meaning of Mana. In turn, it would evolve to connecting mana to a “heart” beat. Hence Mana Beatz emerged.
The vision was an exploration of the unique aspects of music. The goal was to ‘educate, inspire and motivate’, that tangata whaiora could see the development of their potential ‘in’ their abilities. Music wasn’t just based around playing an instrument or having a singing voice. There is more to music than just these two examples. It wasn’t about having a music career, but the aim was about having a sense of self-worth, confidence and the drive to do something they never thought could become a reality. Moving within the concepts of Mauri moe, Mauri oho and Mauri ora, MANA BEATZ would transform into the rising of the phoenix from the ashes which is interpreted in the waiata.
