Tribal Pride 2009
Tribal Pride 2009
On my 10th day in New Zealand, I learned 3 very important lessons:
1) Due to a combination of thinner ozone and the relative closeness of the sun to the earth during the “southern summer”, it is very, very easy to burn here,
2) In spite of its apparent proximity on a map, Ngaruawahia is not that close to the Hopuhopu sports complex, and
3)In spite of 1 and 2, Tribal Pride 2009 was a wonderful start to my time in New Zealand.
After spending my first days here desperately searching for a flatmate, getting a phone, and taking care of all of the other details of settling into a new country, I was more than ready to jump right in and start to get familiar with the Maori and Pacific music scene. With this energy and excitement I bought a ticket to Tribal Pride 2009. Tribal Pride is a 12-hour open-air, drug and alcohol free concert designed to “Celebrate 150 years of the King movement, reinforce Tribal pride in rangatahi/youth, and promote family health and well being in opposition to violence”, according to the program.
Tribal Pride 2009
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Up to four awards will be available to pursue projects around an aspect of international contemporary or popular music as a cultural force for expression. Preference will be given to creative projects that are conveyed in a dynamic fashion and are accompanied by a feasible plan. In addition to presenting unique projects on music as a global force for mutual understanding. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2012.