The picture below depicts "Hongi" which is a Maori way of greeting or saying goodbye
It involves the gentle pressing together of the noses
This is a painting entitled "Hongi" by the
Maori Aotearoa (New Zealand)Artist
Robyn Kahukiwa
My favourite genres of music are - Afro beat, Afro reggae, Afro folk, Assiko, Funk, Indigenous Roots Music, Reggae, Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, Maori, Pacific Island; Alternative.
"All of YOU"
PAPE & MANOS
YOUSSOU N'DOUR & JIMI M'BAYE
MANUEL WANDJI
NATIVE ELEMENTS
BURNING SPEAR
TINARIWEN
My tipuna (ancestors) who in the advent of being colonised by the British, and against all odds were successful at retaining our language and our culture. No easy feat. They are my heroes.