About this show
Arahina Mai Tour is a special triple line up collaboration between soulful songstresses Julia Cooper (Jullekke & Dr Reknaw) Nikau Te Huki (Casual Healing) and Gigi Crayford (Hine) in a stripped back, intimate and spellbinding solo setting. Sit back, take a breath and ground into a night of medicine music. Julia Cooper is an Aotearoa singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Best known as the front woman and co-founder of Aotearoa’s well loved band ‘Dr Reknaw’. Julia has recently birthed her solo project ‘Jullekke’. She is recognised for her smooth, velvety & sultry vocal tones, catchy trance bass and guitar riff. Her lyricism features an ethereal quality mixed with messages of empowerment, consciousness and healing. With flavours of roots, soul, world tastes and funk. Julia describes her music as “vibrational food for the soul of listeners. Melodies to gift and uplift”. CASUAL HEALING - Nikau Te Huki is a unique composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Pōneke, Aotearoa - and his soulful solo project goes by the name of Casual Healing. As a true sonic missionary, Nikau is creating a soothing “golden-era sound” as part of his mission to heal with his music. The songs of Casual Healing emphasise life lessons of aroha, peace and unity through powerful lyrical scribe woven into smooth reggae, soul rhythm.…
Description from the Under the Radar listing.