Lorde solar power in maori

What language is Lorde singing on 'solar power'?

The new EP features five songs from ‘Solar Power’ sung entirely in te reo Māori, the indigenous language of the singer’s birthplace, Aotearoa, or New Zealand. ‘Te Ao Mārama’ features Lorde singing ‘Solar Power’ cuts like its title track, ‘Stoned at the Nail Salon’ and ‘Fallen Fruit’ in the language.

What is Lorde's new EP 'Te Ao mrama'?

Lorde has released a companion EP to her latest album ‘Solar Power’, titled ‘Te Ao Mārama’. The new EP features five songs from ‘Solar Power’ sung entirely in te reo Māori, the indigenous language of the singer’s birthplace, Aotearoa, or New Zealand.

Are Lorde's songs Maori?

In an effort to revive the te reo Maori language, the pop star, Lorde has released a mini-album of five of her songs translated to the language spoken by the indigenous people of her home country, New Zealand. Though Lorde is not Maori, yet she has stated that most of her value system stems from traditional Maori principles.

What language does Lorde speak?

Lorde has released a digital EP featuring five Solar Power tracks recorded in te reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of her native New Zealand. The surprise project arrived during Te Wiki o Te Reo, a week that celebrates the Māori language.

Did Lorde re-record her new songs in the indigenous Mori language?

Lorde worked with a team of language experts to re-record five of her new songs in the indigenous Mori language for her album. The New Zealand singer-songwriter has dropped a surprise EP of these re-recorded tracks, called "Te Ao Mārama," meaning 'world of light'.

Is Lorde of Mori descent?

Although Lorde is not of Mori descent, she acknowledged in a statement that one of her main realizations while making the album is that much of her value system around 'caring for and listening to the natural world' comes from traditional Mori principles.