Rob Ruha
Thomas Oliver wins prestigious Silver Scroll
In front of a crowd of 400 people in Auckland last night, the most sought-after songwriting award in the country went to Wellington musician Thomas Oliver. Audio
Winning waiata gives musical history lesson
Alongside the coveted APRA Silver Scroll award, the trophies for the APRA Maioha Award, Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award, and Best Original Music in a Television Series Award have been… Video
Rob Ruha sweeps three Waiata awards
Māori musician Rob Ruha has won three awards at the Waiata Māori Music awards in Hastings.
Māori waiata to be celebrated at music awards
The Waiata Māori Music awards will celebrate the creators and performers of te reo Māori music in a Hastings tonight.
The Mixtape: Rob Ruha
Singer-songwriter Robert Ruha (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui/Ngati Porou) picks the music and tells us about his kapa haka beginnings, his musical heroes, and growing up on the East Coast. Video, Audio
Māori musicians get behind Māori Music Month
High profile Māori musicians are getting behind a new initiative - Māori Music Month. This August they'll be showcasing their talents, and mentoring young performers in Aotearoa and Australia. Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 93: Rob Ruha/Weird Together's Nick D
In this week's M101 Pocket Edition: Rob Ruha on his latest Tiki Taane produced track, and Nick D of Weird Together presents a primer on Indian and Pakistani electronic music. Audio
Unstrung Heroes at the Spiegeltent
Led by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, The Black Quartet is bridging musical worlds. For a one-night-only concert for the Auckland Arts Festival, they collaborated with Tiny Ruins, Lawrence Arabia and Rob… Audio, Gallery
Music 101 Pocket Edition 50: K-Pop World Finals/ Rob Ruha & Maisey Rika/ Average Rap Band
Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika for Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori, Tom Scott and Luis Tuiasau of Average Rap Band, K-Pop from the World K-Pop Festival NZ Finals Audio
Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika
Melody Thomas talks to recording artists Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika on the place of waiata Māori in today's musical landscape, and their Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori video release for the song 'Waiaroha'. Audio
Rob Ruha live at Te Mahurehure Marae
To mark Matariki, singer-songwriter and APRA Maioha award-winner Rob Ruha embarked on Matariki on the Move, a traveling concert series that has been visiting marae and community halls. His first stop… Audio
NZ Music Award winner Rob Ruha
Rob Ruha is an award winning singer songwriter. He picked up the Best Maori album at the 2014 NZ Music awards and that is just one of many awards clinched within a year. His debut EP / album released… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 17
It's an APRA Silver Scrolls Special plus Randa at the Critics' Choice Awards and baggin' bargains at the Auckland Record Collectors' Fair. Audio
Silver Scrolls Maioha Award Winner
Emma Smith and Kirsten Johnstone report back from the 2014 APRA Silver Scrolls. Rob Ruha won the Maioha Award for his song Tiki Tapu. Audio
Te Awanui Reeder -Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori
In celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Maori Language Week - Te Awanui 'Awa' Reeder joins Emma Smith in studio for a Kōrero and presents some of his contemporary Māori music essentials. Audio