Money is not his goal he wants to bring our culture to the world

Born in Melbourne came to Aotearoa as a baby. Grew up in a marae setting. In his teens his family went back to Australia where he won Australia Idol. He was marketed as a pop singer in Australia but the execs told him he was too Maori and not to be so brown. He didn't re-sign and returned home. He's done very well without compromising his heritage. Absolute F* U to the record company. Stan has proved just because an artist can't fit their fast profit mould of a record company doesn't mean the artist isn't talented. It means the record company is dispensable.

If you go back theough his 14yrs of music, he has already gone through the record company pressures and did put out mainstream music. All of it good, but he has now taken back creative control on all he is doing. Starting 6-7yrs ago? Everything he does shows his progression and growth, and belief and confidence.

GOD BLESS YOU JOHN WALKER, we LOVVVE listening to YOUR MUSIC 🎶 🎶🎶, 👏❤️♥️👏👍👍

Doamne, ce voce are. Super și îl ascult cu plăcere și emoții trăire spirituală la multe melodii, pe care le am salvate în playlist. 🤗🤗🤗🤗😘🧡💛💙💚💜🕊️🦋☀️🌈

During their isolation from the world prior to colonization, our Māori ancestors had adapted our culture around the ways of the native birds of Aotearoa New Zealand, much like our traditional garments worn today are made of their feathers and Te Reo Māori is spoken/chanted/sung much like bird song. For example, the pūkana (i.e. bulging eyes, protruding of chin for women and the tongue/teeth for men) is used to exude passion, ferocity and intimidation and was adopted from the attacking style of the ruru (morepork/owl). Ruru are considered spiritual kaitiaki (or guardians and protectors).

Stan is The Man whit a angels voice❤. Not only his roots, also a wake up. Let Stans music/lyrics touch your soul 🙏.

Not gon argue with u on tht one. Indeed he is.

Stan Walker is about love, love who you are, love where your from, and let the world know. Beautiful...Peace🤙☝️🙂

On jest świetny 👍 dziękuję za pokazanie tego piosenkarza 💚

Pronunciation on point brother and your reaction ✅

What price can you put on a People, a culture, a language?!? It is priceless and of far greater worth to carry this toanga/treasure. For your Nation!!

I don't understand any of it, but I can't stop listening to this. It's powerful and soooo catchy. It needs to stay on REPEAT ❤

Yes ...good song !!!...🗼.. 😊

Awesome reaction and your pukana (facial expression) was on point

If you're American come to New Zealand it's a wonderful place me and my class at Galatea school ❤we love this song every morning we want to sing this song it's beautiful waiata isn't it bro

Please listen to the song I AM, he wrote and sings it for a movie that was released about 1 months ago

Awesome reaction Kia ora ❤

Amazing reaction brother....Kia ora ra

They way you vibe with this song is like you feel like your part of it 👍🏽💯

Tuhoe are called The Children of the Mist a lot of their tribal land is heavy rain forest and in the Urewera beautiful rivers and Mountains

Your pronunciation is perfect !

Love your reactions to this you would love his other new song "I AM" written for a movie called ORIGIN by director Ava Devauney much love brother

really good pronunciations in te reo

Pretty good pronunciation too

Stan drives his own ship, he told the music label hes done with them bcos they tried to tell him to wipe any trace of Maori out of him and act White if he wants to succeed in the industry, of course they were wrong

Translation: Preamble: He uru kahika ki te wao - Like a grove of kahikatea trees in the forest He uru tangata ki te pā - The people stand united in the community Te matemateāone tētahi ki tētahi - Caring for one another Te whiri o ngā hononga o tētahi ki tētahi - Nurturing human connection He Māori ahau - I am Māori Āke, ake - Forevermore He Tūhoe ahau - I am Tūhoe Mana Motuhake - Self-determined Tōku reo - My language He taketake - Is enduring He tuku iho - Inherited Kei wareware - Lest you forget Ko wai koe - Who you are Nā wai koe - Who you’re descended from Tō mana - Your legacy He rangatira - Is of nobility Ue - Push Mahuta mai rā - Rise up E tū e - Stand up Horahia - Spread it far and wide Me tuku e - Release Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world He kākano au - I am a seed I ruia mai - Who was sown I te kohu e - In the mist Whanake mai ai - Spring up Whanawhanaua - Multiply Te reanga hou - The new generation Kei tūpou - Raise your heads Kei wareware - Lest you forget Ko wai koe - Who you are Nā wai koe - Who you’re descended from Tō mana - Your legacy He rangatira - Is of nobility Ue - Push Mahuta mai rā - Rise up E tū e - Stand up Horahia - Spread it far and wide Me tuku e - Release Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world Moumou rawa mai - Wasted indeed Te kai a te rangatira - Our noble language would be E noho tahanga noa - Merely left idling Ko te reo he kāpura - The language like a flame Whakahika i te ahikā roa - Ignites the enduring fire O te whatumanawa - Of the soul He pākairiri nanaiore rā - It is armouring that shelters I te kōmata o te pitomata - Fostering true potential Tama tū tama ora - To take action is to live Tama noho tama mate - To hesitate is to die Mahuta, matika - Rise, arise Maranga mai rā - Be upright Ue - Push Mahuta mai rā - Rise up E tū e - Stand up Horahia - Spread it far and wide Me tuku e - Release Te reo Māori ki te ao - The Māori language into the world

The wairua is working well through Stan- sharing thee Reo to the world.

Fire 🔥

Almost all Polynesians are brought up with reggae music in their lives.

Well done dude your pronunciation of the Maori language was good

Did you do a reaction to his song I AM yet?

Also react to I am from stanwalker

Whanau, Whenua, Waiata, Te reo, Nga Tupuna, Mana, Past Present and Future drives him. Not Money Not Glory Not Fame.

It’s prophetic in nature and no prophet should ever profit from when God is speaking through you!!! Why do you think millions are having such a powerful reaction to Stans music, entertainment skills beyond his years. Both Audibly and Visually…. Representing a Tradition of our peoples in our Native Lands. And this crosses all borders. Stand up and fight for your right to exist in peace and prosperity in your own lands. Especially when it comes to living off it. Hunting, fishing gathering of seafood. We have managed and been guardians of this God given land. So we are able to manage these. There a number of Iwi Tribes within Aotearoa that are proving this. One in particular owns the largest fisheries. And quotas are strictly enforced. I have taught my Children the same value of only taking enough for your family to eat. And you will always return to the same waters to fish. I now have that same privilege to teach Grandkids! As Maori we have a duty to pass knowledge on. Not just with words, but also through experiencing it. Hands on education is better than all that book work crap that has become unhealthy places for our children. It’s still a bit merry old England. With a kiwi twist. We are a tactile people, an oral people not letting Snapchat and TikTok be babysitting your children!!!

That's is bruv. Mōrena

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A little too poppish for my taste but not to bad definitely a Latin influence even if it's from NZ but there's nothing wrong w that imo 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Cool vid Johnny as always TAKE CARE ALL 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

As kid I was taught to open my eyes, tilt my head bk and clinch my lips, the objective of the puku, face expression is to show only the whites of your eyes, we scared the colonizers like that

Bro he has a few reggae vibe waiata

it would be cool if you listened to ""New Takeover'' it speaks to his battle with his idol industry handlers and his want to rep his culture.

Whose law man the lore of the land proceeds your pakeha rules who granted the european permission to dictate how we should live on our whenua/land we granted permission to stand side by side not try and rule over us as we never needed the poisons, suffering and torture that was brought to our once beatiful and flourish lands.

stan walker is not the best nz singer we have many (nz boy)