27 min

Pati Umaga QSM on coming to terms with disability, Pasefika inclusion and the power of music Generations of Change

    • Documentary

Pati Umaga (QSM) is a musician who cares deeply about enabling participation and inclusion for disabled people and Pacific communities through music. Umaga, who is paraplegic, is a trustee of the Pacific Music Awards and a past president of Disabled Persons Assembly. He chats to Áine about the power of music, coming to terms with disability and what led him to advocate for the full inclusion of Pacific People with disabilities in Aotearoa.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UgvMF93HFgeN_dixfYRv6mzKFuDp-dwSztfbQx48eWs/edit?usp=sharing

Pati Umaga (QSM) is a musician who cares deeply about enabling participation and inclusion for disabled people and Pacific communities through music. Umaga, who is paraplegic, is a trustee of the Pacific Music Awards and a past president of Disabled Persons Assembly. He chats to Áine about the power of music, coming to terms with disability and what led him to advocate for the full inclusion of Pacific People with disabilities in Aotearoa.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UgvMF93HFgeN_dixfYRv6mzKFuDp-dwSztfbQx48eWs/edit?usp=sharing

27 min