Many Voices: A world music podcast

Dr Patrick Savage (author of "Comparative musicology", 2026, Oxford U. Press)

Most of us around the world know and love many English songs. But what about the songs of the world’s other 6,000+ languages? Each week, Dr Patrick Savage asks musicians and music lovers around the world to share 7 songs from their own language and culture to teach us what they mean and why they are important.

Episodes

  1. Māori waiata (songs) with Danya Pavlovich

    MAR 20

    Māori waiata (songs) with Danya Pavlovich

    In this second pilot episode, Dr Savage interviews Danya Pavlovich (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine), a PhD student at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland. Danya shares traditional and contemporary Māori waiata (songs) and haka (dance) that are meaningful to her. [NB: This is a draft pilot episode with some editing yet to be completed] Song choices: 1 (meaningful): Nei rā te kaupapa o te reo Māori ("My Language is my Awakening") - Sung by Danya Pavlovich (composed by Tawhiro Maxwell & Te Okeroa Huriwaka; https://youtu.be/tTUeEZRkPB4) 2 (traditional): Pofo - Māori traditional mōteatea, recorded 1949 by Douglas Geoffrey Bridson (https://theglobaljukebox.org/song/109) 3 (contemporary): Kai Tangata ("Cannibalism") - Alien Weaponry (https://youtu.be/5kwIkF6LFDc) 4 (happy): Matariki Hunga Nui (Calling Me Home) - Troy Kingi, Rob Ruha & Kaylee Bell (https://youtu.be/YtBH0OIuEkc) 5 (sad): Kei Wareware i a Tātou ("Lest We Forget") - Te Kuru Marutea (https://youtu.be/jLTwgl8_2H8) 6 (dancing): 35 - Ka Hao & Rob Reha (https://youtu.be/jEOydUQXfl8) 7 (bonding): Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi ("Stand Together, People") - Sung by Danya Pavlovich (composed by Canon Wi Huata; https://youtu.be/EAq2tFvWrfc) Credits: Guest: Danya Pavlovich Presenter & producer: Dr Patrick Savage Intro/outro music: "Hearing music evolve" (Patrick Savage, Hideo Daikoku, Marin Naruse, The HU, Timbaland, Gakuto Chiba, et al.) Many Voices logo design: Dr Florence Nweke

    45 min

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Most of us around the world know and love many English songs. But what about the songs of the world’s other 6,000+ languages? Each week, Dr Patrick Savage asks musicians and music lovers around the world to share 7 songs from their own language and culture to teach us what they mean and why they are important.