I was terribly shocked to hear about the death of Mahina Tocker.
Aotearoa has lost one of it's unique voices. I was priviledged to have met Mahina a few times - she was humble, funny, passionate, energetic, supremely talented, a bit wicked and filled with a wonderful curiousity. As a musician she had no peer, she simply soared above everyone else - both as a songwriter and as a performer. A fortnight ago I heard her part of a collaborative project to put the poetry of the late Hone Tuwhare to music - it was wonderful.
While Aotearoa has lost someone truly special, her whanau have lost so much more.
Goodbye Mahina
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