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Contributor


Seth Haapu

Composer, Māori Composer, Performer

Biography

Te Atihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi, Tahitian

Seth Haapu is a modern-classic image of South Pacific identity who writes, produces, and sings. Yet, he has hardly pursued his solo career with force - for the last five years, Seth has worked quietly behind the scenes, writing and producing music for the likes of Stan Walker, Sons of Zion and Maisey Rika. As a collaborator, he produces under the name Kēhua, translated as '(ghost)' writer in te reo Māori.

In 2016 Seth released Volume I (his second EP followed in 2017). Both works were an exercise in catharsis, revealing discoveries around his Polynesian heritage. Haapu, meaning 'refuge', is a village originally built over water on the island of Huahine, Tahiti, the home of his bloodlines before their passage to New Zealand. Despite minimal exposure, both volumes reached #1 on iTunes NZ's Singer-songwriter chart, with nominations for APRA’s Silver Scroll Award, worldwide performance invitations and support slots for James Blunt and John Legend.

Today, Seth combines origins from New Zealand and Tahiti and delivers an experience in and around water like the islands he comes from. His recent offerings, Volume III, fulfills a journey of love (Volume I), loss (Volume II) and new beginnings (Volume III). Lead single New Wave and its te reo Maori version,Ngaru Hōu, are about embracing new things. Seth was awarded ‘Kaitito Waiata Māori Autaia' (Best Māori Songwriter) for New Wave at the 11th annual Waiata Māori Music Awards. In 2023 Haapu released his album Whai Ora a collection of 10 tracks that resonate with te reo, soulful melodies and taonga puoro (traditional instruments) fusion.


Composed (41)

10 Years

Pop, 3m 11s


All for You

Pop, 3m 2s


All In

Pop, 3m 33s


Battery

Pop, 3m 6s


Blood

Pop, 2m 51s


Bones

Pop, 3m 24s


By My Side

English, Soul, 2m 32s


Cool Down

Pop, 2m 37s


Crimewaves

Pop, 2m 54s


Final Destination

Pop, 2m 58s


Fingertips

Pop, 2m 53s


Hine ki te Ao Mārama

Te Reo Māori, Soul, 2m 59s


Hurly Burly

Pop, 1m 34s


Keeping Count

Pop, 4m 18s


Kei hea te Putanga?

Te Reo Māori, Soul, Acoustic, 2m 58s


Moemoeā

Pop, 3m 55s


Natural High

Soul, 2m 52s


New Wave

Pop, 2m 50s


Ngaru Hōu

Pop, 2m 52s


Night Sky

Soul, 2m 46s


Owe You Nothing

Pop, 2m 40s


Pillows and Sheets

Pop, 3m 24s


Refuge

Pop, 2m 59s


Return To Paradise

Soul, 3m 58s


Rongoā

Te Reo Maori, English, Soul, 3m 6s


Shadows

Pop, 3m 11s


Silent Commotion

Pop, 3m 12s


Stereotype

Pop, 2m 27s


Sunday Best

Pop, 3m 4s


Talk Talk Talk

Pop, 3m 3s


Taste

Pop


Trashing My Heart

Pop, 3m 17s


Tropical

Soul, 2m 40s


Tropical (Interlude)

Instrumental, 31s


Waiho I te Toipoto

Te Reo Maori, Soul, 2m 16s


Watching Over Me

Pop, 3m 2s


Whai Ora

Te Reo Māori, English, Soul, 3m 43s


Ūkaipō

Te Reo Māori, Pop, 3m 4s