Baitercell x Just2Māori Release New Single ‘Hoea Rā’
Hoea Rā takes listeners on the journey of boldly moving forward to a new place of belonging. It channels the essence of adventure and triumph that our ocean-navigating Māori ancestors would have experienced when arriving in Aotearoa and making their new home, and waiting for more waka to come!
You may know Just2Māori (Jesse Hepi) from his summer banger Mana Wave (750,000+ plays), ‘Ngāti’ (520,000) and Jump and Sway (420,000), and he has a solid following of 163,000 on TikTok. He also performs with JGeeks and internationally with Rei as a dancer and feature artist.
Award-winning Dance Music Producer Baitercell (Chris Chetland) recently released Kākano, Seed with Huia. It reached #4 NZ Hot Singles chart, playlisted on George FM as the Kiwi highlight single, played on various Student Radio stations, as well as Canada and the UK.
Baitercell has a huge array of credits over the years, from being a Silver Scrolls finalist (with Maisey Rika and Rei for Hiwa-i-te-Rangi), two #1’s on the World Breakbeat charts, as well as assisting on the production side for many of NZ’s top acts and mastering for international platinum artists such as Dua Lipa and Bebe Rexha.
This waiata is an extra cinematic Drum and Bass track with the orchestration skills of Maestro Stewart Allan, weaving together strings, horns and percussion.
Hoea Rā is a song to get you chanting along to the hooks on the dance floor, busting out your favourite pose, and moving forward with a lust for new adventures with Drums, Bass, and the power of the Pacific fueling your travels.
