Album Info Hide Show Artist: Marlon Williams Album: Te Whare Twekaweka Released: Worldwide, 4 Apr 2025 Tracklist: A1 E Mawehe Ana Au 1:39 A2 Kei Te Mrama 2:12 A3 Aua Atu R 3:04 A4 Me Uaua K 3:13 A5 Krero Mori 2:19 A6 Ko Tn Ua 2:36 A7 Whakameatia Mai 2:04 B1 Ng Ara Aroha 3:50 B2 Huri Te Whenua 2:19 Featuring [Feat.] – Kommi B3 Kuru Pounamu 3:09 B4 Khore He Manu E 2:21 Featuring [Feat.] – Lorde B5 Pnaki 3:07 B6 Rere Mai Ng Rau 2:42 B7 Pkaia R Te Marama 4:14 Related Content: Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. We ship vinyls in thick, rigid carboard mailers with a crushable zone on either side, and for extra safety we bubble wrap the records. In stock vinyl is usally shipped next business day, please check the availability field at the top of the product page to see whether the record is currently in stock or if it is available from the supplier as well as estimated shipping times. If you order an in stock item together with a pre order or back order (listed as available from supplier rather than in stock) then the order will be shipped together when all items arrive. If you would like the in stock items shipped first please place two separate orders or contact us to arrange shipping items separately. We are strongly committed to customer satisfaction. If you experience any problems with your order contact us so we can rectify the situation. If the record arrives damaged or doesn’t arrive we will cover the cost of replacing or returning the record. If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show LP – Limited Edition White Vinyl. 4th studio album from acclaimed singer-songwriter Marlon Williams, features 14 songs written entirely in Te Reo Mori. Ko te reo Mori, he matapihi ki te ao Mori goes the Mori whakatauki (proverb) that has guided Aotearoa singer/songwriter Marlon Williams(Ki Tahu, Ngi Tai) fourth solo album, Te Whare Twekaweka. Translated, it means The Mori language is a window to the Mori world and expresses Marlons motivation behind his first te reo Mori album. Through the process of constructing these songs, Marlon says, Ive found a means of expressing my joys, sorrows and humour in a way that feels both distinctly new yet also connects me to my tpuna [ancestors] and my whenua [land, home]. Connection lies at the heart of Te Whare Twekaweka, the albums five-year process reconnecting Marlon to family, friends and his home town of Lyttelton after a globe-trotting decade establishing his career. That sense of home-coming is expressed on the cover art by Marlons mum, artist Jennifer Rendall, drawn when she was pregnant with the future singer and which eerily resembles an adult Marlon. The album also signifies another step in Marlons journey with his ancestral tongue, his ability in the language developing as the songs accumulated in the hours spent with close friend and co-writer, rapper KOMMI. The language unlocked both a newfound lyrical honesty and a grand sonic vision. Supported by long-time touring band The Yarra Benders, co-producer Mark Perkins (Te Whnau–Apanui), the He Waka Ktuia singers and featuring a collaboration with pop star Lorde, the album traverses Marlons familiar folk-country-bluegrass territory, while continuing his exploration of poppier waters and the inherent rhythms of Mori music. The result is a collection at once contemporary and timeless. The making of the album was captured in the documentary Marlon Williams: Ng Ao E Rua – Two Worlds directed by Ursula Grace. Marlon wanted to share his journey in the hope others might benefit. Its the same impulse that drives his songwriting. I hope that music may do the mahi (work) that conversation cannot, and that it may broaden and deepen our sense of interconnectedness, he says. By expanding his output into Mori, Marlon has widened the portal through which that connection might happen. Te Whare Twekaweka, he says, has given him a bigger playground. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review