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Mina Ripia
New Zealand musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mina Ripia (born 1969) is a New Zealand Māori (Ngā Puhi, Te Aupouri and Ngāti Kahungunu) musician.[1][2]
Biography
Ripia was born and grew up in Northland, in the small town of Te Kōpuru.[2] She was an original member of the group Moana and the Moahunters.[3] In 1999, she formed a Māori electronica group named Wai, which only performs in Māori.[1][4]
In 2013, Ripia formed a Māori a cappella group, Whiri Tu Aka.[5]
Ripia and her partner Maaka McGregor co-founded an audio production company, Minaaka, which specialises in producing Māori language audio products.[5]
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