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Ria Hall

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Origin
  
New Zealand

Years active
  
2011–present

Albums
  
Ria Hall - EP

Genres
  
Genre
  
Reggae

Ria Hall Te Oro Anatomy of a Song workshop with Ria Hall Mori Television

Record label
  
Tu Taniwha Entertainment Ltd

Similar
  
Maisey Rika, Stan Walker, Tiki Taane, Sid Diamond, Whenua Patuwai

Profiles

Aotearoa stan walker feat ria hall troy kingi maisey rika


Ria Hall is a New Zealand recording artist and presenter on Maori TV's AIA Marae DIY in 2012-13.

Contents

Ria hall they come marching


Life and career

Ria Hall Ria Hall talks AIA Marae DIY Stuffconz

Hall was born in 1982 or 1983 and is of Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, and has three older sisters. She grew up in Maungatapu and attended Maungatapu School, Tauranga Intermediate and Tauranga Girls' College. At secondary school she became interested in singing through kapa haka and later joined the kapa haka group Waka Huia. In Wellington in 2006 Hall created a reggae band called Hope Road. She sang at the opening ceremony for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and released her debut self-titled EP in 2011, which won Best Māori Album at the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards. In 2013 Hall featured as a guest vocalist on Stan Walker's single "Like It's Over".

Musical style and influences

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Hall classifies her music as mainly roots and reggae, with influences of ragga, soul and hip hop music. She grew up listening to reggae, soul, hip hop and R&B, and her mother listened to country music.

Discography

Extended plays
  • Ria Hall
  • Released: 2 October 2011, Tu Taniwha Entertainment
  • Singles
    Ria Hall Ria Hall to join NZ Mori Arts amp Crafts Institute to promote Mori

  • "Like It's Over" (Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall), 2013 – No. 19 NZ
  • "Aotearoa" (Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika), 2014 – No. 2 NZ

  • Ria Hall The Mixtape Ria Hall Music 101 Radio New Zealand

    Ria Hall Ria sings praises of marae life Stuffconz

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    Songs

    They Come Marching2014
    Best Of MeRia Hall - EP · 2011
    Tihore Mai Te Rangi2012

    References

    Ria Hall Wikipedia


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