Kommi me ana Tipua

Kommi is a Lyttelton-based vocalist who performs exclusively in the Kāi Tahu dialect. Swampy, witchy, dark and humorous, Kommi and their personal onstage tipua aka taipō (supernatural beings/spooks, goblins, ghosts) will transform you with a musical ritual acknowledging life, death, love, disdain, contentment, joy, grief (and angst) and the absurd, embracing unity within non-conformity and tautohe/protest. Kaupapa explored: carelessness of words, being hōhā, being haunted, alien encounters, mākutu (witchcraft) and tūrehu (faeries), visions of death and escapism, an indigenous perspective on governmental travesties and police injustices, through to what is happening in Falisteen. Kommi me ana Tipua (Kommi and their Tipua) will leave you thrilled and discombobulated.