Stan Walker - 'I AM' (From Ava Duvernay's ORIGIN')

[sandstorm]

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Aotearoa-based Māori Artist Stan Walker (Tūhoe, Ngāi TeRangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Whakaue and Ngai Tahu) has released the MV for 'I AM'. It's a banger

Comments

[glitterslugs]

stan walker!? on my ontd!?

[sandstorm]

I took all the names/titles in the parentheses from the Deadline article; Would you happen to know what they mean in a naming context? I thought it be best to include it bc Deadline did and to show respect.

[nutmegdealer]

iirc, it's all the tribes/sub-tribes he's descended from.

[glitterslugs]

It’s his tribe/iwi names

[violet_crumble9]

Oh, the homophobe

[fromyourashes]

tell me more please

wait, nevermind, looked it up myself.
doesn't seem like there's much to back up homophobe or him being anti-gay, but more like he's a dumb ass with a gay brother who feels like he can say hateful shit and get a pass. idk, that's all i could find. a reposting of an ignorant hangover quote.

but i did see awful shit about his past and CSA and stomach removal and other horrific shit :/

[violet_crumble9]

I just remember stuff coming out in the aftermath of him winning that singing show

[therearewords]

That's the Holocaust monument in Berlin, isn't it? That last shot is a beaut.

[nerwende]

I think the way I discovered Stan was Apple’s 12 days of Christmas gifts - it was the Inventing Myself video. Really enjoy the power of his voice which has only gotten better in the last few years which is pretty crazy considering he’s had his stomach removed due to a type of cancer that runs in his family.

Anyway this post is clearly an excuse to post some tunes so here goes!

Also I’m sure someone’s going to post his cover of Ultralight Beam - I’m done with fighting YouTube on mobile lol