Hine’s debut EP Ka Mua Ka Muri lands at #4 on the Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums Chart

Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist GiGi Crayford, performing as HINE, has made an impressive chart debut with her debut project release, Ka Mua Ka Muri EP, entering the Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums Chart at #4.

A Mokopuna of the once dubbed “Crayford Jazz Dynasty” Multi- instrumentalist GiGi grew up immersed in family music & culture in Te Whanganui ā Tara. She has been a multi dimensional artist her whole life more recently known for her enigmatic voice & powerfully captivating stage presence.

After moving back to ancestral land of Ngāti Raukawa in Ōtaki & three years in full immersion Te Reo Māori her EP draws from her experience of tracing whakapapa, connecting to pūrākau & the Māori world. Ka Mua Ka Muri EP by HINE is a blend of indigenous folk, jazz & poetry honouring different Atua Wahine with songs in both te reo Maori and English.

Instrumentation by Hine & her whānau of jazz maestros woven with Taonga Pūoro personally carved & played by GiGi.

This project brings echoes of the emotionally drenched lyricism of Joni Mitchell, the enigmatic voice akin to Kate Bush & soaring ecstatic moments like Pink Floyd. Interwoven with Taonga Pūoro; creating a contemporary genre-bending experience. HINE reverberates with authentic expression, wahine power & the vital place music has in healing & self discovery.

“Ka Mua Ka Muri bridges across worlds past, present & future. the journey of remembering & reclamation. It is a sonic journey of Whakapapa.”