Rob Ruha
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Biography
Known for his seamless blend of MÄori music, pop, reggae, and R&B, New Zealand musician Rob Ruha was born in Wharekahika, Gisborne District, in 1980. Coming from a family of Te WhÄnau-Ä-Apanui and NgÄti Porou descent, he grew up immersed in MÄori culture and developed a passion for kapa haka, a type of traditional performance art that involved dance and music. At the age of 17, he won the Best Waiata Tira award at the Aotearoa Traditional MÄori Performing Arts Festival as part of the WaihÄ«rere MÄori Club. After obtaining a master's degree in MÄtauranga MÄori in 2007, he decided to fully devote himself to music. "Hotuhotu," his debut single, appeared in 2011 and featured fellow MÄori artist Ria Hall. Entirely sung in MÄori, the track received heavy airplay on New Zealand radio. Preceded by the single "PÅnga RÄ," his first EP Tiki Tapu saw the light in 2014 and cracked the Top 5 of the New Zealand charts. Following the release of his studio debut PÅ«mau in 2015, Rob Ruha served as the musical director for the Te Reo MÄori version of the 2017 Disney animated film Moana. Later that year, his joint album with the Witch Dr., Survivance, hit Number 10 in New Zealand. In 2021, Rob Ruha produced and featured on Ka Hao's chart-topping single "35" and issued his third full-length, Preservation of Scenery. The album enjoyed great popularity at a national level thanks to the single "That's Where I'll Be," which peaked at Number 4 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Taera
- Taka Rawa by Rob Ruha
- Taka Rawa
- That's Where I'll Be
- So Much Trouble In The World
- Kia Kino Nei Hoki by Rob Ruha
- We Know The Way (Ki Uta E) by Rob Ruha
- As I Walk by Rob Ruha
- Ka Taria by Rob Ruha
- Running Away
- One In A Million
- Matariki Hunga Nui featuring Rob Ruha
- All My Days
- Lost In The Q (The Weekend)
- Te Kotinga Witi
- Tree
- U Do U
- Alamein
