Jazz Shed Studio

26/08/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who collaborated in Te Hui Ahurea Kanorau – The Cultural Diversity Festival, which yesterday celebrated its second year! 🎉 This cultural celebration is part of our Multicultural Educational Campaign, whose mission is to educate our communities to fight against inequality in schools, lead anti-racism campaigns, and provide educational workshops for former refugees.
Our festival is the celebration that connects all these initiatives, bringing together our ethnic communities, while at the same time honoring and acknowledging Māori as mana whenua and tangata whenua.
We live in a bicultural platform, but we are a multicultural society. 🌏
Here I’m sharing the first video kindly sent us. We’ll keep posting more photos and, in the coming weeks, our final video production will also be released. 🙂 Gracias a Cheryll Brondial Wagener for being the best Co-Producer amiga mía 🙂

Give us your feedback: https://bit.ly/CulturalDiversityFestival

Un saludo
Fena Fernando

25/08/2025

23/08/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who collaborated in Te Hui Ahurea Kanorau – The Cultural Diversity Festival, which yesterday celebrated its second year! 🎉 This cultural celebration is part of our Multicultural Educational Campaign, whose mission is to educate our communities to fight against inequality in schools, lead anti-racism campaigns, and provide educational workshops for former refugees.
Our festival is the celebration that connects all these initiatives, bringing together our ethnic communities, while at the same time honoring and acknowledging Māori as mana whenua and tangata whenua.
We live in a bicultural platform, but we are a multicultural society. 🌏
Here I’m sharing the first video Nyra my Mentor kindly sent us. We’ll keep posting more photos and, in the coming weeks, our final video production will also be released. 🙂 Gracias a Cheryll Brondial Wagener for being the best Co-Producer amiga mía :-)

14/05/2025

Here sharing another musical interruption from our Friday sessions at the Jazz Studio in Paraparaumu, Kapiti.If you'd like to be part of this beautiful intention of playing Latin standards, you're warmly welcome.— FeÑa

10/05/2025

FeÑa Latino!

10/05/2025

🎷🎶 We're kicking off our Jazz Shed Studio space with the Latin classic Agua de Beber! 🎶🎷
We’ve started gathering on Fridays to share music, rhythm, and good vibes.

We’re also offering saxophone lessons for adults 🎼🎷
A few spots are still available for next term!

Whether you're a beginner, picking it back up, or just want to enjoy the journey — we’d love to have you! 💛

12/04/2025

And just like that… our performance on board is complete!
What an unforgettable way to begin our journey through the South Island of Aotearoa. ⛴️

We had such an amazing time performing as the band on board with — and this time, we had a beautiful surprise:
We met Alexandra, a talented violinist 🎻 during the cruise, who joined us spontaneously and added a magical touch to our set!

Jamal and Dante rocked it on percussion and harmonica 🥁🎼, and sharing music together as a family (plus a new musical friend!) made this experience extra special.

Now, with full hearts and rhythms still ringing in our ears, we continue our adventure through the South Island!
Huge thanks once again to the awesome / Interislander team and Bands on Board for the opportunity and support!

12/01/2025

We call on everyone to support and sign the petition to defend the rights of Aotearoa, respecting Te Tiriti o Waitangi and fostering a more equitable society for all.

We honor Te Tiriti o Waitangi! We promote Māori as Mana Whenua and Tangata Whenua, understanding that Aotearoa is a multicultural country on a bicultural foundation, with Māori as one partner and non-Māori as the other.

We respect the value of a Māori welcome: We acknowledge that being welcomed does not make us experts or mean we are automatically accepted by Māori.

We adopt Māori protocols: We accept and respect their protocols without imposing our own beliefs or values.

We acknowledge Māori sacrifices: We appreciate the enormous sacrifices Māori have made for non-Māori in Aotearoa and do not trample on this by exerting our rights over theirs

https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/54SCJUST_SCF_227E6D0B-E632-42EB-CFFE-08DCFEB826C6/principles-of-the-treaty-of-waitangi-bill

10/11/2024

Next Friday 15th from 7:00pm, we’re celebrating our band’s anniversary and my 40th birthday! 😉 We’ll be performing at the Kapiti Boating Club, where we’ll try to rock the boat with our best Latin songs to get everyone dancing. Come celebrate with us and enjoy a night full of rhythm and joy! 😉 https://www.facebook.com/share/15Dyj8CV6w/?mibextid=9l3rBW

31/10/2024

🎶 Attention lovers of Latin music and Day of the Dead culture! 🎶

This weekend, we’re bringing you a musical marathon filled with rhythms and lyrics in Spanish to celebrate together. Here are the details so you don’t miss out on anything!

🗓 Saturday, November 2
📍 Paraparaumu Beach Market – Starting in the morning, we’ll be connecting with the community, sharing songs from the Trío Mātātā Project.

📍 Hola Streetfood – Official launch of Trío Mātātā Project from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Book your table and join us for a unique night!

📍 The Tele Otaki – At 10:00 pm, we’ll be performing with FeÑa Latino Band, bringing energetic, Latin-flavored music to the night.

🗓 Sunday, November 3
📍 Otaki Festival – Starting at noon, we’ll take the stage again with Mātātā Project to fill the day with Latin rhythms.

📍 Otaki Spring Music Festival – At 4:00 pm, we’ll close the weekend with FeÑa Latino to end the celebration in style.

🎉 Come celebrate Day of the Dead with us, connect with Latin culture, and enjoy great music! 🎉

Spanish:

🎶 ¡Atención amantes de la música latina y la cultura del Día de los Mu***os! 🎶

Este fin de semana traemos una maratón musical llena de ritmos y letras en español para celebrar juntos. ¡Aquí los detalles para que no te pierdas nada!

🗓 Sábado, 2 de noviembre
📍 Market de Paraparaumu Beach – Desde la mañana comenzaremos nuestra conexión con la comunidad, compartiendo nuestras canciones del Trío Mātātā Project.

📍 Hola Streetfood – Lanzamiento oficial del Trío Mātātā Project, de 5:30 pm a 8:30 pm. ¡Reserva tu mesa y acompáñanos para una noche única!

📍 The Tele Otaki – A partir de las 10:00 pm estaremos junto a FeÑa Latino Band para continuar la celebración con un show enérgico y lleno de sabor.

🗓 Domingo, 3 de noviembre
📍 Spring Music Festival de Otaki – Desde el mediodía, nuevamente con Mātātā Project llenando el escenario de ritmos latinos.

📍 Spring Music Festival de Otaki – Finalizamos a las 4:00 pm con FeÑa Latino para cerrar el fin de semana en grande.

🎉 ¡Ven a celebrar el Día de los Mu***os con nosotros, conecta con la cultura latina y disfruta de buena música! 🎉

25/09/2024

It was a great honor for Horowhenua College to welcome the Chilean ambassador, Manahi Pakarati, of Rapanui origin, and Consul María Alejandra Farías Muñoz. Yesterday, they presented us with a valuable collection of books in Spanish, with translations into te reo Māori and English, by poets Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda.

We are deeply grateful for this generous gift and for the beautiful connection that was formed between our Māori students and the rich culture of Latin America.

Fue un gran honor para Horowhenua College recibir la visita de la embajadora de Chile, Manahi Pakarati, de origen Rapanui, y de la cónsul María Alejandra Farías Muñoz. Ayer, nos entregaron una valiosa colección de libros en español, con traducción al te reo maorí e inglés, de los poetas Gabriela Mistral y Pablo Neruda.

Estamos profundamente agradecidos por este generoso obsequio y por la hermosa conexión que se creó entre nuestros estudiantes maoríes y latinoamericanos.

19/08/2024