Riapo Panapa | Wānanga NFT

Most of you will know the bro Riapo as a musician and lead singer in @sonsofzionmusic where he and the bros have been jamming out the soundtracks to our summers for yeeeears! The bro Riapo is multi-skilled and multi-talented, so as well as being a badass kaiwaiata he’s a video producer/creator, vlogger, a NFT creator and community builder. He is a proud Māori and has been repping our people 💯 Last time we were on the mish together we were swimming with the sharks and following the footsteps of our tupuna in Tahiti. Since then, he’s been exploring new ideas, breaking new ground and discovering new islands in the blockchain metaverse. Riapo has been in the NFT space for a while now and has many projects on go but no doubt a lot of you will know that he is one of the team behind @eagerbeavernft alongside our bro @kingsmusicnz and @stanwalker. In our wānanga we’ll be exploring: - Riapo’s journey to this point from music to crypto currency and more recently this emerging world of NFTs - the potential impact that NFTs will have on the music industry and more importantly putting the mana back in the hands of the artists - the emergence of NFT projects here in Aotearoa and potential for Māori and Pasifika artists in this space. Then we’ll deep dive into his current project @eagerbeavernft and look at the values that underpin it and the thinking behind why and how the team have launched and intend to roll this kaupapa. E hoa mā, kia mōhio mai koutou, this isn’t going to be a shilling session, it will be a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of a real life NFT project. Our hope is that it will give insights and tautoko our mates and whānau who are moving into this NFT space to make sure the values and whakaaro behind these projects align with our cultural values and ethics and bring out the best for our peoples. Nau mai e hoa mā!