Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Salina Fisher's beautiful and contemplative 'woman 女 beneath a wave 波' explores the poem 'Sonnet with particles of gold' by Nina Mingya Powles. The evocative combination of koto, taonga puoro, vibraphone, harp, violin, and cello depicts the challenges of translation between languages, generations, and cultures.

Stroma performs the full Classical on Cuba commission on our YouTube channel. Audio recorded by Joel Jayson Chuah. Filmed and edited by Chris Watson for SOUNZ. Film funded by NZ On Air.