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Thabani Gapara

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Joyful, Soulful, Saxophone Guy

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What if I took Everything I Want by @p_money ft. @vincehardr on a little trip to Africa?

Same melody. New passport. Soukous groove.

Welcome to What If It Was Afro?

#WhatIfItWasAfro #PMoney #VinceHarder #Soukous #AfricanMusic taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @thabanigapara

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3 days ago

Today fit for the @apraamcosnz #silverscrolls #outfit #denimondenim #dressup taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @thabanigapara

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3 days ago

All this recorder slander and I’m over here ready to defend it with my life.

Useful as hell. I said what I said.

#Recorder #MusicEducation #MusicianLife #MusicReels #yarnzwithbarnz by @thabanigapara

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This is the mission.

Share some music, connect with new people and hopefully build a community around the music we all love.

A lot of you have found me through these sax videos, and I’m grateful for every person who stops to listen.

Hopefully you enjoy what I play enough to stick around, get to know me a little better and maybe discover some of the original music I make along the way.

#YarnzWithBarnz #ThabaniGapara #Saxophone #OriginalMusic #AotearoaMusic taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @thabanigapara

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Fijian Language Week felt like the perfect opportunity to show some love to my brother @juniorsoqeta

Had to jump on Au Le and add a little sax to the mix!

Always good to celebrate the music our friends and brothers are putting out into the world.

Much love, my brother. Keep making beautiful music and sharing it with us.

#FijianLanguageWeek #JuniorSoqeta #AuLe #FijianMusic #AotearoaMusic taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @thabanigapara

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10 days ago

You already know who it is, our guy on the sax🎷 @thabanigapara by @thabanigapara

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Two decades is a long time in music, and I think there’s something worth celebrating about an artist who can keep creating, evolving and making great music while still doing things in their own way.

@aaradhna has given Aotearoa a lot of music over those years, so this is simply about giving flowers where they’re due.

Big love and respect for the music and the mahi.

#Aaradhna #ILoveYou #AotearoaMusic #NZMusic #YarnzWithBarnz taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @thabanigapara

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11 days ago

Just me casually playing in the band with Uncle Phil.

And if there’s one thing I’m learning from spending time with these 80s tunes, it’s that subtlety was clearly optional.

Big sound. Big notes. Big energy.

Easy Lover — @officialphilcollins featuring the incredible Phillip Bailey

#EasyLover #PhilCollins #PhilipBailey #80sMusic #Saxophone by @thabanigapara

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12 days ago

Nobody asked for a sax solo on So Easy…

Anyway, here we are.

#OliviaDean #SoEasy #Saxophone #SaxSolo #SoulMusic taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @thabanigapara

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16 days ago

I love how music carries memories.

A melody, a lyric, even a few notes… and suddenly you’re back in a place, with people, feeling something you haven’t thought about in years.

Music is funny like that.

What song takes you straight back?

#YarnzWithBarnz #MusicMemories #MusicCommunity #MusicLovers taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @thabanigapara

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Always love hearing So True when I catch the boys playing their summer shows.

There’s something about this tune that just feels like summer in Aotearoa.

Thought I’d spend a little time with the melody, add some sax and show some love to the brothers @theblackseeds .

So much good music from these guys over the years, and always a pleasure getting to hear it live.

Love and appreciation always❤️

#TheBlackSeeds #SoTrue #AotearoaMusic #NZMusic #saxophone taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @thabanigapara

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17 days ago

Sometimes good shit takes time.

I’ve been thinking about being a late bloomer and how easy it is to feel like you should’ve figured certain things out by now.

But maybe some things just need a little longer.

Different path. Different timing. Still moving.

Anyone else feel like they’re only just finding their stride?

#YarnzWithBarnz #LateBloomer #CreativeLife #MusicianLife by @thabanigapara

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