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'We Know The Way', live with Ngawai Campbell and a string section, for Stan Walker

The Moana song he covered with Dinah Jane for a Disney tribute album now has a home-grown live version, ahead of his symphonic shows around Aotearoa.

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Stan Walker - We Know The Way (Live)

"Stan Walker - We Know The Way (Live)" is the Moana anthem done the way he plans to tour it: band, backing singers, four strings and a conductor. In the description, Walker says he first covered the song with his "sis" Dinah Jane for Moana: Voices Across the Ocean, and that singing it live with his own team makes him proud to be from the Pacific. The track was written for Disney's 2016 film by Lin-Manuel Miranda with Opetaia Foa'i, the Samoan-born leader of Te Vaka, who sings on the original.

He saves his loudest thanks for his cousin Ngawai Campbell ("you are a force"), and she got her own clip the same day, a short cut with that line as its title.

The live video passed 45,000 views in a week. In the comments, people keep pointing at the bassist, ask for the recording on Spotify, and several say they are seeing him in a couple of weeks.

Those shows are what the whole shelf points toward. Live versions of "Kāinga/Home", the single he calls a love letter to his children, and "Family Tree" are still finding listeners, and a gospel performance, "The Lord Is My Light", arrived at the end of the week. His about text says Auckland is sold out and a Wellington date has been added.

About a thousand new subscribers came along. Among the pop and R&B channels nearest his size, only The Hound + The Fox drew more views over the seven days.

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What viewers say

We are truly being spoilt with all the visual content lately !! So grateful that we get to share these wonderful voices. Stan's face when he is performing not only shows how much he loves music but how much he loves the people he is with. This group of such talented people make my heart so happy. Thankyou... to all of you 🫶
@JoSedunarySee it on YouTube
Just one more thing - the band are all exceptional but I have to shout out the bassist... not just on this track...on all of them.
@JoSedunarySee it on YouTube
Goosebumps! 😍
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7 more comments

This touched me on a spiritual level as a pacific islander. Thank you Stan Walker 🙏🏼 and the singers & band are all equally extraordinary.... 💯🔥
@j.ben.462See it on YouTube
Crying happy tears ❤
@Feltiohane90See it on YouTube
Epic Stan! Just saw Moana in the cinemas. May you and your beautiful whanau keep riding the wave. You bring so much life, hope, healing and joy! 😊
@Radicool_1See it on YouTube
Hi 👋 Stan and team! Beee-uu-tee-ful! Loved every bit of this video. So lucky to see such talented people all together in one place. Thanks so much, lots of love from Pukekohe ❤❤❤❤
@betty4rdSee it on YouTube
Tino Ataahua to waiata whanau!
@honepotini528See it on YouTube
What a wonderful gift to my ears and my spirit! Blessings always Stan, the team, and everyone involved. Please put this on Spotify! Thank you! 🙌🏽
@LR13-s7hSee it on YouTube
Can’t wait to see you live in 2 weeks 🙌
@hannabellawhereyoubeenlocaSee it on YouTube