Aaron Tokona

aka AHoriBuzz


As guitarist and vocalist in Weta, Fly My Pretties, Cairo Knife Fight – and performing as AHoriBuzz and on countless sessions for others – Aaron Tokona was one of New Zealand's most prominent and flamboyant musicians to turn up in the 1990s. Followers of New Zealand music, and his fellow musicians, were shocked to hear that Tokona died of a heart attack, aged 45, on 20 June 2020.

Through his career, he turned up in all sorts of bands and in all sorts of places. When he turned up in person his machine-gun cackle would often arrive well before him.

Aaron Tokona.
AhoriBuzz plays Rippon, 2012.
Weta's 2000 album Geographica
Cairo Knife Fight - The Violence of Action (2012, D Scott Reynolds)
Cairo Knife Fight - Aaron Tokona and Nick Gaffaney.
Photo credit: Dean Mackenzie
Weta, 2009: Gabriel Atkinson, Aaron Tokona, Clinton den Heyer and Clinton Tokona.
Aaron Tokona/ AHoriBuzz shredding at Roundhead Studios, 2013.
Aaron Tokona on Face to Face with Anika Moa, July 2015.
Weta on the cover of NZ Musician, June/July 2000
AHoriBuzz feat. Tali - Providence (2014, directed by Mark Williams)
Aaron Tokona in Weta.
AHoriBuzz - Turnaround (2012)
Cairo Knife Fight opening for the Foo Fighters at Western Springs, 2011.
Weta - Calling On (2000)
AHoriBuzz - Into the Sunshine (2015)
Aaron Tokona’s interpretation of the hymn ‘E Te Ariki’ performed as the welcoming waiata at the 2014 APRA Silver Scrolls, TSB Arena Wellington.
Fly My Pretties with Aaron Tokona - Turnaround (2012)
Gabriel Atkinson and Aaron Tokona in Weta.
Cairo Knife Fight - Homegrown - Wellington - 2013
AHoriBuzz - Into the Sunshine (2015)
AHoriBuzz - Hey John (Homegrown festival, 2013)
Aaron Tokona in Cairo Knife Fight – Sundae Sessions, York Street Recording Studios, Auckland, 22 August 2011.
Aaron Tokona in Cairo Knife Fight – Sundae Sessions, York Street Recording Studios, Auckland, 22 August 2011.
Weta - Got the Ju (2000)
AHoriBuzz - Sugar (2013)
Aaron Tokona / AHoriBuzz.
Photo credit: Dean Mackenzie
Aaron Tokona (Cairo Knife Fight), Womad.
Photo credit: Michael Flynn
Aaron Tokona / AHoriBuzz.
Photo credit: Dean Mackenzie
AHoriBuzz - Dreams (2015)
Weta at Homegrown 2009
Trivia:

In 1997 Aaron Tokona filled in on guitar for Australian band The Superjesus for their New Zealand tour after original guitarist Chris Tennent left the band. Tokona turned down a permanent position in order to focus on Weta.

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