This week on Native Tongues we feature some of the winners of this years Pacific Music Awards 2020 and the usual offerings of new tracks from local talent. Kicking off the show is Church & AP who were big winners this year sweeping up a few awards: FLAVA Best Pacific Group Base FM NZ & Island […]
For this week’s Local Eyes Sam V hits us with a true team effort, with fellow Y$O members, producer EDY and rapper bKIDD. Cruisin’ blends the seductive lyricism and charismatic delivery of Papatoetoe’s bKIDD, with the vocal chops and melismatic crooning of the Auckland’s SAM V. The track has been heralded as a soulful callback to 90’s R&B/Hip hop collabs […]
Despite delays and challenges created by COVID-19, the Pacific music community celebrated another year of outstanding music at the 16th annual Pacific Music Awards. The event was pre-recorded due to COVID-19 restrictions and aired as an online presentation this evening. The big winners were Elijah Manu and Albert Purcell – better known as dynamic Auckland […]
Despite delays and challenges created by COVID-19, the Pacific music community celebrated another year of outstanding music at the 16th annual Pacific Music Awards. The event was pre-recorded due to COVID-19 restrictions and aired as an online presentation this evening. Check out the Base Crew head behind the scenes at the 2020 Pacific Music awards, with […]
October the 2nd marks the date the Recording Industry American Association took legal action against Napster and 757 individuals illegally sharing music to the similar peer-to-peer sites. Listen along to discover how the now long-dead software sharing platform, alongside Limewire, shaped how we consume music in the modern-day. Every Friday morning tune into The Breakfast […]
‘Breaking Artists’ on Base is a monthly feature where we pick 3 local artists and showcase 3 new tracks we think you should know. All ‘Breaking Artists’ tracks are fresh and featured for the entire month so we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks!… Speakeasy Sideshow – Golden Eye The new […]
The Pacific Music Awards will be shared as an online presentation this Saturday 3 October at 7pm. Watch the awards online at www.tpplus.co.nz or on the Tagata Pasifika Facebook page HERE A Tagata Pasifika special will be screened again on TV1 on Saturday 17 October, 9.30-11am. The 2020 Pacific Music Awards will feature live performances by the new […]
Starting off this week on Native Tongues is Ōtautahi rapper Big Sima with his latest track ‘Back Up‘ which features Auckland rapper bKIDD. He’s also worked with Summer Thieves, Tiki Taane and Dick Johnson. After releasing his EP ‘The Underground King’ (released in 2019), he became one of the highest streamed South Island rappers on Spotify […]
Since 2018, Base DJ and ‘A Groove Theory‘ show host Kirk James curates beautiful shows dedicated to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. He carefully puts together 2 and a half hours worth of his favourite soulful waiata sung in Te Reo Māori. Listen back to this years special Vol.3: 2020 featured tracks and artists: […]
Need a new track and video for your work out playlist? This week’s Local Eyes video is for you. Rei ‘Sweat’ ft. Tāne is the perfect balance of energy and hilarity. Rei wanted to make something that gets you moving, helping you fight off any COVID anxiety by getting your blood pumping. With his signature […]