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Fans of Silva MC have been waiting for this for debut EP for a long time now. Her talented and unique style is inspired by her father’s Jamaican roots and her love for hip hop beats and soul sounding grooves. Live-on-stage she is untouchable, and Silva has worked alongside the The Krates (Che Fu), Dam Native, Ladi6, […]
This week our featured DJ is the young Negus Tafari, better known around here as DJ Lock Steady and bringing you fresh rhythms every Thursday on Riddim Culture. Lock Steady is the son of another one of our original longstanding DJs and true reggae and Rastafari representative, Sgt Benji. Negus practically grew up here at Base FM. […]
Having been brought up surrounded by all things reggae, it’s only natural that Desta ‘Israel Starr’ Buchanan has become an important part of Aotearoa’s ever-growing reggae and hip-hop scenes. Israel Starr hails from Auckland but now resides in the culture capital Wellington, in the suburb of Upper Hutt, the birthplace of NZ hip-hop. Describing his style […]
From the Mixed Bizness crew we have Zane:Tee as our Featured Base DJ this week! Zane first got turntables and records 16 odd years ago when he says he was into “embarrassing as rave music”. He soon got over that scene and sold them. Zane says he missed mixing so bought some more and amassed […]
Recorded between February-July 2010, the debut album from Harbour City Electric “Without A Sound” is finally released on !2th September 2012. Dropping a track a week since the beginning of August, the Base FM tune of the week “Seek & Destroy” is a soulful gem with a heavy groove. Hailing from Wellington with various members […]
A songs-as-storybook collection of half a decade day-to-day experiences, Black Eagle consists of a series of deeply personal, yet universally relatable meditations on family, hard-work, internal conflict, the loved and the loveless. Drawing stylistically on elements of roots reggae, folk, rock, funk, indie and beyond, the album repositions Iva, an artist oft viewed under a […]
Seva Hifi is a unique collaboration between producer Gmuva, percussionist Levani Vosasi & multi instrumentalist & soul vocalist Baz Suamili. Baz comes from a Niuean family of seven, and has a background singing in Niuean church groups, before a 9 year journey playing with his Father’s band the Tuleki Brothers. “Til I Make You Move” […]
This week’s featured DJ has been laying the foundations of this whole scene since before Base even existed. Peter Mac started out in the reggae, rap, ska, thrash, jazz, pop pick n mix that was Hallelujah Picassos back in the late 80s. Since those days he’s been keeping busy as a DJ / Producer / […]
The latest release form the Young Gifted & Broke crew is the long-awaited album from Auckland-based producer Ben Jamin“. “Lessons” features the soulful vocals of Rachel Fraser (who is has worked with Recloose and Sola Rosa) and was recorded before she left for a 3-month stay in Europe with the group Funkommunity. “Wire” is available digitally […]
Estere is a Wellington-based Producer / Vocalist who performs live with her MPC (Lola). While relatively new to working with an MPC, Estere is a multi-instrumentalist who has been playing the drums since the age of 11. Estere is also a member of 9-piece funk band BrockaflowerSaurus-Rex alongside musicians Loui Baker and Zoe Mahal. Cruel […]