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Last week we had some very special guest Lisi4300 and Lawd Lance up on ‘For The Ville‘ radio with Poetik and Bass. Was a pleasure hosting Lisi and Lawd Lance, honoured to have these guys up in the studio and to have been their ‘favourite spot’! A heavy hitter in the Australian Hip Hop scene […]
This week’s Local Eyes is from eleven7four with their latest track ‘Come Down’. This Zimbabwe-born duo, consisting of twin brothers Muche and Shingi Murare, have spent the past few years distilling experiences growing up on the other side of the world into music that embodies more than just the skating and party-starting aesthetic they inhabit.
‘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 that we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks… Siiimba – Day Ones Simba Diallo […]
This week’s Local Eye’s is from Auckland based Nigerian singer / songwriter D.Mathews with his track Omo Yen (That Girl). D.Matthews is known for his idiosyncratic style and abundant charisma, and inspires an audience through his stimulating lyrics and lively blend of Afrobeat/Afopop & Rap. He cites Afrobeat music pioneer & singer, Fela Kuti, Burna Boy […]
The Comb joined us on In the Neighbourhood Breakfast with Grassmouth to perform two amazing acoustic renditions from their EP ‘Rare Earth Tones’. which is out now!
This week on Native Tongues, Yannika chats to ‘Siiimba‘ about his latest EP ‘Tabula Rasa’, why he has three i’s in his name and more. Also featured this week, new tracks from CHAII, Kings, Uts, NOÈ, Dallas Harvey and Chris RL. Throw in some old tracks from local legends SWIDT and established artist JessB and […]
WOMAD, the world’s festival, is delighted that following New Plymouth District Council’s announcement of a host city agreement with WOMAD International, New Zealand’s premier international festival will return to its home of the last 18 years in the stunning Brooklands Park in Taranaki in 2022. The festival dates of March 18-20 have been confirmed. After a year off in […]
Contacting us just got a whole lot easier! We have a new ‘text the DJ’ service up and running so you can get in touch with our Base DJ’s live on air. Simply type into your Facebook Messenger “Base FM Studio” and type away. Next time you’re tuned in listening to your favourite show why […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Ian Beatmaster Wright Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: 21th May 2021 Guest reviewer: Taylah Featured release: Troy Kingi – Holy Colony Burning Acres Released: 2021 Featured track #1: Ethiopia Featured track #2: Colour Of My Skin Featured track #3: Mighty Invader Taylah Barker is a […]
This week’s Local Eyes is something a little different with Māori music collective ‘IA’ who have teamed up with Te Toki Waka Hourua to create a live music film which is a first of its kind. The band collaborated with Te Toki and film Director Moehau Hodges Tai to capture a live performance featuring taonga pūoro/traditional Māori […]