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Where: Richmond Road school hall, 113 Richmond Rd When: Mondays and Thursdays Kung Fu – 6:30-8:00 Tai Chi – 8:00-9:00 A branch of Chan’s Martial Arts School has opened in Ponsonby, Auckland. Shao Chi Chuan Kung Fu was founded by Grandmaster Seng Chee Chan in 1975. The system and school has since grown from humble beginnings in the suburbs of […]
This week’s local eyes video is POETIK ‘For My City’. Taken from the HAMOFIED EP, ‘For My City’ is produced by SmokeyGotBeatz with the video directed by Jordan Cherrington. Ventry Parker aka POETIK is an independent kiwi artist born in Hamilton but raised in Apia, Samoa. As a son of a well known Samoan entertainer, music has always played a […]
WOMAD NEW ZEALAND is thrilled to deliver its first artist announcement with Angelique Kidjo, Silkroad Ensemble and Aotearoa’s own TEEKS all setting the stage for the 2019 festival. WOMAD New Zealand, 15-17 March 2019, TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth. WOMAD New Zealand – the world’s festival, is a three day festival of world music, arts and dance, known for its exciting, diverse and […]
Starting off October’s Local Tune of the week is Auckland multi-instrumentalist and all round musical virtuoso JULIEN DYNE with an infectious beat-driven track ‘Copernicus’. JULIEN DYNE is back with a fresh album on the way. Teal is the upcoming album release available on double 45 vinyl through Soundway Records. Alongside the talented Dyne, the album boasts a massive selection of featured […]
For our very first episode, we had the pleasure of Soulstress Queen ‘KAIIT‘ in the studio. Performing ‘OG Luv Kush pt.2’ taken from her ‘Live From Her Room‘ EP which is out now. Born in Papua New Guinea, Kaiit bounced back and forth between Australia and her homeland as a child before her family eventually settled down […]
This week’s local eyes video is the ESTÈRE produced ‘Tokoloshe’ featuring NZ/ Rwandan MC RAIZA BIZA which is also, our Turn It Up: the local tune of the week. ‘Tokoloshe’ takes on the myth of a mischievous evil spirit or dwarf-like water sprite, whose origins lie in Zulu mythology. Creating the ‘Tokoloshe’ video was a true exercise in long-distance collaboration, with […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Luc Vuletich (Vulc) Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: September 2018 Guest reviewer: Raiza Biza Featured release: Avantdale Bowling Club ‘Avantdale Bowling Club’ Released: 2018 https://avantdalebowlingclub.bandcamp.com/album/avantdale-bowling-club Featured track #1: YEARS GONE BY Featured track #2: HOME Featured track #3: F(R)IENDS RAIZA BIZA is a Kiwi-Rwandan rapper […]
Following the release of her critically-acclaimed My Design, On Others Lives in April this year, ESTÈRE teams up with the poetically tongued NZ/ Rwandan MC RAIZA BIZA, to take on the myth of an infamous figure in cross-continental African folklore, the ‘Tokoloshe’. In this first song produced and mixed by ESTÈRE for another artist, RAIZA masterfully creates […]
This October and November, youth communities across Auckland will be given the opportunity to learn and perform Dancehall, Hip-hop, Afro-fusion and Ugandan dance with an award-winning international dance artist for FREE. BASE FM are calling upon all youth (ages 10+) in Auckland to engage in a series of free workshops and all come together at […]
Fat Freddy’s Drop ‘Trickle Down’ NZ Summer Tour 2019 Saturday 19 January – Western Springs Park It wouldn’t be a Kiwi summer without a Fat Freddy’s summer roady and once again they’ve enlisted some incredible tour bus buddies. Fat Freddy’s Drop are stoked to announce that Unknown Mortal Orchestra will be playing in the summer shows […]