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SPLORE 2022’s theme and line up have been announced! Come alive and wiggle your dancing toes, it’s time to hear the music. With an abundance of incredible home-grown talent Splore 2022 is keeping things typically eclectic. The charismatic and soulful TEEKS will debut a festival show and Ladi6 will also bring a new show this summer […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Ian Beatmaster WrightThanks to NZ On Air MusicDate: July 2021 Guest reviewer: Troy KingiFeatured release: MARA TK – Bad MeditationReleased: 2021 Featured track #1: Te Kete AronuiFeatured track #2: ColoursFeatured track #3: Every Hori Is A Star Feat. Troy Kingi Over the last decade or so Mara […]
On the heels of his Pacific Music Awards Nominations, Avondale poet, MC and rapper Melodownz joined fellow 685 rapper POETIK on ‘For The Ville Radio’. Third time nominee, Melodownz is a finalist for the ‘NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist‘ and ‘Base FM NZ & Island Base FM Samoa Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist‘ […]
Safety comes first, here at Base HQ we are working and mixing from a distance. However, music and staying connected to your community is key, Base DJs are broadcasting live the freshest tunes you. From their bedrooms to home studios, with others prepping pre-records & fresh mixes for your listening pleasure. We’ve got you […]
For our first Youth Mentoring program of 2021 we teamed up with Mangere Central School once again. Rauinie, Rāhera, Elasha and Sarah stepped up and formed the “Loyalty Girls” for 5 weeks to write, produce and record an original song. The Loyalty girls raising up some important kōrero about how we treat each other at […]
Hailing from Mangere and now representing Otara, Cyprus Li came through our Island Base Youth Mentoring programme, and is back with us and meeting her mentor Poetik on his For the Ville radio show for an exclusive live performance. Cyprus was part of the second round of the Island Bases Youth Mentoring Programme, where we […]
Over five weeks, Joseph, Reggae, Amaira and Destiny poured their hearts and souls into live performing on air, interviewing, learning to DJ, and writing and performing their own original track. Once again in collaboration with Rei and Sassy, came a heartfelt tribute to those people in our lives that we love the most, even if […]
Ngā Waiata tekau – nui taioreore i te reo Māori mā te hoko, pāho ipurangi, reo irirangi anō hokiThe 10 biggest tracks in te reo Māori by sales, streams and airplay From Saturday 19th June, a new chart will be added to the Official New Zealand Music Charts: Ngā Waiata Kairangi I Te Reo Māori […]
We are proud to present this awesome little clip showcasing all the mahi put in by our second group of rangatahi from Mangere Central School over the last month. In collaboration with the mighty Rei Music , who created the beat and led an inspiring songwriting workshop with the students to produce the original track […]
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 […]