Kings
This week on Native Tongues we listen to some new finds from artist Superari, Cyeril, La Felix and more. Yvois – Masks OffYvois is an Aotearoa-born beatmaker currently based in Berlin. Cyeril – Money Walk CHAII, Kings, eleven7four – Might Just Superari – Fade Away Superari – Rare Breed Mazbou Q – Best of You […]
This week’s Local Eyes is from Persian-Kiwi rapper CHAII. Following ‘Oh Nah Yeah’, her last collaboration with Mad Decent’s Party Favour, CHAII has shared her latest single, ‘Might Just’ featuring Kings and eleven7four. The stacked local lineup features Base FM’s favourite Zimbabwe-born twin brother rap duo, eleven7four, and Maori MC Kings, as the three acts unite […]
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 […]
This week’s Local Eyes video of the week comes from Aotearoa’s modern-soul master, Louis Baker. Who has shared a new video for ‘Overdrive’, this summer banger of a tune features double-platinum independent rapper/producer Kings. The striking visuals, directed by photographer and filmmaker Abe Mora (Chaii, Troy Kingi, Stan Walker), take the viewer on an intimate night out in and around Auckland’s Strand Railway Station. Filmed under […]
This week’s Local Eyes video is the latest track from Pacific Heights – ‘405’. Pacific Heights (Devin Abrams) recently unveiled ‘The Weight Of It’, featuring UK electronic veteran Steve Spacek, his first solo release since the critically acclaimed 2018 album A LOST LIGHT. Today, the New Zealand producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist follows it up with ‘405’ which features two of Aotearoa’s brightest talents, CHAII and Kings. Seizing […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Zealand born producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and now director, KINGS doesn’t let a little thing like lockdown stop him from being creative. The music video for ‘Floating‘ filmed During COVID-19 level 3 lockdown period in NEW ZEALAND and was all shot within guidelines of LEVEL 3. Follow KINGS: SPOTIFY | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM Local Eyes is a weekly segment […]
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s plenty to celebrate in New Zealand’s Pacific music scene. The finalists for the 2020 Pacific Music Awards were announced today after a record number of entries, resulting in 24 finalists across 13 categories. Base FM alongside with our sister station Island Base FM, are proud to be sponsors again for […]
The ‘Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards | Ngā Tohu Puoro o Aotearoa’ have been announced and it’s a strong group of 2019 Tui finalists! Kiwi hip hop artist Tom Scott’s jazz-inspired hip hop project Avantdale Bowling Club was three years in the making, but only took one week to reach #1 in the NZ Album […]