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Native Tongues – 24 August 2020 | On this weeks show!…. We get to know Hamilton based singer, songwriter and producer Valere whose style is a unique blend of electronica and R&B. She treats us to a beautiful live acoustic version of ‘make believe’ and we chat about what’s pencilled in for the next few months. There’s […]
Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Villette is back with a bang on her new single ‘Curious’ – the first track from her upcoming EP. The song was produced by Ben Malone and co-written with Max Gunn and Jono Boyle on a writing workshop in Auckland. Meanwhile, the video captures that all too familiar feeling of not wanting the night to end. “It’s me […]
‘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 we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks!… JARNA – Do Mi Dirti East […]
This week’s Local Eyes is a cinematic visual from Mazbou Q for his track ‘To The Gates’. Formerly known as Unchained XL, this UK-born, Tāmaki Makaurau based Nigerian Kiwi rapper reveals a vulnerable side with a soulful, R&B influenced self-produced track taken from his forthcoming EP. His unique musical background of golden-age hip-hop, West African highlife and […]
The self-described “new girl” Jordan Gavet released her solo debut single Hesitation in early September 2019 and was promptly picked up for NZ On Air‘s NewTracks compilation in November. Definitely one to watch as you might recognise her voice from The Doqument‘s 2014 album ‘Black Canvas’ or Fiji’s 2015 song One Night and Base FM predicts a bright future for this young kiwi artist. […]
This weeks Local Eyes is also a debut single from Disciple Pati, an up and coming Samoan Alternative RnB artist from Auckland. This particular song and stunning video, showcases the resilience Samoan people have – ‘we go through so much in New Zealand as a minority, and this song exhibits some of the strength and […]
This week’s Local Eyes is from Award winning Reggae producer and singer/songwriter Israel Starr. ‘Rub A Dub’ was produced, written, arranged and composed all by Israel himself and is the first single off his forthcoming album ‘Inspiration’. Directed by Shae Stirling, ‘Rub A Dub’ was shot in beautiful Rarotonga with some stunning va’ine, one […]
This weeks Local Eyes is ‘Te Pukumeke’, a drum and bass Te reo Māori waiata by BAITERCELL ft REI and is from the Te Reo Māori EP ‘TOKA’. Pukumeke is a conjunction of puku and meke, meaning ‘final blow’ in the context of the song. As in, the final power, the power to bring change […]
This week’s Local eyes video is from drum and bass duo State of Mind, with their remix of Tali‘s ‘Love & Migration’. Tali matches the beauty of Aotearoa’s landscape in this stunning video. Follow State Of Mind on Facebook | Follow Tali on Facebook Local Eyes is a weekly segment on BaseFM focusing on New […]
This weeks Local Eyes is from proud Cook Island/ Dutch/ Kiwi hybrid SAM V. ‘Tall Popping Wonder Child’ is from his latest project ‘I MADE THIS WHILE’ which dropped this month and is an absolute masterpiece. He’s been likened to having a similar sound of Craig David, Frank Ocean, Tyler the Creator, Brian Mcknight, D’angelo […]