New Zealand Music Acts
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Batucada Sound Machine Loosely translated, 'batucada' means percussive samba jam, which aptly summarises BSM's musical roots. BSM began in 2003 when five passionate drummers met once a month in the dimly lit lounge bar of Galatos nightclub in Auckland to experiment fusing batucada with more local beats and influences. Before long, a talented group of diverse musicians had joined in and the band had grown to 13 members. |
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Pacific Curls Pacific Curls never set out to be a trio. But when they found themselves in an Auckland studio, recording an album with two others, they had little idea that after two European tours, countless Australian dates, several New Zealand and a knock out Canadian Festival run, they would be the last three standing! |
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Tahuna Breaks Dubbed as "One of the most promising acts to breakthrough the NZ music scene in recent years", Tahuna Breaks' unique combination of funk fuelled grooves, reggae, and live energy has become a favourite amongst party goers and music connoisseurs across New Zealand. On their rise to greatness, they have been fortunate enough to share the stage with such top Kiwi bands as Fat Freddy's Drop, Salmonella Dub, Tiki Live, Katchafire, Kora, and The Blacks Seeds. |
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Tama Waipara Tama Waipara is a soulful sophisticate, whose vocal career began when a head injury temporarily interrupted his clarinet studies at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in New York. This pause gave birth to a soul filled vocal talent and equally thoughtful songwriting, and shortly after graduating with a Masters degree in clarinet, he was signed by New York label, ObliqSound as its premiere recording artist. |
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Sons of Zion With their fusion of Reggae, Rock, Metal, Dub and Roots, the SONS OF ZION are a six piece crew hailing from various locations around New Zealand. |
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Phil Edwards Band Hailing from Hawke's bay the Phil Edwards band has a distinctive summer feel to their soulful songs which range from warm acoustic ballads reminiscent of Jack Johnson through to blues numbers with a John Mayer / Ben Harper feel. |
