diamond_geezer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Whats the reggae scene like in NZ? Is there one? Who are the artists to keep an eye out for? Does anyone have any links to NZ reggae artists for voicings / dubplates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 There's not a huge amount of traditional 'reggae' as such, but there's some wicked bands out there that draw on reggae / roots and dub influences.. I'm sure you've heard of Fat Freddies Drop, and perhaps Salmonella Dub; they're the flagship 'reggae' artists of NZ.. but there's tonnes more. D-Dub, Zuvuya (perhaps defunkt now) and Trinity Roots (R.I.P).. of course The Herbs were from NZ too The scene these days is mainly based on Wellington, so much that it is considered to be a 'Wellington sound'.. if you're in the country you'd have to go check it out down these ways man.. It's a really tight-nit scene down there but everyones mega-friendly and keen to jam / blaze it up with new peeps.. Reggae has actually been one of the more popular forms of music in NZ over the years, and there's a couple of reasons for this- firstly a large proportion of the Maori population certainly identified with the ideals of Rastafarianism and the stories of oppression that Bob Marley preached.. also the climate here and abundance of cannabis fully suits reggaeton vibes Some wicked dub / reggae / downbeat DJs around too, check out Stinky Jim, Dubhead and The Professor (they all DJ on 95bFM- www.95bfm.co.nz) and if you're into dancehall stylez Gwaan Gal runs a dope party up at Rising Sun called 'Buss It Up'.. But yeah.. there's a good scene here :redstripeslayer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perceptualChaos Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 here's a bunch of nz dub/reggae peeps on myspace http://myspace.com/tahunabreaks http://www.myspace.com/rhombusmusic http://www.myspace.com/salmonelladub http://www.myspace.com/theblackseeds http://www.myspace.com/fatfreddysdropnz sure there are a few more informed peeps than me round the place though! maybe hit up getafix... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Nice one pC, gonna check those links myself. and yeah- Mr Getafix would know better than any mans especially in regards to ragga / dancehall style jungle and shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robyn Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Ooh don't forget Kora! Whakatane represent!! http://www.myspace.com/koraroots And Katchafire http://www.myspace.com/katchafire :drums: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Fuck, knew I'd missed out a couple and they turned out to be probably the most crucial of the lot these days! Nice one S.G- Kora and Katchafire for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_geezer Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 maximum respect for the help! i saw Katchafire when i was over in 2005 in auckland, was heavy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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