About 1814:
Hailing from the hills surrounding the beautiful Whangaroa Harbour, 1814 started out in 2004 and have been bringing their own take on Kiwi flavoured reggae ever since.
Tag: Reggae
Sons of Zion
About Sons of Zion:
Originally grounded in Rotorua, Whangarei & Botany Auckland, these young musicians re-planted their roots in South Auckland to start the band SONS OF ZION.
ManaLion
About ManaLion:
Mana – A super natural force believed to dwell in a person or sacred object. Integrity, charisma, prestige.
Lion – You know what a lion is.
Soljah
About Soljah:
Soljah are a five piece unit based in Kaipara and Auckland New Zealand, consisting of five heavy weight musicians who are creating waves across Aotearoa with their mesmerising live performances and ground stomping sound. Heavy distorted riffs with rhythms that knock you off your feet, bouncy drum and bass to put you back on your feet, and tight vocal harmonies that drip with catchy melodies.
Ladi6
About Ladi6:
Ladi6 (born Karoline Tamati in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a recording artist of Samoan descent.
Strangely Arousing
About Strangely Arousing:
Strangely Arousing are a five piece progressive Ska/Reggae band that incorporate an open minded approach to different genres and styles into their music.
The Black Seeds
About The Black Seeds:
Long established as one of New Zealand’s finest bands and with a solid foothold in Europe and North America, The Black Seeds have carved out their reputation on the back of mulit-platinum selling albums, and a masterful live show that has been filling dance floors across the globe for over a decade.
Katchafire
About Katchafire:
From humble roots reggae beginnings in 1997 as a covers band with a name inspired by The Wailers debut album ‘Catch a Fire’, to their current status as troubadours of Pacific spirit, Katchafire have refined their craft – a testament to organic Aotearoa reggae.
Summer Thieves
About Summer Thieves:
In our land, ‘summer’ means so much more than the warmest months of the year. When we smell summer coming, we think of freedom and happiness. Claiming the ability to steal this feeling and package it up into one band comes with incredibly high expectations. Expectations that New Zealand’s Summer Thieves can own.
TrinityRoots
About TrinityRoots:
From the tail of the fish to the tip, Aotearoa was swept up in the music of TrinityRoots, a boil-up of ingredients that seemed to embody the very essence of our home, land and sea, and serve as an invocation to that same environment. The influences that the group brought together joined the dots between head-nodding reggae, slow-burning funk and jazz adventurism to form undeniably indigenous waiata, unconstrained by genre boxes.