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20/08/2025

Sam V: Rolling ‘90s Fine

On his Spotify page Sam V describes himself with songwriter brevity as the ‘shyest RnB singer in the world’. Spotify ...

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04/08/2025

Donell: divine timing

The Samoan culture has a rich history of storytelling, utilising methods like Fāgogo to pass on information and knowledge ...

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24/06/2025

Brooke x Starce: Double Input x Double Output 

Brooke x Starce are independent artists coming for the Aotearoa dance music scene, full throttle. These South Auckland twins ...

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18/09/2024

Louis T.M.: Shelter For A Broken Soul

After 15 years cutting his teeth in the music scene of Te Whanganui-a-Tara as both a sideman (eg. for Ria Hall) and frontman, ...

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23/07/2024

JessB: She Sells Sanctuary

Explaining the title she's given her debut album, JessB says it's about feeling at home with where you're at, where you've ...

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19/07/2024

Finau: Obviously Talented

Pop artist Finau released her third single Isn't It Obvious in June. Drawing from genres including RnB and reggae, the Tāmaki ...

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05/07/2024

Skilaa: A Tiger By The Tale

Skilaa's distinctive sound is a decidedly quirky jazz-RnB-folk hybrid, but like all innovators, the Tāmaki Makaurau band ...

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