NZ Artists & Album Releases

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=165 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="642d1450.jpg" border=0 width="721" height="69" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="776" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Manawa Music "><U>Manawamusic</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Max Stowers Website"><U>Max Stowers Website</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events/Bands/Artist Gig Guide"><U>Events/Festivals</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Musicians/Artists Directory"><U>Musicians Directory</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events/Bands/Artist Gig Guide"><U>Gig Guide</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Buy NZ Music Online"><U>Buy NZ Music</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Record labels, distributors, radio stati"><U>NZ Record Labels</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NZ Artists Album Releases"><U>NZ Artists</U></A>/<A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NZ Artists Album Releases"><U>Album</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Latest News"><U>Latest News</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#6633CC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=315 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>NZ Artists & Album Releases</B></div> <div> <B>Some of New Zealand finest talent!</B></div> <div> <B>______________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.scribe.scribe.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.scribe.scribe.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="5556e6e0.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="110" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >SCRIBE</FONT></div> <div> <B>SCRIBE’S DEBUT ALBUM TAKES OUT THE NO.1 SPOT AND MAKES NZ MUSIC HISTORY</B></div> <bR> <div> ‘The Crusader’ debuted at No.1 on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) music charts today joining Scribe’s single ‘Stand Up/Not Many’ </div> <div> which stayed at No.1 this week. (‘Stand Up/Not Many’ has appeared at No.1 in </div> <div> New Zealand for 8 weeks to date.) </div> <div> RIANZ has confirmed that as far as their own records show, this is the first time a </div> <div> New Zealand artist has achieved a simultaneous Number One single and album. </div> <div> ________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bicrunga.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bicrunga.com"><U><IMG SRC="63284840.jpg" border=0 width="132" height="132" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >BIC RUNGA</FONT></div> <div> '<B>Beautiful Collision</B>' is the long awaited follow up album from </div> <div> <B>Bic Runga.</B></div> <div> Bic’s debut album '<B>Drive</B>' immediately established her as a star, selling an </div> <div> unprecedented 7 x Platinum copies, making her the biggest selling local artist </div> <div> in New Zealand history.</div> <div> ______________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.brookefraser.com/newsTours/home.do?newsId=20030829000646" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.brookefraser.com/newsTours/ho"><U><IMG SRC="5506a6a0.jpg" border=0 width="106" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >BROOKE FRASER</FONT></div> <div> The debut album from extraordinary singer/songwriter Brooke Fraser, "What To </div> <div> Do With Daylight", continues to go from strength to strength, scoring double </div> <div> Platinum sales in New Zealand. The album was released in NZ on November 3, </div> <div> 2003 and continues to maintain it's Top 10 position there, 20 weeks since it's </div> <div> stellar #1 debut on the charts. </div> <div> Brooke's three singles - "Better", "Lifeline" and the most recent "Saving The World"</div> <div>  - have all made a huge impact on the charts and received enormous amounts </div> <div> of airplay and press across NZ...and this is just the beginning! </div> <div> ______________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dawnraid.co.nz" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dawnraid.co.nz"><U><IMG SRC="63b90bd0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >DECEPTICONZ</FONT></div> <div> Formed in 1996, and hailing from the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa, <B>Deceptikonz</B> are New Zealand's lyrical ambassadors for Hip Hop music. </div> <div> Consisting of 4 MC's: Savage, Devolo, Alphrisk and the mighty Mareko </div> <div>  ________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.anikamoa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anikamoa.com"><U><IMG SRC="55264740.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="116" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" ><A HREF="http://www.anikamoa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anikamoa.com"><U>ADEAZE</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Officially signed to Dawn Raid Entertainment at the end of 2002, Adeaze began </div> <div> work on there debut album “Always and For Real” a simplistic snapshot of true </div> <div> artistic expression.</div> <div> “We wanted to create a sound distinctive to ourselves, our Polynesian roots, </div> <div> and the way we were brought up to sing” says Nainz.</div> <div> Those timeless principles are captured in the emotional lead off single “A Life </div> <div> With You”. A mid tempo love song (one of the most played songs on radio at </div> <div> present) highlights the depth and emotional posturing of Adeaze’s song writing.</div> <div> The single went to number one on the charts and they continue to have huge </div> <div> sales with their newly released album.</div> <div> _______________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" ><A HREF="http://www.anikamoa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anikamoa.com"><U><B><U><IMG SRC="63681670.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.anikamoa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anikamoa.com"><U><B><U> </U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" ><A HREF="http://www.anikamoa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anikamoa.com"><U><U>Anika Moa</U></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF33" FACE="Century Gothic" > </FONT>New Zealand's hottest export signed </div> <div> with American label Atlantic Records, New York.</div> <div> ______________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" ><A HREF="http://www.moananz.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.moananz.com"><U><IMG SRC="2086c6c0.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="108" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.moananz.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.moananz.com"><U>MOANA & THE TRIBE</U></A> </div> <div> <B>Moana has been described as the ‘diva of Maori music.’</B></div> <div> <B>(Marina Sciascia, International Festival of Arts, New Zealand)</B></div> <div> As a performing and recording artist, <B>Moana Maniapoto</B> has consistently </div> <div> pushed the boundaries of Maori music with her unique blend of traditional </div> <div> Maori musical elements and contemporary western grooves. </div> <div> ‘CD of the Week’ according to CD-Kritik, ‘Moana & the Tribe’ entered the </div> <div> European World Music Charts at No. 17. </div> <div> Moana’s lyrics reflect the Maori spiritual, cultural and political reality. Both </div> <div> her recorded and stage performances have seen <U>the band</U> ( <B>Moana and </B></div> <div> <B>the Moahunters </B>) tour throughout the world, and cement their reputation as </div> <div> one of the most successful indigenous bands to emerge from Aotearoa. </div> <div> ____________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" ><B><U><IMG SRC="63775750.jpg" border=0 width="117" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.amplifier.co.nz/mp3/view?item_id=3175" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amplifier.co.nz/mp3/view?item"><U><U> NESIAN MYSTIK</U></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" >Young Auckland Hip Hop Group</FONT></div> <div> Pacific-style hip hop with a global flavor filled with strong vocal melody's </div> <div> and harmonies, fat beats, acoustic guitar and cook island log drums.</div> <div> New Zealands top selling, triple plantinum, number One, Hip/Hop Rnb </div> <div> bands who won The Silver Scroll Awards for Best New Zealand Band.</div> <div> ___________________________________________________________<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Century Gothic" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.katchafire.co.nz" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katchafire.co.nz"><U><IMG SRC="63976760.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="118" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >KATCHAFIRE</FONT></div> <div> This eight-piece band (all of whom are of Maori descent) produce reggae </div> <div> of the more traditional pop-meets-soul variety as witnessed by their recent </div> <div> win at the NZ Music Awards for the single "Giddup". If you've caught them </div> <div> live, or their single either on  radio or video and like the "cut of their jib", you </div> <div> won't be disappointed with this soulful slice of homegrown reggae.</div> <div> ____________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.fmrecords.co.nz/viewartist.cfm?ArtistId=358" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fmrecords.co.nz/viewartist.cf"><U><IMG SRC="2147f7f0.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="127" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >Nathan Haines</FONT></div> <div> <B>Squire For Hire</B>, The stunning new album from Nathan Haines (his 4th!) </div> <div> is out now...set your soul on fire!  A new breed of jazz musician, he was </div> <div> classically trained in his native New Zealand on flute and saxophone, </div> <div> and at the age of 19, moved to New York to further his study of jazz music. </div> <div> checkout <A HREF="http://www.realgroovy.co.nz" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.realgroovy.co.nz"><U>www.realgroovy.co.nz</U></A> to buy the album.</div> <div> ____________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.maorimusic.com/category128_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.maorimusic.com/category128_1."><U><IMG SRC="20c8b7a0.jpg" border=0 width="139" height="122" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" ><U>Tama Waipara - Triumph of Time</U></FONT></div> <div> A fluid and eclectic foray of rhythm & blues, cosmic jazz-funk, </div> <div> classical, Samba and an amalgam of indigenous music from around </div> <div> the globe from 25-year old Maori singer/ songwriter Tama Waipara.</div> <div> ____________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="63888880.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="136" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" ><B>stellar*</B> </FONT> Second album from this cool Kiwi band.</div> <div> <B>Tom Bailey</B> (ex-Thompson Twins) once again provides a top-notch </div> <div> production job, </div> <div> Boh Runga (vocals, guitar)</div> <div> Andrew Maclaren (drums, programming)</div> <div> Chris Van de Geer (guitar)</div> <div> Kurt Shanks (bass) </div> <div> _________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.che-fu.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.che-fu.com"><U><IMG SRC="0c196960.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >NAVIGATOR - <B>Che-Fu</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" >and the Crates.</FONT>  </div> <div> <B>Che</B> is one of New Zealands most successful male vocalists. </div> <div> Originally frontman of legendary "<B>Supergroove</B>" with triple platinum debut </div> <div> album "<B>Traction</B>" went onto a solo career in 1997 releasing platinum debut </div> <div> album "<B>2b S.Pacific"</B> with BMG. </div> <div> Last year <B>Che </B>signed with Sony Music and has just released his 2nd album </div> <div> "<B>Navigator</B>". <B>Che</B> is on his was to international acclaim. </div> <div> Check out <B>Che-fu's</B> website:<A HREF="http://www.che-fu.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.che-fu.com"><U><B>http://www.che-fu.com</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>_________________________________________</B>___________________________</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" ><A HREF="http://www.tevaka.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tevaka.com"><U><B><U><IMG SRC="63482810.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></U></A></FONT><U>Te Vaka</U> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" >Original, traditionally-influenced, </FONT></div> <div> contemporary Pacific Music/World Music. Check out Te Vaka's latest </div> <div> album release "nukukehe".</div> <div> ______________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.salmonelladub.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.salmonelladub.com"><U><B><U><IMG SRC="0b878780.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF33" FACE="Century Gothic" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >Salmonella Dub - </FONT>Drum'n Bass, Dub, Reggae</div> <div> __________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.trinityroots.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trinityroots.com"><U><B><U><IMG SRC="0ba78780.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >TRINITY ROOTS</FONT></div> <div> “Winner of Best Roots Album 2003 NZ Music Awards.... currently the best band </div> <div> in New Zealand...</div> <div> "<I>We use roots as a vehicle or medium to convey emotion. We combine lyrical message with primal rhythms, often Afro/Cuban or dancehall. We are organic </I></div> <div> <I>in our music and spiritual in the way we play it</I>." Warren Maxwell.</div> <div> ______________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" ><A HREF="http://www.antipodeanrecords.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.antipodeanrecords.net/"><U><B><IMG SRC="0c27d7d0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></FONT><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Century Gothic" >MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE</FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Century Gothic" >- SIX DEGREES </FONT></div> <div> "... latin, breakbeat, house, drum'n'bass, hip-hop, jazz ... all in the blender", </div> <div> Mark describes his new album <B>Six Degrees</B>. "I've grown up playing jazz music, </div> <div> and always listening to the contemporary music that's been around me. To</div> <div> me, jazz is about spirit and it reflects all my experiences and surroundings - </div> <div> this album is exactly that. It's the grooves I've always loved in dance music </div> <div> and the sounds that I've always been turned on by in jazz... so to me, it's all </div> <div> jazz, and it's all dance music." </div> <div> Check out Mark's Website @ <A HREF="http://www.markdeclivelowe.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.markdeclivelowe.net"><U>http://www.markdeclivelowe.net</U></A> </div> <div> _____________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>