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Katchafire: Say What You're Thinking (EMI)

...ago I first encountered Hamilton reggae band Katchafire playing in a pretty ropey provincial bar. I'd... ...love -- hailed them and it was pretty clear Katchafire were one of those heartland bands that big... ...were too lazy to interview the band (see tag). Katchafire went on to score with a few radio hits and... ...which are pain-soaked or uplifting . . . Katchafire may never be as huge as they deserve be, and I...

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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Logan Bell of Katchafire

...long held the view that Hamilton reggae band Katchafire have been the hardest working band in the... ...songwriting or recording. As local heroes Katchafire were a popular act at this year's Raggamuffin... ...and our songwriting is better than ever KATCHAFIRE TOUR DATES Friday 26th December Coroglen...

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Katchafire: Legacy (Universal)

...in the Pacific, Bastion Point and so on). Katchafire has been one of the finest of local reggae... ...needed . . . roots, rock and reggae”. Katchafire are increasingly singing about themselves, and... ...discernible Pacific reggae feel on Luv Plan. Katchafire remain one of the most musically interesting... ...this particular barbecue. There is more about Katchafire at Elsewhere starting...

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Katchafire: Say What You're Thinking (EMI CD/DVD Edition)

...this album which was directed by Adam Jones. Katchafire are a band with history and depth, and...

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KATCHAFIRE (2005): Slow burning their way to consciousness

...the extraordinary success of Hamilton’s Katchafire who, two years ago, emerged as the hardest... ...band in the country. Katchafire took their Marley-framed original music to... ...Up, the biggest selling single of 2002-3. Katchafire had tapped into that bloodline of New Zealand... ...were still here struggling. For many of them Katchafire epitomised how success is be the sweeter for... ...struggle. Katchafire’s music was uplifting and celebratory,... ...singing about are still relevant.” But Katchafire didn’t just recreate the sound of Marley... ...this land who were in need of healing music. Katchafire provided that, and much more. Their gigs were... ...cross-generational in the country. Katchafire were, and remain, unique in New Zealand music.... ...is a new level of consciousness music from Katchafire which moves effortlessly from classic... ...we want to continue to grow.” However Katchafire haven’t sacrificed the pop sensibilities...

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Katchafire: On the Road Again (EMI)

...on Sweet As, Feels Like and Irie). Katchafire have sometimes put the spotlight on hard times... ...a lily from your daisy room” – Katchafire sound like that time on the road has taken a...

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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE WORLD MUSIC QUESTIONNAIRE: Jordan Bell of Katchafire

...mighty roots reggae band Katchafire out of Hamilton have been taking their... ...someone that is in need . 3 Down With You by Katchafire. It's about no matter what you are doing...

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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Logan Bell of Katchafire

...has long gone into bat for the reggae gifts of Katchafire who walk a canny line between righteous roots... ...are . . . Indigenous life by Fiji, Ire by me/Katchafire Royal Blue by Ladi6 Any interesting, valuable...

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ONE WE MISSED: Various Artists; One Love, The Very Best of Aotearoa Reggae (Sony)

...the expected -- Black Seeds, Fat Freddy's, Katchafire, Tiki Tane, House of Shem etc -- are some...

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TARANAKI WOMAD 2016: THE ARTISTS' LINE-UP

...should be a huge crowd pleaser, as will Katchafire) and among the internationals (Seun Kuti,...

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GREAT LOST KIWI SINGLES: Rock follies

...campaign to raise funds to get her and Katchafire to Denmark for a festival there to record a...

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Zionhill: Inside of You (Moko)

Too many New Zealand reggae bands, once they have got the rhythm and melody down, rarely have much to say lyrically which doesn't default to soft notions about home and family, or a bunch of tick-the-

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TOUGHER THAN TOUGH: The 1994 box set of Jamaican music considered

...Aotearoa and others in New Zealand up to Katchafire and Ruia in the 21st century.) But before...

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AOTEAROA PAYS TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY (2016): The music and man heard in New Zealand

...exoticism of Rastafarianism. Today bands like Katchafire, House of Shem, Three Houses Down and others...

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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Nic Manders

...he has been there Brooke Fraser, Stan Walker, Katchafire, Lydia Cole . . . And you only need to glance...

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Ziggy Marley: Wild and Free (Tuff Gong)

After a faltering start with the Melody Makers, Ziggy (now 42) uncoupled his music from overly familiar reggae rhythms and incorporated African sounds, hooked up with rap artists, kept a political age

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TIGI NESS AND UNITY PACIFIC, AN OVERVIEW (2007): Fruits from the roots

...past decade, and the recent chart success of Katchafire. Reggae has always been there, rekindled by...

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Pitch Black: Rarities and Remixes (Remote)

New Zealand's premier electronica act Pitch Black -- Paddy Free and Mike Hodgson -- have also been its most exportable as they have taken their innovative shows (lights, cameras, live action) to a glo

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Tahuna Breaks: Black Brown and White (Chocolate)

...(you've got it on Giddy Up which isn't the Katchafire song, and Funky Mama), or you want light...

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WHEN BOB CAME, a doco about Marley in Aotearoa

...All of them -- and members of Herbs, Katchafire, 12 Tribes of Israel and Trinity Roots --...

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THE WAIATA MAORI MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS (2019): Kia kaha and kon-gratulations

...male solo artist. Longtime reggae favourites Katchafire are nominated for best song and best... ...Your Roots Best Song by a Māori Artist 1. Katchafire - Fyah In The Trenches 2. Te Kākano - Tōrea... ...- Runtingz Anthem Best Māori songwriter 1. Katchafire 2. L.A.B. 3. Te Kākano 4. Amba Holly Best...

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L.A.B.: L.A.B. (Loop)

...(from Kora), bassist Ara Adams-Tamatea (Katchafire) and Shadbolt. There's a lot of summershine...

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Black Seeds: Dust and Dirt (Black Seeds)

...Love Me Now have the lightness of touch which Katchafire brought to their early originals, and Wide...

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BOB MARLEY; RASTAMAN VIBRATION RECONSIDERED: The legacy is music and the message

...bassist with Hamilton reggae band Katchafire, Ara Adams-Tamatea, said it: "You go to...

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AUCKLAND CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL 2018 CONSIDERED: Pull up to the hard rock, baby

...shorts and tube socks!) and also enough of Katchafire who are as much a brand as a band but never...

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House of Shem: Island Vibration (Isaac)

...which are endemic here). As with the last Katchafire album -- also up a blind alley but enormously...

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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Astro of UB40

...bill with Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, Chronixx, Katchafire and others. Time to let toaster Astro have his...

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Various Artists: The Great New Zealand Songbook Vol 2 (Thom/Universal)

...Own (Midnight Youth), Lydia (Fur Patrol) and Katchafire's joyous Giddy Up. And more: Annie Crummer,...

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FINALISTS FOR THE 2018 VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS: . . . and I hope we passed the audition

...Māngai Pāho Best Māori ArtistAlien WeaponryKatchafireTroy Kingi 7. The Edge Best Pop ArtistDrax... ...Artist JessB Kings SWIDT 11. Best Roots ArtistKatchafire Sons of Zion Tomorrow People 12. Best...

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Alex Pipes: Square One (digital outlets)

...chords and the saxophone of Andrew Isdale (Katchafire). Again Pipes writes a smart composition which...

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Te Kupu: Ko Te Matakahi Kupu (Kia Kaha)

Dean Hapeta, of Upper Hutt Posse, always aimed for more than bragging and a catchy hook. He styled himself D-Word and has done spoken-word performances. His new nom de disque is Te Kupu (aka the Word)

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SLY DUNBAR INTERVIEWED (2003): Pull up to the drummer, baby

Silly question maybe, but you have to start by asking drummer Sly Dunbar -- one half of the legendary Sly'n'Robbie rhythm section alongside bassist Robbie Shakespeare -- what he's been up to lately. I

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BILL SEVESI INTERVIEWED: Light of the Pacific

Bill Sevesi says he speaks three languages, but he actually speaks four. The three he will admit to are Tongan (he was born in Nuku'alofa almost 88 years ago), English which he learned when he came to

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The Maytals: Disco Reggae (1977)

You could almost understand Kay Starr singing Rock and Roll Waltz as the waters around her rose in the Fifties. Her style was being swamped by the likes of rockabilly and rock'n'roll, so she was proba

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Max Romeo: War Ina Babylon (1976)

When Max Romeo's Holding Out My Love to You album was released in '81 it came with heavy patronage: Keith Richards was a Romeo fan and had produced some of the tracks . . . so there was a cover sticke

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General Echo: Bathroom Sex (1980)

General Echo (Earl Robinson, shot by police in 1980 shortly after this song appeared) is generally credited -- if that's the right word -- with shifting Jamaican reggae away from consciousness lyrical

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Apanui: Matariki (Frequency)

Ngahiwi Apanui, formerly of the seminal reggae band Aotearoa, was in the vanguard of the use of taonga puoro (traditional instruments) with his autobiographical solo album Te hono ke te Kainga/The Lin

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Easy Star All-Stars: Dubber Side of the Moon (Easy Star/Southbound)

Almost a decade ago the Dub Side of the Moon album appeared and through word of mouth, then touring shows and a live DVD, the thing -- a dub take on Pink Floyd's milestone/millstone in rock -- became

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HERBS; WHATS' BE HAPPEN? (2015): The hard truths from the street

History, according to Napoleon (among others), is written by the winners. True in one sense. But if the losers are still out there they are often so forgetful of their history as to be worthless and a

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TrinityRoots: Music is Choice (Rhythmethod CD/DVD)

There was good news for Flight of the Conchords fans this week: Jemaine Clement confirmed, yet again, there wouldn't be another series. Strange as that sounds, some things are so perfectly formed they

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Various: Te Whaiao -- Te Ku Te Whe Remixed (Rattle)

In time to come the late Hirini Melbourne, who died in 2003, will get national recognition for what he did in reviving and revitalising interest in traditional Maori instruments, and -- with Richard N

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NGATAHI: KNOW THE LINKS, a documentary series by DEAN HAPETA (Kaha DVD)

Technology may have made the world smaller, but it has also divided it. Consider this: if you are a Satan-worshipping death-metal band in Sweden (and there are an alarming number) you can now have a v

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Bob Marley and the Wailers: Live Forever (Universal)

Some albums are accorded greater cachet because of the circumstances of their creation. Does anyone really think George Harrison would have won a Grammy for his instrumental Marwa Blues if he had been

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