Integral, yet often unseen, the effect of reggae on New Zealand hip-hop has been a constant throughout the culture’s development. Though it may have appeared to peak in the mid-90s, mirroring the ...

New Zealand is a country whose population is widely and embracingly sympathetic to reggae music. It is also a country that I regard as one with a highly innovative culture, and Fat Freddy's Drop is an ...

But the reality is that the group that is most likely to claim this distinction is a band many Americans haven't heard of, unless they are deep-cut Kiwi music connoisseurs, surfers or fans of Bob ...

The Lord of the Rings put New Zealand's beauty and creative spirit on the pop culture map. Flight of the Conchords revealed New Zealand's unique wit. Now reggae/funk sensations The Black Seeds ...

Formed in 1997 as a Bob Marley tribute group, New Zealand’s all-Maori reggae band Katchafire eventually began writing their own music — a move that saw them performing at festivals worldwide as well ...

Protoje and Chronixx's 'Who Knows' Goes Platinum in New Zealand, a Decade After Release - DancehallMag. A song from 2015 just picked up a brand new Platinum plaque, and it came from about as far from ...

Jamaica-based Miami-born reggae singer/rapper Sean Kingston (Koch) and New Zealand reggae band Katchafire (EMI NZ) are expected to draw 60,000 to a free concert to launch Carribbean-based mobile… By ...

The music world is mourning the death of Dilworth Karaka, the founding member and frontman of the influential New Zealand reggae band Herbs. Karaka died at the age of 75, leaving behind a legacy that ...