Except for the reformation of Trinity Roots and what a handful of other New Zealand music artists like Myele Manzanza, Fat Freddys Drop, Electric Wire Hustle and Ladi 6 are up to, these days I’m more out of touch with New Zealand’s music scene than I used to be. The Sound When I was on the pulse… Continue reading Myele Manzanza: New Zealand Music Aesthetics
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The Musical Evolution of Myele Manzanza
Delve into the life of New Zealand artist Myele Manzanza and you’ll find that the blend of electro, soul, hip hop, jazz and Afrobeat music on his debut solo album One, makes perfect sense as a balanced reflection of his individual life lived and the various musical influences and experiences within it. The Life of Myele… Continue reading The Musical Evolution of Myele Manzanza
E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
‘E’ in Beaver’s A to Z of Fusion goes to the sounds of electronic music for their like-it-or-not, rapid infiltration of almost every type of music in just about every part of the world since their beginnings at the end of the 19th century. A Shallow History of Infiltration The history of electronic music is long… Continue reading E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
Electric Wire Hustle – More Aotearoa Goodness
Smooth, spacious, soulful, sexy, sublime, liquid sounds. That’s the music of Electric Wire Hustle. Aotearoa Goodness Again Like their contemporaries in Aotearoa/New Zealand (including Trinity Roots and Fat Freddys Drop amongst many others), Electric Wire Hustle’s music has a distinctly and uniquely Aotearoa sound reflective of its lands and it’s peoples…spacious, gentle, innovative, original sounding, beautifully mixed… Continue reading Electric Wire Hustle – More Aotearoa Goodness