Great New Zealand Music

Fly My PrettiesBic Runga
A collective of local musicians that mixes well-knownFirst solo album, Drive, debuted at number one in the
and loved performers with exciting new talent, Fly MyNew Zealand charts
Pretties is a melting pot of New Zealand's creativeBriolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM (born 13 January 1976)
musical diversity.is a New Zealand singer-songwriter whose first solo
Fat Freddy's Dropalbum, Drive, debuted at number one in the New
Roots, dub, reggae, jazz and soul!Zealand RIANZ charts, and has since become one of
Fat Freddy's Drop are a seven-piece roots, dub,the highest-selling New Zealand artists of all time.
reggae, jazz, soul band from Wellington, New Zealand.Runga has also found success internationally in
Formed in the late 1990s around Wellington's small,Australia, the Republic of Ireland and to some extent in
close-knit music scene, the group's current and formerthe UK.
members continued to play with other bands duringThe Black Seeds
much of their history. Fat Freddy's Drop is known forFusion of dub, funk, afrobeat and soul
their live performances - improvised jam sessions.The Black Seeds are a musical group from Wellington,
Songs appearing on their albums are gradually putNew Zealand. Their music is a fusion of dub, funk,
together during several years of performances whileafrobeat and soul. The Black Seeds have two
touring.double-platinum selling albums at home, and successul
Flight of the ConchordsEuropean album releases through the German-based
New Zealand comedy duoSonar Kollektiv label. The Black Seeds perform with
Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand comedyeight members, with instruments including vocals, guitar,
duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemainesaxophone, trumpet, bass, drums, bongos, keyboard
Clement. Billing themselves as "Formerly Newand wood block.dDub
Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongoOne of New Zealand's best loved live actsdDub are
acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo", the group uses aone of New Zealand's best loved live acts. Engaging
combination of witty observation, characterisation andand uplifting, the dDub crew propel their way
acoustic guitar music. The duo's comedy and musicseamlessly through a powerful and non-stop roots
became the basis of a BBC radio series and then anexplosion. Horns, harmonies, and hands-high dDub
American television series, which premiered in 2007,tunes combine to create an elevating musical
also called Flight of the Conchords.experience not to be missed.