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 ...
Kiwi reggae band Tomorrow People tipped international superstar Ed Sheeran off the top of the New Zealand Album Charts with their new EP BBQ Reggae. Photo/Supplied International pop singer Ed Sheeran ...
When American audiences hear the word "reggae," their thoughts don't immediately leap to the island nation of New Zealand. The genre, however, is far more popular there than most mainstream Bob Marley ...
Rastafarians and Ragga Muffins who gather at the 15th annual Monterey Bay Reggaefest can rejoice! The unmistakable reggae riddem of Jamaica has spread its infectious groove deep into places as far and ...
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 ...
Departing from the keyboard-heavy underground scene of the 1980s, todays New Zealand reggae, thanks in part to bands like The Black Seeds, has dug into 1970's-flavored funk and soul, and spawned ...