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Interview: III Kings, part 2
In the second part of our interview with Chris Andris Tugumana from the III Kings and music producer Alain LeCante, we hear about the challenges the group faced in the recording process to lay down their unique “roots reggae” sound.
Find out about the powers of “coconut wireless” in spreading the word of the album ‘Testify’ ahead of the launch in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, in a few weeks.
Interview: III Kings, part 1
III Kings have been pretty busy since winning last year’s Pacific Break competition.
Now all the hard work is paying off as the 10-piece launch their debut album ‘Testify’. We speak to lead vocalist Chris Andris Tugumana in Honiara and the man responsible for signing the Solomon Islands band, Alain LeCante, a music producer with Mangrove Productions.
Interview: Jamie & DJ Simz
Two-man reggae band Jamie and DJ Simz met by chance a year ago when the sweet sounds of a ukelele brought them together in Tonga.
“I met him last year, he came down from Alaska to visit the family,” says DJ Simz, a producer, singer and songwriter whose real name is Simione Mataitonga.
“I saw him (Jamie) with his ukulele playing around and I told him that he has a good voice – he should record.”
Songs from Papua New Guinea and the Cook Islands
We’re casting our net far and wide to catch the best original song from an unsigned band in the Pacific… and the entries are flowing in. Read about our latest bands Soulstein from Papua New Guinea and Jenvai from the Cook Islands, and listen to their tracks below…
Three solo artists join our Pacific pool of talent
Our next bunch of entrants all have something in common – they are solo artists from across the Pacific region and each one of them is a step closer to performing on stage in front of thousands at Fest’Napuan in Vanuatu! Listen to their tunes below…
Introducing Sammy Ray Jones, House of Bone, Jamie and DJ Simz, Boonga Boy
Pacific Break 2011 is in full swing and we have been receiving some amazing entries from musicians right across the Pacific region.
Listen to the latest talented emerging Pacific artists and their awesome original tunes. Enjoy!
Fresh music from Papua New Guinea and folk sounds from Fiji
Check out the latest emerging Pacific artists that have entered their original music in Pacific Break 2011.
The latest tracks come from a gospel reggae band in Kimbe, Papua New Guinea and a folk outfit from Suva, Fiji. Listen now and tell us what you think!
New entrants from Fiji, Guam and New Caledonia
This week we’ve received some great new tracks from artists in Guam and New Caledonia. Listen up below!
First Entries for 2011
Pacific Break 2011 is up and running and we’ve already received some strong entries – including our first ever entry from Guam! You can listen to the first songs in the competition now at our MP3 Downloads section.
Video: Pacific Break winners at Fest’Napuan
As we launch our 2011 Pacific Break competition we thought it might be worth sharing this episode of Australia Network’s Pacific Pulse program which features the winner from 2010.
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