STEVE RICE is currently located in Bristol, UK. He passion for reggae developed around the age of 16 when he began going to blues dances in South London. He moved onto holding his own dances around Brixton and became part of the local scene, which...
The JUGGLIN CREW - GWAAN GIRL & FINN - are major players in the Auckland scene, running the regular Buss It Up nights (Auckland, New Zealand's premier dancehall monthly gig), as well as selling, writing about, and promoting all things Reggae and...
JAFA MAFIA are a traditional sound system set up, established in 2003 by DJ's TOBI and CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT. From their 95bFM radio show 'Thunder & Joy', the pair found a shared passion for 'proper' bashment reggae and mad dancehall. Tobi originates...
DJ MANRAY has been spreading roots and culture throughout the city for some years now. He is a founding member of VITAL SOUNDS - one of Wellington's most heavyweight crews - and of THE SPICE TRADERS, who have been holding down the Welly scene for...
Big up all Nice-Up website ragga fans and nuff props to all working behind the scenes to make Nice-Up the top Reggae Dancehall website in Wellington N.Z.
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Originally from Auckland, The UNDERCOVER BROTHER has been rocking danchalls all over town this year. You can check him and his tunes out regularly at Welli's top spots like Havana and Tupelo. You can also check him out on Thursday nights at The Good...
RAS TWIG was invented to keep his bredren, Dr Bongo, company while they played their reggae records and frothed about how beautiful they were - the records - not the Bongo & Twig. Primarily a radio selector, Miles, aka Ras Twig has been involved...
TUFFY CULTURE is one of the true legends of the New Zealand reggae and dancehall scene. Tuffy came from Jamaica to Auckland at the age of 16 and began his musical career around 1987 with The Twelve Tribes of Israel. Throughout his years in...
Daddy TOPKNOT has been a major player in the Welly reggae scene for many years. He has been part of some of the city's best crews, including The HOMEBASS CREW, VITAL SOUNDS, SOUNDS ALMIGHTY AOTEAROA and YARDWISE. He coordinates Radio Active 89FM's...
Originally hailing from Wellington, CONVICTION ROOTS has spent the last few years residing in London, amassing a vast collection of sounds and checking out the legends of the roots, rock, reggae world, a few of his favourite artists being Junior...