Jaro Local Selected as a Finalist at the New Zealand Pacific Music Awards

“First Solomon Islands and PNG artists join 12 first time finalist and seasoned veterans of our music scene and industry at the 15th anniversary for the Pacific Music Awards in 2019.

“The diverse range of talents across the finalist reminds us of the richness of the star systems for our musical navigations of referencing the stars to bring us home like our Pacific mariner ancestors. Our first- time finalists remind us of growth, richness and transition with our musical malaga ola music journey of life.”

Tickets to the 15th Pacific Music Awards ceremony will be available through www.eventfinda.co.nz

Pacific Music Awards finalists:

Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist:

• –  La Coco – ‘Waiting’
• –  Razé – ‘Not About You’
• –  Tree – ‘Can We’
• –  Villette – ‘Money’

NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:

• –  Kings – Lov3 & 3go
• –  Melodownz – Melo & Blues
• –  POETIK – HAMOFIED EP
• –  Sonatane Kaufusi – ‘Birdie’

PMN Best Pacific Group:

• –  Adeaze – A Mother’s Love
• –  SWIDT – The Most Electrifying
• –  Tomorrow People – BBQ Reggae

NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video:

• – Razé X Edy – ‘Not About You’
  • o Directed by Kiel Tutin & Edward Liu
• – Sonatane Kaufusi – ‘Birdie’
  • o Directed by Dave Thomson, Imaginary Friends
• – SWIDT – ‘Who Run It’
  • Directed by 10Daniel16

• – Villette – ‘Money’
  • o Directed by Parker Howell, Baron VR

APRA Best Pacific Song:

• – Church & AP – ‘Ready or Not’
  • o Written by Elijah Manu, Albert Purcell
• – Kings – ‘6 Figures’
  • o Written by Kingdon Chapple-Wilson
• – Punialava’a – ‘Ana le Seanoa’oe’
  • o Written by Rev. Iosefa Lale Peteru

SunPix Best Pacific Language:

• –  Adeaze – A Mother’s Love
• –  Punialava’a – Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, O ananafi, O nei ma Taeao
• –  Sammy Atoa – ‘Samoa Finau’

Base FM NZ & Island Base FM Samoa Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist:

• –  Kings – Lov3 & 3go
• –  POETIK – HAMOFIED EP
• –  SWIDT – The Most Electrifying

Best Pacific Soul/R&B Artist:

• –  La Coco – ‘Waiting’
• –  Razé – ‘Not About You’
• –  Villette – ‘Not In Love’

Pato Entertainment Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist:

• –  Lapi Mariner – ‘Go Back’
• –  Runtingz Family – ‘Runtingz Anthem’
• –  Tomorrow People – BBQ Reggae

PMN Best Pacific Gospel Artist:

• –  Adeaze – A Mother’s Love
• –  Punialava’a – Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, O ananafi, O nei ma Taeao
• –  Revere – Revere

FLAVA Best International Pacific Artist:

• –  Bobby Alu – ‘Move’
• –  Jaro Local – Dakini Tangarareh
• –  Kaiit – Live From Her Room EP

Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Music Album:

• –  Kings – Lov3 & 3go
• –  SWIDT – The Most Electrifying
• –  Tomorrow People – BBQ Reggae

SIT/MAINZ Best Producer:

• –  Kings & 10A (Tenei Kesha) – Lov3 & 3go (Kings)
• –  SmokeyGotBeatz – The Most Electrifying (SWIDT)
• –  Baccyard (Clinton Bently) – Melo & Blues (Melodownz)

All the artist finalists:

1. Adeaze – A Mother’s Love
2. Bobby Alu – ‘Move’
3. Church & AP – ‘Ready or Not’
4. Jaro Local – Dakini Tangarareh
5. Kaiit – Live From Her Room EP
6. Kings – Lov3 & 3go
7. La Coco – ‘Waiting’
8. Lapi Mariner – ‘Go Back’
9. Melodownz – Melo & Blues
10. POETIK – HAMOFIED EP
11. Punialava’a – Yesterday, Today &Tomorrow, O ananafi, O nei ma Taeao
12. Razé – ‘Not About You’
13. Revere – Revere
14. Runtingz Family – ‘Runtingz Anthem’
15. Sammy Atoa – ‘Samoa Finau’
16. Sonatane Kaufusi – ‘Birdie’
17. SWIDT – The Most Electrifying
18. Tomorrow People – BBQ Reggae
19. Tree – ‘Can We’
20. Villette – ‘Money’/‘Not In Love’

For more information: www.pacificmusicawards.org.nz

About the Pacific Music Awards:

In 2004 the Pacific Music Awards Committee (PMAC) was formed to realise a vision and the inaugural Pacific Music Awards debuted at Pasifika Festival in March 2005. Encouraged by the success of the awards the PMAC set about developing an annual event as a significant highlight of the New Zealand music industry calendar. The awards committee formed a Charitable Trust to organise and host the awards, and are driven by a simple core objective: to create and manage an event that acknowledges the success of Pacific artists, celebrates and promotes excellence in Pacific music and encourages young Pacific musicians to aspire to a higher level of achievement.