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Debut Album On Sale Today
MEDIA RELEASE
Debut Album On Sale Today
Petone-based
reggae-soul-roots band Hikoikoi are proud to announce the
release of their self-titled debut album on Friday 29 May
and a nationwide tour throughout June to promote the
release.
Hikoikoi’s unique blend of roots-fuelled reggae with a hint of jazz and soul-flavoured vocals delivered with a powerful conscious message make for inspiring studio tracks and live performances.
The band’s long-awaited
debut album features
Hikoikoi’s unique vocal style
and signature keyboard sound, which have seen them become
favourites at music festivals over the past 3 years
“The next big thing out of Wellington” - NZ Herald, 30 April 2009
The release of Hikoikoi comes on the back of their well-received 2008 EP release of Vibraphone, Jah Armour and Too Hot Too Work, which were picked up for airplay by various radio throughout New Zealand.
The band’s latest radio single Blood in the Sand and supporting video endorses their commitment to sharing messages of peace, unity and solidarity as the lyrics in Jah Armour attest: “ Maybe your rhythm be black, maybe your rhythm, be white, but in the end I know we will unite….” Paul Wickham, lead singer of Hikoikoi comments: “Our music speaks of respect for each other and the world we share. It’s music for your heart as well as your head.”
After a hugely successful summer of festivals, including Taranaki’s Parihaka Peace Festival, Rotorua Mardi Gras, Palmerston North’s The Festival Of Cultures and Auckland City’s Music In Parks, Hikoikoi are ready to take their sound on the road to all of Aotearoa on an extensive nationwide tour.
Hikoikoi
May/June Tour Dates
May
Sat 30, The Cabana,
Napier
Sun 31, Spa Hotel, Taupo
June
Thurs 4, The
Yot Club, Raglan
Fri 5, Leigh Sawmill Café
Sat 6,
Khuja Lounge, Auckland
Thurs 11, Goodbye Blue Monday,
Christchurch
Fri 12, Sammy’s, Dunedin
Sat 13, Dux de
Lux, Queenstown
Sat 20, Backstage Bar, Lower
Hutt
Thurs 25, San Francisco Bath House,
Wellington
Sun 28, Aunt Daisy’s Boathouse, Titahi Bay,
Porirua
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