THA MOVEMENT 'THE UNDISCIPLINED SON' LISTENING PARTY

Continuing on in the proud tradition of Ōtara musical storytellers, Tha Movement (Noma Sia-Salapu) has seen it all from early mixtape days with long-time associate Mr. Sicc and NZ hip hop pioneer Ermehn through to more recent collaborations with the Machete District collective.

Recorded sporadically over a 2-year period in South Auckland, Melbourne, and Brisbane, Tha Movement’s second solo EP ‘The Undisciplined Son’ also doubles as a welcome return to the hip hop production boards by award winning south Auckland Music and Sound Producer Anonymouz.

Recalling the conflicting journey between his proud Sāmoan heritage upbringing and the opposing realities of south Auckland gang life which he eventually finds his way back out of, ’The Undisciplined Son’ also features a stellar line up of New Zealand/Pacific hip hop artists including Kas The Feelstyle, Mareko, King Kapisi, Swiss, Poetik, SMV, MC Arme, Dok ll, Wiggidy WayQs and an unreleased bonus 2012 archive track with Mr Sicc which is only available on the limited edition hard copy CD.

Tha Movement and Anonymouz proudly invite you to an exclusive listening party, in anticipation of the EP’s online release.

Friday 28 April, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
LOT23
23 Minnie Street, Mt Eden
Entry fee: $20 per person, Purchase tickets on Eventfinda
Kitchen and bar are open from 4pm
18+

Ticket price includes a limited edition hard copy CD with a bonus track that will not be available online.  To pre-order a hard copy CD for $10 without attending the event email thamovenz@gmail.com

MY NEIGHBOURHOOD | Māngere-Otāhuhu Community Visual EP

“Until we hear the stories we cannot make the connections”

By bringing together musicians, songwriters and lyricists in the Mangere-Otahuhu community, hip-hop producer Anonymouz (Noma Sio-Salapu) is giving them a voice on a platform they'd never imagine.

The initiative, funded by the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board, will eventually become an album and it aims to give the community a way to express themselves and also show them a side of their hood they might not have known.

Matthew Faiumu Salapu goes by 'Anonymouz' in the creative world. He works from his home studio and says he has only slept for "three hours a day in the last three weeks".

Following a string of incidents recently, the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board chairperson Lydia Sosene hopes this album will connect with youth and give them pride in their suburb. 

"It is a good idea for people in the community to talk about life through a different medium, to reach people of different ages."

Anonymouz contacted artists via community centres, schools and social media and he then took them around the neighbourhood to help them understand the history and ways of the area.

Initially, only four rappers were interested, but that changed to forty musicians from a variety of  musical and cultural backgrounds. They recorded a music video which quickly went viral .

Taking the unconventional approach, Salapu left it up to the artists to decide their lyrics and genre.

"I'm here to facilitate it. When similar themes pop up, I club them together."

The father of three is born and raised in Mangere and grew up learning classical piano and that skill is reflected in this album.

"I'm a big fan of Dr Dre ... how he layers his vocals - so sonically, that will be an influence on this work."

"But local artists have [also] influenced me and the south Auckland history of music is always in my work".

The album will be released on September 30 at the Mangere Town Centre Courtyard (opposite the Mangere Arts Centre) from 7-9pm.

Thanks to www.stuff.co.nz