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Pacific music gig brings international flavour

Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 1:54 pm | Pacific Underground

PASIFIKANA - a post Vodafone Pacific Music Awards event on Friday 9 May, at The Tuning Fork (Vector Arena) brings international musicians Kalaga’la from New Caledonia who will collaborate for one night only with New Zealand Hip Hop icon King Kapisi ... More >>

From “Under the Fale” Pacific Underground Rises Again

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 3:25 pm | Pacific Underground

Christchurch performing arts group Pacific Underground continues its twenty-year celebration this weekend marking the groups milestone with a four-way collaboration with FESTA, The Free Theatre and Auckland Unitec’s School of Architecture for “Under ... More >>

Island Summer music a universal language

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 12:06 pm | Pacific Underground

South Island musicians Samoan Pos Mavaega of Christchurch and Tokelau /Tongan Hiliako Iaheto of Dunedin will join forces again at the Fortune Theatre, for Pacific Underground’s show ‘Island Summer’ on Saturday 8 June at 7.30pm. More >>

History makers Pacific Underground celebrates twenty years

Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 11:14 am | Pacific Underground

New Zealand’s longest running Pasifika performing arts group Pacific Underground marks its twentieth anniversary with a series of shows starting in Dunedin presenting “Island Summer” by Pos Mavaega at the Fortune Theatre on Saturday 8th June 2013. ... More >>

LADI 6 performs for Aranui

Monday, 28 November 2011, 12:53 pm | Pacific Underground

LADI 6 performs for Aranui Ladi 6 aka Karoline Tamati returns to her Christchurch roots to perform at Aranui’s Family Festival AFFIRM on Saturday 3 December at Wainoni Park. More >>

Pacific Underground homeless not show-less

Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 3:03 pm | Pacific Underground

Father and Sons a brand new show presented by the Christchurch Arts Festival and performing arts collective Pacific Underground debuts on Friday 23 September in the Telstra Club. Preceded by Pacific Underground (PU)¹s offering of their popular show ... More >>

Summer grooves from the South

Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 9:19 am | Pacific Underground

Pacific Roots South, a new gig for Dunedin presented by Pacific Underground and Navigators will feature its own iconic reggae band 'Koile with support from Pacific Underground, Dunedin vocal group Half Kutz and Christchurch upcoming reggae band D'sendantz this ... More >>

PACIFIC UNDERGROUND releases Island Summer CD

Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 11:29 am | Pacific Underground

PACIFIC UNDERGROUND releases Island Summer CD   In time for the coming summer Pacific Underground serves up their new CD Island Summer for release on Saturday 6 November in Christchurch, at Nga Hau E Wha National Marae in Aranui.  More >>

Roots South Celebrates Local Pasifika Bands

Thursday, 8 July 2010, 5:14 pm | Pacific Underground

Pacific Underground’s newest event that replaces the annual Pacific Arts Festival is ‘Pacific Roots South’ a series of music gigs that continues the celebration of New Zealand’s Pacific indigenous contemporary bands out of the South Island. More >>

Ten Summers Of Pacific Arts Ends In Celebration

Monday, 25 January 2010, 11:53 am | Pacific Underground

After presenting 10 festivals in Christchurch, Pacific Underground will cease delivering the annual Pacific Arts Festival as it prepares for the final time ‘Ten - Pacific Arts’ that will be held from 3 - 6 February, 2010. More >>

Thank you Christchurch

Thursday, 29 October 2009, 2:47 pm | Pacific Underground

Three weeks out from the devastating Tsunami that hit Samoa, Christchurch made a huge contribution to fundraising efforts by buying tickets to the I Love The Islands Samoa Relief concert held at the Westpac Arena last Tuesday night. Tickets sold amounted ... More >>

Thank you Christchurch

Thursday, 29 October 2009, 2:46 pm | Pacific Underground

Three weeks out from the devastating Tsunami that hit Samoa, Christchurch made a huge contribution to fundraising efforts by buying tickets to the I Love The Islands Samoa Relief concert held at the Westpac Arena last Tuesday night. Tickets sold amounted ... More >>

South IslandRoots Reggae celebrated

Thursday, 2 July 2009, 2:31 pm | Pacific Underground

Pacific Roots South a celebration of local reggae bands as well as special guests from Dunedin – ‘Koile,  kicks off an annual event of summer More >>

Pacific Arts Festival of Christchurch

Friday, 23 January 2009, 4:03 pm | Pacific Underground

Celebrating Pacific Arts in Aotearoa this year's line up includes guest Herbs Unplugged,Maori songstress Toni Huata, Dunedin Reggae band Koile, artists Lonnie Hutchinson, Andy Leleisiu'uao, Stone Maka, and Raphael Stowers, Cerisse Palalagi. More >>

ChCh Underground group surfaces with 3 events

Monday, 11 September 2006, 9:04 am | Pacific Underground

Christchurch performing arts collective known for the training ground for some of NZ’s most successful artists such as;- BroTown and Sione’s Wedding’s Oscar Kightley, David Fane and Shimpal Lelisi, Fat Freddy’s Drop’s Dallas Tamaira and ... More >>

Soul Defined plays again at the Dux de Lux.

Thursday, 1 June 2006, 11:05 am | Pacific Underground

Once again Pacific Underground brings together the flashest of their friends in music to put on their most recent successful music collaboration that is Soul Defined; at the Dux de Lux on Wednesday 7 June, 9pm. Tickets are $10 at the door. More >>

Return of the Nakeds

Monday, 30 January 2006, 10:23 am | Pacific Underground

At Ono - Pacific Arts Family Day on Saturday 4 February, the return of the Naked Samoans marks the sixth Pacific Arts festival that these comedians have attended, giving them a 100% attendance rate to Christchurch's annual summer Pasifika event, ... More >>

Pacific Film premieres in Christchurch

Monday, 30 January 2006, 9:59 am | Pacific Underground

Ono – Pacific Arts, from 1 – 4 February celebrates local and international Pasifika film with a Christchurch Premiere of the Fijian made feature film “The Land Has Eyes”, and “Underground Flicks” short films by local film makers; screening on Thursday ... More >>

A taste of the Ono – Pacific Arts Festival

Monday, 23 January 2006, 9:00 am | Pacific Underground

A taste of the Ono – Pacific Arts Festival From traditional tattooists to a once-only performance by a 25-guitar orchestra, this year’s Ono – Pacific Arts Festival from 1 to 4 February promises another unique package of Pacifica arts. More >>

Peaceful relocation for Gallery

Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 5:23 pm | Pacific Underground

Gallery Pasifika, now relocated on Seaview Rd in New Brighton, proudly re-opens it's doors on Saturday 9 July, at 9:30am close to the idyllic setting that beckons many of New Zealand and the Pacific - the sea. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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