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Jaro Local Makes History at Vodafone Pacific Music Awards
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Jaro Local, the fast rising star from the Solomon Islands, has made history by being the first ever artist from Melanesia to win an award at the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards in it’s 15 year history.

The prestigious awards ceremony, which recognizes the best Pacific talent from all over the world, was hosted at the Vodafone Events Centre in Auckland, New Zealand on 23rd May 2019.

Jaro Local won “Best International Pacific Artist” of the year award for his hit song “Dakini Tangarareh” which has been a smash hit with lovers of island music all over the world and is at close to 5M+ streams on YouTube. The song was produced by Chris Young and Son.

Previous winners of this award include Island Music heavyweights J-Boog, Common Kings and Fiji.

Jaro Local performed live a medley of his hit songs “Half Malaita” and “Dakini Tangarareh” on the night which was telecasted live and was backed by Rako Pasefika dancers

“I’m honored to be able to win this award and to be able to perform alongside so many other talented Pacific artists. This awards is a win not only for the Solomon Islands, but is a win for Melanesia and all the small islands in the Pacific”.

Full list of 2019 Pacific Music Awards Winners:

Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist Award:

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

NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist Award:

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

PMN Best Pacific Group Award:

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

PMN Best Pacific Gospel Artist Award:

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

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

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

Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist Award:

  • WINNER: Razé – ‘Not About You’
  • La Coco – ‘Waiting’
  • Villette – ‘Not in Love’

Pato Entertainment Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist:

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

Flava Best International Pacific Artist Award:

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

SIT/MAINZ Best Producer Award:

  • WINNER: Kings & 10A – Lov3 & 3go
  • SmokeyGotBeatz – The Most Electrifying, SWIDT
  • Baccyard  – Melo & Blues, Melodownz

NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video:

  • WINNER: Villette ‘Money’ – Directed by Parker Howell, Baron VR
  • Razé X Edy – ‘Not About You’, Directed by Kiel Tutin & Edward Liu
  • Sonatane Kaufusi – ‘Birdie’ , Directed by: Dave Thomson, Imaginary Friends
  • SWIDT – ‘Who Run It’  Directed by 10Daniel16

APRA Best Pacific Song:

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

SunPix Best Pacific Language:

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

Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Music Album Award:

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

Phillip Fuemana Most Promising Pacific Artist:

  • WINNER: Melodownz

NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award:

  • WINNER: General Fiyah feat Three Houses Down – ‘Here To Stay’:

NZ On Air Streaming Award:

  • WINNER: Kings – ‘Don’t Worry About It’

SunPix People’s Choice Award for Best Pacific Artist:

  • WINNER: Tomorrow People

Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award:

  •  WINNER: Her Majesty Queen Sālote Tupou lll

 

Rait Musik Brings Music Stars from the Screen to the Stage
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Every Thursday night millions of viewers tune in to watch popular local music program Rait Musik on EMTV to see their favourite local, South Pacific and classic gold artists perform on TV. Now Rait Musik is bringing your favourite artists from your TV screen in your living room to the stage.

 

Tomorrow night Friday 29th March, Rait Musik is hosting their first ever ‘Rait Musik Live’ concert at the Cosmopolitan, showcasing some of the most popular artists from their program, including some of the hottest artists from PNG and the South Pacific.

 

Headlining is one of the hottest artists in the Pacific – Jaro Local from the Solomon Islands, who is fresh off his 8 city Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific tour which sold out every venue. His new song “Vavine” feat local Central duo Jnr Vigi from Keapara is currently hot and climbing the charts. Also performing is the legendary Basil ‘Blitz’ Greg MBE, Slim Gidix, Nathan Nakikus, Kid Nesian, Kali-D and Jnr Vigi. PNG’s no.1 comedian Elton Kili will also be performing a brand new comedy set that is sure to bring the house down in laughter and tears.

 

Tickets are currently on sale for K50 at Vision City at CHM and Music Factory, CHM at Courts and Clearance Haus at Gordons or for K60 gate fee on the night at the Cosmopolitan. Come down and enjoy a great night of entertainment and get your tickets quick before they sell out!

Jaro Local Connects with Up and Coming PNG Duo Jnr Vigi
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Jaro Local, the fast-rising Island Music star from Solomon Islands, has linked up with up and coming PNG duo Jnr Vigi for his latest release – “Vavine”.

 

After learning from his father, Solomon Islands music legend Sharzy, and a stint with Island Urban boy band Dezine, Jaro Local has spread his wings as a solo artist and achieved major success over the last 2 years. His music has been streamed over 10M times globally, he opened shows for reggae legends Shaggy and Big Mountain and is currently on his second tour performing in sold out venues around Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

 

He has been working on his new album recording at CHM Supersound Studios in PNG and whilst there linked up with local PNG duo Jnr Vigi (real names Aaron Ola and Emmanuel Ola), previously known as Jnr Viginuts. “Jnr Vigi are being played in all the clubs back in Honiara and I really like their style so I was keen to link up with them to do a song and this is what we came up with. Something for all the Vavine’s out there” says Jaro Local.

 

“Vavine” is an island/afrobeat dance-floor jam that is sure to set dance-floors on fire all across the Pacific. It is sung in English, Pidgin and Keapara (which is from the village the Jnr Vigi boys are from).

 

The song will be released worldwide on Friday 1st March 2019 and will be available on all major digital platforms.

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Onetox back with ‘Baby You Are’
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After the first release of their 1st single ‘ Early Morning’  from their come back album early this month, the boys are feeling pretty confident with their second single ‘Baby you are’. With so many fans who have grown to love the Onetox Iconic sound, over the years, the boys feel it is rather fitting for their next single ‘Baby You Are’  to give their loyal fans a familiar sound to enjoy.

‘Baby you are’ is a  reggae love ballard, saturated with sweet harmonies that kicks into an upbeat tempo with a raga by Evin Rush of DMP,  giving this song, a cheerful mood to get you singing and moving along too.

The song officially releases worldwide on Friday 30th November 2018 and is now available in all digital music stores.

 

Onetox Set for Comeback with New Single ‘Early Morning’
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After a long hiatus from making music, world-renown island reggae band, Onetox from the Solomon Islands, are set to break back onto the music scene with the release of their new single “Early Morning” from their highly anticipated comeback album.

The group first burst onto the scene in 2008 with their ground-breaking viral smash hit song “Ramukanji” which took the Pacific by storm, hitting no.1 on charts in many countries. Over the years they have released a series of successful albums and produced more hit singles such as “Everything”, “No Solou” and “High Grade”, which led to their music being streamed millions of times on YouTube, winning multiple music awards in the Pacific and France and have performed in sold out concerts across Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia and in Asia.

Most recently one of their songs was selected to be the official theme song for popular US Travel Show ‘SV Delos’, which has garnered over 90M streams on their episodes on YouTube and has exposed the group to new fans and audiences all around the world.

‘Early Morning’ is a sunshine drenched pop reggae track signaling a new style and direction for the band whilst still retaining that signature Onetox sound. It is produced by Shefram Sound Productions and features up and coming female artist I`lle from PNG.

The Song releases worldwide on Friday 2nd November 2018 and will be available to steam or download on all major music platforms.

(Onetox members: Mossa, Sio + Dehvande)

 

Popular Music Show Rait Musik Set to Return to Airwaves on EMTV
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(Pictured: Ms. Sheena Hughes, Acting CEO of EMTV with Mr. Braden Chin, Music Division Manager of CHM)

After a number of years off-air, Rait Musik, the popular local music TV show promoting the best in PNG and South Pacific music, will finally be returning to the airwaves on EMTV due to popular demand.

The show had been a staple on EMTV for years and had consistently been one of the most top rated and popular programs on TV, attracting millions of viewers old and young alike, often rivalling the National News and Rugby League in terms of ratings and viewership. The show will continue to be produced by CHM Supersound, who have produced other popular iconic music shows such as Pepsi Fizz, CHM Supersound Hits, South Pacific Music and PNG Gospel Hits over the last 30 years.

Rait Musik will be back with a new and improved format in October 2018, which aims to kick start EMTV’s new and exciting 2019 program line up. The show will continue to play the best in PNG and South Pacific music, showcasing new music videos as well as classic gold hits, spotlighting artists via interviews and even providing some comedy entertainment. There will be some new changes to the format, but the goal will be the same, and that is to promote PNG talent and culture and bring wholesome entertainment for the whole family.

“We are delighted that Rait Musik will be back on EMTV as it was the number one local music program for such a long time in PNG” said EMTV CEO, Ms. Sheena Hughes.

“This is part of our new programming revamp in 2019, and we are excited that CHM has partnered with us to bring this entertaining music program back” she concluded.

“We’ve had so many people ask us to bring Rait Musik back, we’re excited to partner with EMTV to bring it back bigger and better” said CHM Supersound Manager, Mr. Braden Chin.

The show will be back on-air Thursday nights prime time at 7pm on EMTV.

Jaro Local Set to Release Debut Album
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After releasing a number of highly successful singles over the past 2 years, Jaro Local, the fast rising Island Reggae star from the Solomon Islands, is preparing for the release of his debut album “Dakini Tangarareh”.

The son of Solomon Islands music legend Sharzy, from a young age Jaro Local got to learn from one of the very best. He officially kick-started his own career as a teenager with Island Urban boy band Dezine with his cousins Sean Rii and Santana. Dezine exploded onto the music scene with their smash hit ‘Gyal’ in 2013 and continued to break new ground with their hits ‘Must Be Love’ and  ‘Lady Jazz’ cementing their status as one of the hottest island bands in the Pacific.

Since going solo in 2016, Jaro Local has soared to new musical heights – he won Rookie of the Year, Song of the Year and South Pacific Artist of the Year at the PNG FM Music Awards in 2017, his music achieved millions of plays on YouTube, he performed in sold out tours in PNG, Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia + New Zealand. And most recently his song “Dakini Tangarareh” became a smash hit across the Pacific + New Zealand and recently was selected to be play-listed on the no.1 most popular Hawaiian Reggae playlist on Spotify.

His debut album will feature some of his biggest hits including “Dakini Tangarareh”, “Half Malaita” “Ngoiza” and will also feature one brand new unreleased track. Jaro Local is excited about the release of his debut album saying “I’m proud to be able to share my music with all my fans and do my part to keep taking Island Music to the world and to represent for the Solomon Islands”.

The album will be released worldwide on Friday 24th August 2018 and will be available on all major music platforms.

Pre-order or pre-save Jaro Local’s album “Dakini Tangarareh” here – http://bit.ly/dakini-tangarareh-album


Kid Nesian Back with a Fresh Summertime song ‘Into You’
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Fresh off the success of his recent song “Lalomu” featuring dancehall star Chi Ching Ching from Jamaica, Kid Nesian, the fast rising island reggae singer from Papua New Guinea, is getting ready for the debut of his next single “Into You”.

Kid Nesian initially caught attention as a 16 year old when he snuck on to the reality TV singing show Digicel Stars as an under-aged contestant and stormed his way to 2nd place in the Grand Final. After taking some time off to finish school, he broke back out onto the scene again last year with his breakthrough single “Stap Wantaim Yu”.

Since then his songs have hit no.1 on the Pacific Top 20 Charts, have charted in the Top 10 of the Australian Top 25 Reggae Charts, have received airplay from Reggae radio stations in the US, Europe, Latin America and have dominated radio stations around the South Pacific. He’s also recently signed on to be the official brand ambassador for Wexler Electronics and mini-brand ambassador for Sprite.

His newest track gives his fans the one thing they miss the most this time of the year – summertime vibes. ‘Into You’ is a fresh Pop/RnB Reggae track that will have you feeling those feel-good vibes that are perfect for a relaxing day on the beach with your significant other.

The song is about a guy in love with a girl out of his league, as Kid Nesian explains “Back where I’m from, city girls don’t date local boys. Local boys might not have fancy cars but they still got plenty to offer. This song is for all them local boys out there”.

The song will be released worldwide on Fri 29th June 2018 and will be available on all major music platforms.

    • ‘Lalomu’ is out now and is available on all major music platform – http://www.chmsupersound.com/music/into-you-kid-nesian/
    • Watch the official music video here

    • Listen to the song on Spotify


 

Lalomu

Kid Nesian Collabs with International Dancehall Artist Chi Ching Ching
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Kid Nesian, the fast rising reggae sensation from Papua New Guinea, has collaborated with international dancehall star Chi Ching Ching for his latest release – “Lalomu”.

It’s been an interesting journey for the young 21 year old reggae singer. It was only 12 months ago when he put out his very first single “Stap Wantaim Yu” with his record label CHM Supersound. And since then his songs have hit no.1 on the Pacific Top 20 Charts, have charted in the Top 10 of the Australian Top 25 Reggae Charts, have received airplay from Reggae radio stations in the US, Europe and Latin America and have dominated radio stations around the South Pacific.

Kid Nesian is excited to be collaborating with the Jamaican dancehall star on his latest release, saying “I’m a big fan of Chi Ching Ching’s music, so I was super excited when he agreed to jump on the track. His style is so unique and I love the energy and vibe he brought to the song.”

Chi Ching Ching, himself a rising star in the Reggae/Dancehall scene, is the first artist signed to Dutty Rock Productions, the label owned and founded by multi-platinum music superstar Sean Paul. He recently featured on Sean Paul’s hit song ‘Crick Neck’ (10M views) and recently toured around Europe with him. Chi Ching Ching will be releasing his own debut album this year.

“Lalomu” is an Island/Jawaiian reggae track that features beautiful harmonies and RnB vocals from Kid Nesian fused with Jamaican stylings from Chi Ching Ching. It is sung in both English and Motu. “Lalomu” is a Motu/PNG expression meaning “I’m Yours”.

The song will be released worldwide on Fri 27th April 2018 and will be available on all major music platforms for streaming and downloads.

 

  • Listen to the song on Spotify

Kid Nesian Looking to Branch Out with Latest Release ‘One Kiss’
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With the success of his first 2 singles performing extremely well around the South Pacific, Kid Nesian is looking to branch out to new markets with his newest offering ‘One Kiss’.

 

His first single ‘Stap Wantaim Yu’ was a big hit all around the South Pacific, gaining radio airplay in Australia, Samoa, Tonga, Guam, Marshall Islands + French Polynesia and ultimately reached No.4 on the Australian Top 25 Reggae Dancehall Charts. His follow up single ‘Tamine’ was also a hit and received radio airplay around Polynesia + Micronesia while reaching No.8 on the Pacific Top 20. But it was his most recent release that has really made waves, with his reggae cover of The Scorpion’s classic hit “Wind of Change” making a big splash internationally.

 

The song received support from major reggae websites from the US, UK, Germany and Australia and received radio airplay in Latin America and Europe. It’s also currently no.1 on the Pacific Top 20 Charts.

 

Though thrilled with the response to his first 3 singles and happy to know that he is helping to take PNG music to other regions, he is hoping his next single can branch out even further and can continue to reach new fans in different markets.

 

“Why can’t PNG music from PNG artists become popular in other countries? We have so much talent and creativity here, it would be great to have a local artist fly the flag for PNG in the music charts in countries all over the world. Hopefully Kid Nesian can begin to pave the way for local artists.” says Braden Chin, Music Division Manager for CHM Supersound.

 

He has become popular for his fresh sunny island reggae style, however ‘One Kiss’ is a slight departure from that signature sound of his. He describes his new release as a Reggae Love ballad with a Pop/RnB feel. He knows his fans will be surprised to hear something different to what they’re used to, but he is confident they will embrace this new sound. “Reggae is no longer just one style anymore, music today is fused with many different genres, so I wanted to try something different for my next release and I think my fans will really enjoy it” says Kid Nesian.

 

  • ‘One Kiss’ is out now and is available on all major music platform – https://www.chmsupersound.com/music/kid-nesian-one-kiss/
  • See the official lyric video here – http://bit.ly/one-kiss-reggaeville-YT
  • Listen to the song on Spotify

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