After McGruer joined the group, The Volume EP was released in 2004 and their debut LP
Kora went to number one in the New Zealand charts, spending a year in the top 40 and reaching double platinum status. Devilskin bassist Paul Martin said he was always thrilled to play on New Zealand soil. “These shows are going to so be much fun. We can’t wait to take this on the road and share the magic and the message of family, love and unity with as many people as we can.” He said the band had shared a stage with Kora a few times over the years. Most notably at Rock the Park a few years ago when they played to 18,000 people.
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Join eNViouS in Auckland for what promises to be the launch party of 2021! Experience some of NZ’s finest musicians mixed in with the amazing talent of emerging local artists as we transcend through a diverse line-up of funk, neosoul, R&B, rap and electronica. Join us for a jam - we can’t wait to party with you!
Headlining is the latest project from Francis Kora [KORA] coming to you live for the very first time! ’BOOGIE BADDIES’ is an eclectic sound, where old school funk meets the new funk of today with a ‘lil bit of an edge.
Kora to play maiden Whanganui show at Cooks Gardens
14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Founding members Francis Kora (third from right) and Dan McGruer (second from left) had been writing songs together remotely long before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Photo / The Music Is Talking
Founding members Francis Kora (third from right) and Dan McGruer (second from left) had been writing songs together remotely long before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Photo / The Music Is Talking
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
Kora burst onto the New Zealand s music scene in 2004 with the release of their Volume EP, but they are yet to play a show in Whanganui - until now.
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If Colmar Brunton were to release a survey of New Zealanders’ loudest nights, biggest laughs, and heartiest sing-alongs, chances are they happened at a garage party.
For the uninitiated, a garage party is a guaranteed good time combination of a beaten-up couch, a bunch of whānau, plenty of kai, open drinks, and a big smile on every face there.
Modern Māori Quartet has taken the quintessential garage party concept and turned it into a hilarious award-winning show that has toured more countries than they can count. The entertaining quartet is now returning home to Auckland to perform for the first time in the Wintergarden at The Civic from December 2 to December 20 – just in time for Christmas!
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If Colmar Brunton were to release a survey of New Zealanders’ loudest nights, biggest laughs, and heartiest sing-alongs, chances are they happened at a garage party.
For the uninitiated, a garage party is a guaranteed good time combination of a beaten-up couch, a bunch of whānau, plenty of kai, open drinks, and a big smile on every face there.
Modern Māori Quartet has taken the quintessential garage party concept and turned it into a hilarious award-winning show that has toured more countries than they can count. The entertaining quartet is now returning home to Auckland to perform for the first time in the Wintergarden at The Civic from December 2 to December 20 – just in time for Christmas!