Imon Starr bringing Olmecha Supreme to Whanganui for first time
10 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Olmecha Supreme are in Whanganui this month. Photo / Supplied
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
Two members of long-running New Zealand band Olmecha Supreme Soundsystem - Captain Imon Starr and King Home Boy - will play a special New Zealand Music Month show in Whanganui. It s the first time the group has performed here.
Starr, formerly a part of Wellington roots act Rhombus, said while the full band wouldn t be making the journey, he and King Home Boy would still be having as much fun as the audience themselves.
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