Ladi6 with Team Dynamite

Released last year to great acclaim, their third album AUTOMATIC was recorded between Detroit's legendary Studio and Revolver Studios in Waiuku. It was hailed by the NZ Herald in a breathless five-star review as a 'sonic stunner', and even professional curmudgeon Simon Sweetman declared it "the record of her career".."slinky and groovy and - sonically - it's a joy". It debuted at number three on the national charts and featured on many end-of-year 'best of' lists.

This year has seen the band make their dubut tour of Brazil, and they are about to embark on a comprehensive tour of Europe and, for the first time, the US. Their mid-winter tour of NZ is something of a victory lap for Ladi, Parks, Brandon Haru and Julien Dyne - a band who have always let the music speak for itself.

In support are hotly-tipped Auckland hip-hop collective Team Dynamite. Their laid-back, jazz influenced style has invited comparisons to A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast and De La Soul, albeit with a distinctively NZ Flavour. Their latest release, the album Shepherd's Delight features guest appearances from members of Hombrew, @peace and Che Fu and was highly praised by reviewers for its "great mix of sharp flow, clever lines and warm production, evoking the DIY East Coast sound of '90s. [Team Dynamite] navigate easily between social commentary, quirky metaphors and retrospect." (NZ Musician).

The hip-hop collective TEAM DYNAMITE shot their NZ On Air funded video for "Coconut Lime feat. Che Fu" over the weekend with film director Eddy Fifield. Watch the video here.

"The boys wanted a Kung Fu themed music video, and so I decided we might as well go all out and make a legit Kung Fu film with fights, costumes, sets, bad dubbing, and a narrative ripped straight from the classic Kung Fu films of the late 70's and early 80's. This turned out to be a pretty ambitious project, but with a great crew of hard working and talented people, and great energy and commitment from the band, we ended up with something pretty spectacular." - Eddy