SOLOMON Islands music sensation and Aelan music king ‘Sharzy’ is set to release his new album entitled ‘One Summer’, by the end of April. After some years of promoting other local and international artists, the native icon told the Solomon Star that he is set to release his 7th album this year. Speaking exclusively to…
THE Melanesian Arts & Cultural Festival (MACFest) Committee is calling on musicians around the country to submit entries for the Festival Theme Song completion which opens this week. To qualify for the competition, the musician or artist must be a Solomon Islander by origin with a background in music and song writing or musical arrangement.…
Set to tour New Zealand next By RONALD TOITO’ONA SOLOMON Islands renowned hit making songster ‘Jaro Local’ is set to head to the New Zealand on a scheduled tour this month. The man behind the famous ‘Half Malaita’ song will be performing for his NZ fans for the first time, at Club Royalz in Manukau,…
Members of local traditional and contemporary band, KMK Kaumaakonga made history for themselves after they completed a successful six weeks tour in parts of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Auckland based band leader, Willie Tekatoha explained that the tour was the longest and most challenging the band had ever engaged in and it’s a…
OUR talented hip-hop dancers will teach Kiribati youths to prepare for their upcoming biggest youth event in December says Managing Director of Hailies Entertainment Simon Chottu. Mr Chottu said under a new arrangement Honiara dancers will give the youths of greater Kiribati a chance to get active and learn plenty of banging skills. “We are…
BY now you might have heard the “Half Tikopia” song as it dominates the airwaves, especially on Paoa FM. The artist behind this song is the 24-year-old Phillip Lauka of North Choiseul and North Malaita descent. Known as ‘Black M’, music for Phillip is just a hobby. “I listen to music every day, and I…
FUNKY and Rushee are hitting the airwaves again with their brand new single “Nice Bola Lo Kula”. The new song featured other notable artists in PNG like Young Dee, Drex Blunteh and J Liko who is also part Solomon Islands. The brothers Funky & Rushee are currently based in Port Moresby and have been living…
AUSTRALIAN-BASED Solomon Islands Hip Hop artist, Kera, working in collaboration with local artist Radical T.K have established a music production studio-”warrior records” at Gizo in the Western province. Speaking to Paoa FM, Kera said the studio was implemented to help boost the local talented artists down in the western province, and other artist around the…
HONIARA will stage the country’s biggest reggae concert next weekend. The Pacific Islands reggae sensations Naio from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands very own Native Stoneage will perform at Art Gallery showground on Saturday September 30 and Sunday October 1. Organiser of the concert Allan Siau told the Solomon Star that this two-day concert marks a…
Solomon Islands international music artist Jah Boy mesmerized fans in Kiribati Thursday last week with a live performance at the Betio Sports Complex in the capital Tarawa. A force to reckon with in reggae, pop, hip hop and a blend of R&B fusion, Kirwan Hatigeva ( Jah Boy’s birth name), a Solomon Islander of mixed…