The Black Seeds
| The Black Seeds | |
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 The Black Seeds (2012) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Wellington , New Zealand |
| Genre (s) | Dub , reggae , funk |
| founding | 1998 |
| Website | www.theblackseeds.com |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Barnaby Weir |
Guitar, vocals |
Mike Fabulous |
Singing, percussion |
Daniel Weetman |
Drums |
Jarney Murphy |
bass |
Tim Jarray |
Trumpet |
Barrett Hocking |
saxophone |
Jabin Ward |
Keyboard |
Nigel Patterson |
| Lee Prebble | |
| former members | |
Keyboard, vocals |
Bret McKenzie |
Trumpet |
Andrew Christiansen |
The Black Seeds are a New Zealand band that make reggae , dub and funk music.
history
The Black Seeds at Summerjam 2013
It was founded in 1998 in Wellington ( New Zealand ) and usually has eight members. The instruments represented are: vocals, guitar , saxophone , trumpet , bass , drums , bongos , keyboard , wood block and various others.
In June 2011 Barrett Hocking replaced the previous trumpeter Andrew Christiansen.
Former band member Bret McKenzie is a member of the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords alongside Jemaine Clement and composed five songs for the movie The Muppets (awarded the Oscar in 2012 for best theme song).
Discography
- 2001: Keep On Pushing LP
- 2003: On the Sun
- 2003: Pushed
- 2006: Into the Dojo
- 2008: Solid Ground
- 2012: Dust and Dirt
- 2017: Fabric
Web links
Commons : The Black Seeds - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website
- The Black Seeds at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Black Seeds . Under the radar. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ↑ Katarina Filipe: Going global with The Black Seeds . In: The Timaru Herald , March 16, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.