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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 231 – New, Ka Pai Kiwi Christmas Song

Submitted by on December 12, 2010 – 9:07 pm

I found this groovy new Christmas song via Serena Star Leonard on facebook today.   It’s really good!  I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a Kiwi hit.  It’s got a nice wee tune and the vocals are impressive and the quality of music and production is surprisingly high considering how quickly they wrote the song.   Scroll down to watch and listen.  The musicians are calling for donations and all proceeds to to the Auckland City Mission this Christmas.  Here’s their press release:

In a move not much unlike the British movie the “Full Monty” (where a troupe of unemployed beneficiaries band together to create a show to support themselves and their families), this week a group of beneficiaries released a Christmas carol with a very distinct kiwi feel and a whole lot of heart. The troupe of unemployed musicians met less than a month ago at a seminar put together by the The Depot and wrote “A Kiwi Christmas” in an hour and recorded it in record time.

The result is a Christmas pop wonder: a tune driven by a soulful violin melody, an infectiously catchy beat and the sort of lyrics that, as The Depot programme Manager Lynn Lawton said, “make the hair at the back of your neck stand up.” The band is composed of: Vanessa Rare (Shortland Street actress who played Tama’s mother and who also acted as Rata in Gaylene Preston’s 1990 feature film “Ruby and Rata”), Kip Tipuna, a guitarist whose trade mark are his pure white false finger nails and red shoes, a 6 ft 3 multi talented Tongan named STKX who sounds like “Prince”, Daniel Munro, a young Cat Stevens look alike, Indi Star, a violinist who once toured with Hothouse Flowers and Australian Idol, Ross Larsen, an accomplished bass guitarist and Adee Keil, an ex R&B Hip Hop Manager.

“The recession has seen a lot of us fall by the wayside and the work just… isn’t there. I must have sent over 200 CVs and in the end found myself re-training with the help of The Depot programme” quotes Vanessa Rare. Yet instead of seeing this as a quick money making scheme, the musos have agreed that all proceeds from the sale of the song will go to people even more strapped for income this Christmas season and will donate those takings to the Auckland City Mission.

For additional information, to arrange interviews or images contact:
Adee Keil (The Depot): Home (09) 372-9566, Cell (027) 631 5358

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