Tomorrow People (Band)
| Tomorrow People | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 2010-Present |
| Labels | Illegal Musik / Warner Music |
| Website | http://www.tomorrowpeoplereggae.com |
| Members |
Avina Kelekolio (percussion, toasting) |
| Past members |
Liam Va'ai |
Avina Kelekolio (percussion, toasting)
Tana Tupai (lead keys, vocals)
Kenape Saupese (vocals, keys)
Hamo Dell (vocals)
Marcus Abraham (vocals, guitar)
Daniel Sugrue (drums)
Liam Va'ai
Lio Fili
Hennie Tui
Elia Feterika
Analote Faletolu
La'i Lepou
Aaron Davey
Luke Whaanga
Johanna Beazley
Aroha Owens
Greer Samuel
Kahui Toby
Tomorrow People is a 7-piece New Zealand reggae band that formed in 2010. Their debut album ONE was released on 1 June 2012 under Illegal Musik / Warner Music and debuted at Number One on the New Zealand charts. It was later certified Gold. They have also released an EP called ONE.5 in 2014, and a full-length album called Bass & Bassinets in 2015.
Tomorrow People began as a studio project in 2010 between four friends who were in a previous band together. Avina Kelekolio (production, toasting), Lio Fili (bass, production), Tana Tupai (keys) and Liam Va'ai (vocals) all played together in the covers band Terakey, and in their spare time they recorded some songs at Avina's home studio setup in Wellington. Once they had a handful of original songs, the group uploaded their music to YouTube. The social media public had a listen to "One More Time", "Jammin" and "Sundown Girl" and it wasn't long before they were asked if they could play some live shows.
As they didn't have a live band at the time, Elia Feterika (drums), Analote Faletolu (vocals), Aaron Davey (guitar) and La'i Lepou (keys) were recruited to make up the original line up of Tomorrow People Their first show was an opening slot for New Zealand roots reggae band Three Houses Down in Masterton.
The band's debut album was entirely written by the original four members. Avina Kelekolio did the overall production while the others contributed ideas in Avina's home studio. Mixing and mastering was all done in-house. The first single to be released was "Feel Alright" featuring Hawaiian band Kolohe Kai and although it was a collaboration, the song was done entirely via sending files and ideas back and forth between New Zealand and Hawaii. The song was one of the first reggae songs to be played on urban radio in New Zealand. A trend which continues to this day. 10 songs from this album were released to radio between 2010-2012.
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