Late Lounge: Hikoikoi at TheNewDowse Mar 4th
Hikoikoi is bringing its old-school-authentic Jamaican sounds and earthy beats to the March session of Late Lounge. The three-piece roots/rock/soul group, well known for its infectious, soaring vocals and sub-sonic roots vibrations, perform from 7pm. The evening warms up with exhibition tours at 5:30pm and 6:30pm - Bill Viola’s extraordinary spiritual video work, The Messenger, providing the perfect preamble to Hikoikoi’s invigorating lyrics and soulful sounds. Entry for the evening is by koha with all galleries, café, cash bar and Shopette open until 9pm.
“Music for your head as well as your heart.” Miles Buckingham, Unchartered, 2009
Last year, Hikoikoi’s self titled debut album shot to number four on the New Zealand charts. The band’s sound is an organic fusion of earthy beats and grooves, peppered with rich harmonic interplay drawing on themes from early gospel and roots reggae, blended with jazz and funk grooves. www.myspace.com/hikoikoi
“The packed dance floor was bathed in the unique misty voice of lead vocalists Paul Wickham and moved by the reggae jaunt and silky jazz flavours of his comrades.” San Francisco Bathhouse live review, 2009
Since 2006, Hikoikoi has played festivals throughout New Zealand, including Wellington’s One Love, the Cuba Street Carnival and The Jackson Street Fiesta; the Nelson Winter Festival; the Parihaka Peace Festival, the Rotorua Mardi Gras, Palmerston’s North’s Festival of Cultures and Auckland’s Music In Parks. More recently, Hikoikoi enjoyed an opening slot with Katchafire for the Original Wailers in Porirua.
As well as providing the perfect setting to immerse oneself in The Messenger, visitors to Late Lounge can experience the playful exhibition Bogle Bogle by Seung Yul Oh; ogle at Lisa Walker’s quirky jewellery in Unwearable and catch HotHouse Season 2 and Long Live the Modern. Full details on www.newdowse.org.nz
TheNewDowse
45 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt
onstage from 7pm
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The Dowse Art MuseumThe Dowse Art Museum presents a diverse exhibition programme of local, national and international contemporary artists and designers. Well established as one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary galleries, The Dowse celebrates creativity across a range of arts disciplines, including sculpture, jewellery, photography, architecture, craft and technology.
A dynamic calendar of public programmes complements each exhibition season with curators' and artists' talks, school holiday programmes and workshops attracting visitors of all ages.
Live performances include a monthly Late Lounge sessions that showcases New Zealand music in a relaxed, family friendly environment.
The Dowse building is a showcase of sustainable and innovative design and a meeting place for many communities – a place for performances, workshops, product launches, fashion parades, weddings and more. The Dowse houses twelve exhibition spaces, a café, shopette, an outdoor courtyard, a creative workshop specially designed for hands-on classes and a family lounge.
Full details on www.dowse.org.nz, www.facebook.com/thedowseartmuseum
Open: Mon–Fri 10am–4.30pm, Sat–Sun 10am–5pm
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