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Katchafire Announce Collab with Kaiit - Collie Herb Man Single from Revival 2.0 Guest Edition+ Vinyl & CD pre-order for Revival 2.0 Double Album
Katchafire have announced a collab with Australian neo-soul singer Kaiit for their next Revival 2.0 Guest Edition single, releasing Collie Herb Man out today, October 30.
The forthcoming Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album is out November 27, uniting roots and reggae voices from across the globe including UB40’s Ali Campbell, Hawaii’s Mike Love, UK’s Brinsley Ford, NZ’s Louis Baker, and Australian First Nations artist Emily Wurramara.
Limited edition Vinyl & CD double-albums are available to pre-order via Holiday Records, featuring heavy-weight translucent green smoke vinyl, packaging the Revival 2.0 Remixed & Remastered album together with the Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album.
Katchafire are now in Australia for a five-week tour through October and November, then head to the UK for shows with UB40, and several festivals in Australia and New Zealand have been announced for 2027 (Dates & venues below).
Blending vibrant reggae rhythms with Māori influences, Katchafire have created a distinctive sound recognised worldwide. For 25 years, they have championed Māori music and Pacific reggae through songs celebrating family, unity and cultural pride. Their powerful melodies and dynamic live performances continue to resonate with audiences around the globe.
Katchafire Announce Collab with Kolohe Kai On Colour Me Life Single
Katchafire announce their next single to be lifted from their forthcoming Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album, releasing Colour Me Life with Hawaii’s Kolohe Kai, out on June 5. The Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album is slated for release on November 27.
“Katchafire is without a doubt my favourite reggae band of all time. All through High School we’d spend almost every day singing songs like Seriously, Get Away and Meant To Be. To have the honour to be a part of a remake of Colour Me Life twenty years later is beyond anything my childhood musical dreams could’ve come up with. Mahalo to Katchafire for having me on this!”, Kolohe Kai said.
Katchafire Announce Lose Your Power Single with Quino & James of Big Mountain
Katchafire announce their next single to be lifted from their forthcoming Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album, releasing Lose Your Power with Quino and James of San Diego’s Big Mountain, out on May 8. The Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album is slated for release on November 27.
JUST JANIE RELEASES ALBUM Mythology of the Girls
Ōtautahi-based Indie-folk musician Just Janie is entering a new era with her debut album Mythology of the Girls. A reaction to nostalgia through a modern lens, the album pays homage to the folk scene of the late sixties and early seventies and deconstructs the rose-tinted perspective for the era where women faced a myriad of societal limitations.
JUST JANIE - Mythology of the Girls
JUST JANIE releases her first single this February 2026, from the forthcoming album of the same name – Mythology of the Girls – out this May for NZ Music Month.
Just Janie is emerging as a compelling new voice in Aotearoa Indie Folk. Born and raised in Central Otago, Just Janie grew up writing songs tucked beneath the Hawkdun Ranges. Janie writes music and poetry as a form of creative therapy.
STORMY WEATHER – NEW SINGLE BY RIQI HARAWIRA TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FLOOD RELIEF IN HAWKES BAY
Riqi Harawira (Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa) releases today his reggae rock fusion track Stormy Weather. Written about his adopted home of Hawkes Bay and Cyclone Gabrielle, which devasted communities there and around Aotearoa, Stormy Weather tells a powerful and hopeful story of a community resilience and coming together to mend.
