King Kapisi kicks off summer of free music

Auckland City Council
Media release
5 January 2009

King Kapisi kicks off summer of free music

Catch King Kapisi, Opensouls and Chong Nee live when they take the stage at Myers Park for Telecom Summer Sounds on Saturday, 10 January.

King Kapisi hit us in 1998 with Sub-Cranium Feeling and has been a constant on New Zealand airwaves ever since.

He is joined by the fresh and soul-packed sound of Opensouls, and New Zealand’s premier R’n’B, soul and hip hop producer, Chong Nee.

Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee chairperson, Councillor Greg Moyle, encourages everyone to come along to the weekend’s activities.

“This is the first of eight Telecom Summer Sounds concerts for 2009 and it will set the tone for a summer packed with more than 40 free Music in Parks events in our city’s most spectacular parks,” says Mr Moyle.

Telecom Summer Sounds is part of Auckland City Council’s Music in Parks programme, celebrating 16 summers of free, live Kiwi music in our spectacular open spaces.

Music in Parks 2009 is proudly sponsored by Telecom and Drake International, and supported by NZCT, The Lion Foundation, Perry Foundation, RadioWorks (Mai FM, Solid Gold, The Breeze, MORE FM, The Edge, Radio Live and Kiwi FM), Juice TV and George FM.

Visit www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/events for full Music in Parks details and to get a copy of the programme.

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Note to editors:
Music in Parks – Upcoming Telecom Summer Sounds events
Saturday, 31 January, 2pm to 6pm
Telecom Summer Sounds – Coyle Park
Featuring Katchafire, dDub and The Caitlin Smith Group
Coyle Park, Point Chevalier
Saturday, 14 February, 2pm to 6pm
Telecom Summer Sounds – Nixon Park
Featuring DIE! DIE! DIE!, The Naked and Famous, Chris Knox and Battle Circus
Nixon Park, Kingsland
Saturday, 21 February, 5pm to 9pm
Telecom Summer Sounds – Waiheke’s Little Day In
Featuring House of Shem and Tahuna Breaks
Onetangi sports park, Waiheke Island
Friday, 27 February, 6pm to 9.30pm
Telecom Summer Sounds – Blockhouse Bay
Featuring Hammond Gamble and The DeSotos
Blockhouse Bay Beach Reserve, Blockhouse Bay
Saturday, 7 March, 2pm to 6pm
Telecom Summer Sounds – Selwyn Reserve
Featuring Luke Buda, Tama Waipara and Anna Coddington
Selwyn Reserve, Mission Bay
Sunday, 15 March, 4pm to 7pm
Telecom Summer Sounds – Sturges Park
Featuring Ardijah and Hikoikoi
Sturges Park, Otahuhu
Friday, 3 April, 8pm to 11pm
Telecom Summer Sounds – Beresford Square
Featuring Pitch Black and The Lewis McCallum Orchestra
Beresford Square, CBD

ENDS

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