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Dam Native

{{Short description|New Zealand hip hop group}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{More citations needed|date=May 2009}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Dam Native
(formerly Native Base)

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| alias =

| origin = New Zealand

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| genre = hip hop

| occupation =

| years_active = 1992–present

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| associated_acts =

| website = http://www.damnative.com/

| current_members =

| past_members = Danny Haimona
Bennett Pomana

}}

Dam Native is a New Zealand hip hop group formed in 1992.

History

=Group Formed 1992=

Dam Native is a New Zealand hip hop group that was prominent during the mid- to late-1990s. Its first members consisted of Danny Haimona and Bennett Pomana, now an ex-member. The group formed in 1992 under the name Native Bass and released an album at a time when the industry was virtually devoid of any New Zealand hip hop.{{cite web |url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/dam-native/artist |title=Dam Native |publisher=NZ On Screen |accessdate=February 17, 2014}}

Dam Native focuses on Māori issues and other political issues relating to New Zealand. The group have released two albums, Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted (sometimes shortened to K.D.R.U.) released in 1997 and ''Aotearoa... Nobody Does It Better" released in 2010.

Dam Native have supported major international acts such as Public Enemy, Ice T, Spearhead, Ben Harper, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Del the Funky Homosapien, Big Day Out Tour New Zealand and Australia, Body Count and The Fugees, became the first "Māori Hip Hop"{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} group to win two NZ music awards.

In 1997, Dam Native won two awards at the NZ Music Awards - the group won Most Promising Group and Daniel Haimona won Most Promising Male Vocalist. "Behold My Cool Style" music video director Jonathan King was nominated for Best Video.{{cite web|title=1997 New Zealand Music Awards |url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1997-winners/ |publisher=NZ Music Awards |accessdate=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016024252/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1997-winners/ |archivedate=16 October 2013 }}

=Live Band Period 2004-2010=

Recently, a live band has been put together, normally referred to as Dam Native Live Band to distinguish from MC sets. The group's cypher (an illegal tag or secret street name) was DAMN8V (source: Tom Atkinson, drummer).

  • Lead vocals: Hype the native
  • Vocals, guitar: Blackman
  • BVs: 612
  • Bass guitar: Jo Keating
  • Guitar: T.K aka Thomas kani kani
  • Keys: Timothy William [http://timothywilliam.co.nz/]
  • Drums: Tomachi aka [http://funk.co.nz/tomachi/ Tom Atkinson]
  • Percussion: Jo Kopua

=Recently in 2022=

Radio New Zealand created season two of documentary series NZ Hip Hop Stand Up; Episode 3 of which focuses on Dam Native.{{cite web|title=S2E3 of NZ Hip Hop Stand Up|date=4 November 2021 |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/nz-hip-hop-stand-up/story/2018819186/season-2-episode-3-dam-native-behold-my-kool-style|publisher=Radio New Zealand }}

Discography

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!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title

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!scope="col"|Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2024-09-27|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=30 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024}}
scope="row"| Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted

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  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Tangata (TANGD528)

| 5

scope="row"| Aotearoa... Nobody Does It Better

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  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Heart Music (HMCD001)

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Videography

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align="left" valign="center"| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InV6Sde5i-o&ab_channel=chlodnia Behold My Cool style]

|align="left" valign="center"| Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted

|align="left" valign="center"| n/a

align="left" valign="center"| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrSSRy2mIfs&ab_channel=WeFunkWorldNewsbyTomachiNZ Lick My Patu] bFM live to air at Red Bull

|align="left" valign="center"| Album Aotearoa... Nobody does it better filmed at Red Bull Studios NZ

|align="left" valign="center"| n/a

References

External links

  • [https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/dam-native AudioCulture profile]

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Category:New Zealand hip-hop groups

Category:Musical groups established in 1992

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