''Conscious Roots'' (full title: ''Conscious Roots: The Awakening of the Aotearoa roots movement'') was released in 2004. The album is the 1st edition of the (
NZ) series.
''Conscious Roots'' comprises a mixture of classic roots, fused styles, genre busters, and beautiful raw acoustic songs. It showcases the growing full band live roots music scene in
Aotearoa
''Aotearoa'' () is the Māori name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as ''Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu'' – where ''Te Ika-a-Māui'' means N ...
/ New Zealand.
Track listing
#"Though We Are" -
Unity Pacific
#"Get Away" -
Katchafire
#"Miracles" - Cornerstone Roots
#"Black Sunrise" (
House of Shem Remix) -
The Black Seeds
The Black Seeds are a reggae inspired musical group from Wellington, New Zealand.Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013)The Black Seeds, rooted in reggae, '' Jamaica Observer'', 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013 Their rocksteady song "O ...
featuring Te Omeka Perkins
#"Bag of Money" -
Barnaby
#"Barely Can See" -
Kora
#"Are You Strong" - Unity Pacific
#"Problems" -
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
#"Call To You" -
Trinity Roots
#"Hope" -
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by mus ...
#"Hold Tight" -
Che Fu
#"From Street to Sky" -
Tigilau Ness
#"Light" - Cornerstone Roots
References
Compilation albums by New Zealand artists
2004 compilation albums
Reggae compilation albums
EMI Records compilation albums
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