Kora On Tour This Summer
It's been four years since Kora launched its self-titled, worlds-colliding debut album, that connected the dots between funk, rock, reggae, metal, hip hop and electronic rhythms. Now this five-strong collective of fearless sonic explorers have discovered a whole new constellation of future-shocked funk, soul and r'n'b - dubbing it 'alien funk'.
Kora's anticipated new album Light Years steps into the unknown on a bass odyssey, eschewing guitars in favour of a high-tech arsenal of synthesisers, live and sampled drums plus the otherworldly four-part harmonies of the brothers Laughton, Francis, Stuart and Brad Kora and brother-in-arms Dan McGruer.
Reactions have been stellar. The marriage of live and programmed instrumentation powers the unstoppable groove that continues to drive Kora, providing the sci-fi soundtrack to a collective fascination with video game culture, cosmology and space exploration.
Check out Kora's live summer dates in support of Light Years.
TOUR DATES:
Friday 2 November
The Bedford, Christchurch
Friday 23 November
The Metro, Sydney
Saturday 24 November
The HiFi, Melbourne
Sunday 25 November
The HiFi, Brisbane
Saturday 1 December
Natural New Zealand Music Festival, Perth
Saturday 22 December
Black Barn Vineyard, Hawkes Bay
Sunday 23 December
The Commercial, Whakatane
Wednesday 26 December
Brewers In The Park, Mt Maunganui
Thursday 27 December
BW Camping Festival, Gisborne
Friday 28 December
Riwaka Hotel, Riwaka
Sunday 30 December
Butlers Reef, Oakura
Monday 31 December
Coromandel Gold, Whitianga
Wednesday 2 January
Matakana Country Park, Matakana
Thursday 3 January
Opononi Hotel, Opononi
Saturday 5 January
Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai
