Southside of Bombay
With their bold, brassy, reggae infused sounds of peace, love and subtly couched political challenges, Southside of Bombay was propelled into mainstream sing-along culture in 1994, when their song ‘What’s the Time Mr Wolf’ was featured in Lee Tamahori’s landmark film Once Were Warriors.
In the late 1980s – inspired by the music and messages of Bob Marley and the growing renaissance of all things Māori – the Wellington band was a pivotal part of a push by indigenous musicians to continue the path forged by Aotearoa, Herbs, Dread Beat & Blood, Taste of Bounty and Moana Maniapoto.
Southside of Bombay members Damon Grant, Kali Barton, Maaka "Phat" McGregor, Kevin Hotu, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay - David Fiu, Kevin Hotu, Brent Thompson, Joe Ewens.
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Teresa McGregor
Southside of Bombay, Waitangi Day celebration, Waititi marae, Auckland, 2018.
Ruia Aperahama, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay at York Street Recording Studio, Parnell Auckland, 1995.
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Teresa McGregor
Front row: Joe Ewens, David Fiu, Kali Barton, Warren Maxwell, Kevin Hotu. Back row: Anne Prichard, Maaka Phat, Elliot Fuimaono.
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Teresa McGregor
Southside of Bombay - Waitangi at Hoani Waititi marae, Glen Eden, Auckland, 2018. Photos by Chris Traill.
Southside of Bombay crew.
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Teresa McGregor
Ruia Aperahama in Southside of Bombay.
Southside of Bombay: Front L to R: Ranea Aperahama, Ruia Aperahama, Joe Fa’amaoni (Joe Ewens). Back row L to R: Evan Williams, Brent Thompson, David Fiu, Anne Prichard, Kevin Hotu.
Ruia Aperahama, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay - the Umbadada lineup. Front row from left: Damon Grant, Brent Thompson. Middle row: Kevin Hotu, Anne Prichard, David Fiu. Back row: Joe Ewens, Maaka McGregor.
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Teresa McGregor
Southside Of Bombay wins Best Mana Maori and Best Mana Reo Awards for Kia Mau and Best Polynesian Album award for Live In Aotearoa at the 1996 Clear NZ Music & Entertainment Awards. Front L to R – Whare Moke, Kimo Winiata (Iwi); Back L to R – Trevor Reekie (Pagan Records), Mina Ripia, Kevin Hotu, Joe Fa’amaoni, Maaka Phat, Elliot Fuimaono, Anne Prichard]
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Teresa McGregor
Southside of Bombay and Mina - 'Kia Mau' cassette cover.
Maaku "Phat" McGregor and Elliot Fuimaono, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay opening for Black Slate, Hamilton 2019.
Ruia Aperahama on vocals and David Fiu on trumpet in Southside Of Bombay, Waitangi Day, 2018.
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Chris Traill
David Fiu, Southside of Bombay.
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Chris Traill
Damon Grant (saxophone) and Christine Morris (keyboards), Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Ranea Aperahama, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Ranea Aperahama, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay - Live In Aotearoa (1998)
Southside of Bombay, clockwise from left: Anne Prichard, Joe Ewens, Ruia Aperahama, Brent Thompson, Ranea Aperahama, Neil, David Fiu, Kevin Hotu.
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Publicity photo
Mina and Southside of Bombay - Kia Mau
Southside of Bombay at Strawberry Fields festival, Raglan, 1994.
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Teresa McGregor
Christine Morris, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Mina Ripia, performing 'Kia Mau' and a rap verse on 'What's the Time Mr Wolf' live with Southside of Bombay.
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Teresa McGregor
Southside of Bombay at York Street Recording Studio, 1995.
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Teresa McGregor
Members of Southside of Bombay and Ardijah, NZ Music Awards 2000.
Cassette cover for Southside of Bombay's 'Umbadada', Pagan Records.
Southside Of Bombay - What's The Time Mr Wolf (1991, NZ On Screen)
Damon Grant, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Cassette cover for Southside of Bombay's 'What's the Time Mr Wolf', 1991, Pagan Records.
Southside of Bombay, 1992 - back from left: Anne Prichard, Brent Thompson, Kua-Ranea Abraham, centre: Joe Ewens, Evan Williams, Kevin Hodges, Hareruia Abraham, front: David Fiu.
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Photo by Ian Robertson
Cassette cover for Southside of Bombay - Running (1997)
Inside CD booklet for Southside of Bombay - Live In Aotearoa.
Southside of Bombay - 'All Across The World' cassette cover, Pagan Records, 1992.
Southside of Bombay at Sweetwaters, 1999.
Ruia Aperahama, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay master backup including 'What's the Time Mr Wolf', from Marmalade Studios in Wellington.
Southside of Bombay. Front row from left: Kevin Hotu, Brent Thompson, Warren Maxwell, Maaka Phat. Back row from left: Anne Prichard, Mina Ripia, Kali Barton, Joe Ewens, David Fiu.
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Teresa McGregor
Southside of Bombay, from left: Kevin Hotu, Maaka "Phat" McGregor, Damon Grant, Anne Prichard, Brent Thompson, Joe Ewens, David Fiu.
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Teresa McGregor
Southside of Bombay. Front row from left: Anne Prichard, Kevin Hotu, David Fiu. Back row from left: Brent Thompson, Ranea Aperahama, Campbell Tuiri, Ruia Aperahama, Joe Ewens.
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Woolf Photography
Southside of Bombay. Front row from left: Warren Maxwell, David Fiu, Elliot Fuimaono. Back row: Mina Ripia, Joe Ewens, Kevin Hotu, Maaka Phat, Christine Morris, Ranea Aperahama.
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Teresa McGregor
Southside of Bombay, Hoani Waititi Marae, Glen Eden, Waitangi Day, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Maaka Phat, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Ruia Aperahama singing in Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay: Elliot Fuimaono, David Fiu, Kevin Hotu, Joe Ewens, Ranea Aperahama, Warren Maxwell, Maaka Phat.
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Teresa McGregor
Kali Barton, Kevin Hotu and Elliot Fuimaono, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay. Front L to R: David Fiu, Ruia Aperahama, Ranea Aperahama. Back row, L to R: Joe Ewens, Anne Prichard, Kevin Hotu, Brent Thompson, Evan Williams.
Southside of Bombay. Front row from left: Anne Prichard, Kevin Hotu, David Fiu. Back row from left: Brent Thompson, Ranea Aperahama, Campbell Tuiri, Ruia Aperahama, Joe Ewens.
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Woolf Photography
Southside of Bombay: Kevin Hodges, Warren Maxwell, Maaka McGregor, Ranea Aperahama, Elliot Fuimaono, David Fiu, Joe Fa'amaoni.
Kevin Hotu, Southside of Bombay.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay - 'What's the Time Mr Wolf', 1991, Pagan Records.
Southside of Bombay. Front row from left: Elliot Fuimaono, Kevin Hotu, Ranea Aperahama. Back row: Joe Fa’amaoni, Warren Maxwell, Maaka Phat, David Fiu.
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Teresa McGregor
Southside of Bombay, Umbadada era. Front from left: Anne Prichard, Damon Grant, David Fiu. Back row from left: Joe Ewens, Brent Thompson, Maaka McGregor, Kevin Hotu.
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Teresa McGregor
Ranea Aperahama performing with Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Ranea Aperahama, Southside of Bombay.
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Chris Traill
Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Photo proofsheet, Southside of Bombay.
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Photos by Marcel
Christine Morris, Southside of Bombay, 2018.
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Chris Traill
Discography
Members:
Kevin Hotu - guitar
Joseph Fa’amaoni - guitar
Brent Thompson - bass
Campbell Tuiri - drums
Elliotte Fuimaono - bass
Warren Maxwell - saxophone
David Fiu - trumpet
Ruia Aperahama - vocals, saxophone, keyboards
Ranea Aperahama - vocals, guitar
Maaka McGregor - drums
Damian Forlong - trombone
Anne Prichard - keyboards
Christine Morris - keyboards
Elton Walker - keyboards
Kali Barton - trombone
Stephen Butts - trumpet
Damon Grant - saxophone
Evan Williams - drums