Fuemana - "New Urban Polynesian" album remastered and reissued this month

It's great to see some of the Deepgrooves catalogue resurfacing, looking forward to this! It will be available locally, I hear Flying Out will have preorders up soon. Out March 29th

"Thirty years after it was released on CD and cassette [by Deepgrooves here and in Australia], Fuemana’s cult classic New Urban Polynesian album is finally available on vinyl. 

"Born from the blood, sweat and tears of the late great Polynesian renaissance man Phil Fuemana and his family and friends, Fuemana’s music transports the listener back to the autumn and winter days of 1994 in the antipodes, where they turned love, loss, grief and acceptance into the finest R&B/street soul album ever recorded in Aotearoa New Zealand.

"Fuemana spent several late nights tracking one-take sessions at The Lab Recording Studio with engineers Simon Taylor, Chris Sinclair and Mark Tierney. From there, New Urban Polynesian came together quickly. Across the album, Phil showed off his prodigious skills as a multi-instrumentalist and producer, playing most of the smooth, sophisticated, and heartfelt music himself. In the studio, he shared the lead with Christina and Matty J, supported by a cast of backing vocalists, musicians and guest vocalists, including a young Carly Binding."

Via OMC's Facebook: "This is for those who have followed our family’s music over the past few decades. We have teamed up with Gazebo Records and have remastered and are rereleasing the "Fuemana - New Urban Polynesian" album. This will only be available on vinyl in mid March 2024, and we will celebrate with a release party in Melbourne around that time. 

"A special thank you to Nick Saw & Daniel Beaton for falling in love with the music, and thanks to Martyn Pepperell for making sure we stayed true to Phil’s dreams. The album will also be available online."