Che Fu
NZ Hip Hop Stand Up | Season 3 | Episode 3: DLT feat. Che Fu 'Chains'
Regarded as one of the greatest Aotearoa hip-hop tracks of all time, the 1996 single 'Chains' marked rapper Che Fu's first… Video
My Current Song: Love Square, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
My Current Song this morning comes from the saxophonist Nick Atkinson, whose name will be familiar to RNZ listeners from his time on Music 101 and lovers of funk will also be very familiar with his… Audio
Che Fu on 20 years of Navigator
Che Fu's 2001 album Navigator mixed Polynesian sounds with hip-hop, soul and reggae to deliver tracks that became kiwi classics like 'Misty Frequencies' and 'Fade Away'. To celebrate 20 years of the… Video, Audio
Cultural Ambassador - New Zealand Hip-Hop
DJ Stickey Fingaz, A.K.A. RNZ sound engineer Brad Warrington is back with another chapter in the story of Kiwi Hip Hop. Tonight mid to late 90's. Video, Audio
Friday Night Live: Melodownz
Join Polynesian urban poet and artist Melodownz and friends performing in various guises in several sessions for RNZ Music. Video, Audio
The Goon Sax, Che Fu & Talking Heads
Teenage Brisbane trio The Goon Sax are back with their second album, We're Not Talking, which sends Grant Smithies spinning straight back to his own spotty adolescence. We also hear key tracks from… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 209: Che Fu/Tiny Ruins
In this week's Pocket Edition, we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of 2B Spacific the debut album of Che Fu, Tony Stamp speaks with Thai New Zealander Phum Viphurit and we hear the latest tune from… Audio
Che Fu: 20 years since his debut album 2b S.Pacific
Twenty years on from the release of his debut album 2b S.Pacific, we speak to Che Fu about how getting kicked out of Supergroove lit a fire that helped him create his landmark album and become the… Audio
Winery Tour 2018 lineup announced
Tami Neilson, Annie Crummer, Che Fu, Jason Kerrison (Opshop), Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah), and Hollie Smith are all on the lineup for the concert series.
Video premiere: Ria Hall - Tell Me
RNZ Music is proud to present the first look at Ria Hall's brand new video for her latest release 'Tell Me', featuring Che Fu. Video, Audio
Blackbirder Dread by Unity Pacific
Nick Bollinger discusses the Polynesian reggae of Unity Pacific. Audio
Tigilau Ness - Unity Pacific
Unity Pacific's Tigilau Ness talks about the years of music and political struggle with Trevor Reekie Audio
Che Fu's lifetime achievement award
Che Fu is one of New Zealand's most successful hip hop vocalists.
In 2009 the Samoan musician received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music.
On the 8th May 2014 he was… Audio
Musical Chairs: Godfrey de Grut
Over a decade after Godfrey de Grut and Che Fu won the nation's most coveted song-writing prize, the Silver Scroll, for their song 'Misty Frequencies', de Grut is back as the Scrolls' musical… Audio
Essential New Zealand Albums: Che Fu - Navigator
Che Fu's Navigator is an essential New Zealand album for its all-embracing fusion of soul, reggae, hip-hop and Pacifican sounds. Nick Bollinger discusses it in detail in this episode of Essential New… Audio
Herbs NZ Music Hall of Fame Induction - Silver Scrolls 2012
Seventeen past-and-present members of Herbs were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the Silver Scroll Awards. Nick Atkinson was there soaking up the atmosphere, as Che Fu reminisced… Audio
Best Song Ever Written - Picture On The Wall
By The Natural Ites and The Realistics. Chosen by special guest Che Fu. Audio
Che & The Krates live in The Helen Young Studio 2001
Join hip-hop and soul legend Che Fu. Che and his band The Krates performing live in front of an invited audience of fans, friends and family in RNZ's Helen Young Studio in 2001. Audio
Musical Chairs - Che Fu
Nuian-Maori, Che Fu started his musical career while still at school, as one of the frontmen for the hugely successful band Supergroove. Che has just embarked on a solo career, and talks about his… Audio