Phil_Fuemana

Phil Fuemana

Phil Fuemana

Musical artist


Philip Fuemana (6 January 1964 – 28 February 2005) was a New Zealand musician. Affectionately known as "the Godfather of South Auckland", he was highly regarded for his work in South Auckland in establishing the Urban Pasifika sound, founding Urban Pacifika Records in 1996 with Moizna, AKA Brown, Lost Tribe, and Dei Hamo.[1][2]

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Fuemana died of a heart attack at his Auckland home in 2005.[2]

Fuemana

Fuemana was a soul group consisting of Phil and siblings Tony, Christina and Pauly Fuemana as well as Matty J Ruys. The group initially recorded a single for Southside Records under the name Houseparty, then switched to Deepgrooves to record under the name Fuemana.[3]

OMC

The Otara Millionaire's Club was originally formed in 1993 by Phil Fuemana.[4] Fuemana and his younger brother Pauly Fuemana recorded two tracks as the new band for producer Alan Jansson's Urban Pacifica collection, Proud.[4]

Pauly suggested that they shorten the band's name to just the initials, and thereafter, he and Jansson were OMC. Pauly became the public face of the band and its primary performer, serving as the frontman and playing several instruments during performances and tours. However, the music was created by both of them, with Jansson co-writing all of the tracks and handling most of the arrangement and production duties in the studio. The OMC reached worldwide fame in 1995 with the single "How Bizarre", from the debut album of the same name.[5]

Discography

Albums with Fuemana

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Singles with Fuemana

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References

  1. "Obit. Phil Fuemana". Amplifier. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  2. "Hip-hop stars farewell mentor". NZ Herald. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  3. Field, Michael (8 February 2010). "Pauly Fuemana: Otara's star flared but briefly". Dominion Post. Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  4. "Musician Pauly Fuemana dies". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  5. "DISCOGRAPHY FUEMANA". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

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