We haven’t posted any new reggae music on Seeds in months! It’s criminal, I know. I suppose these days are really not the most appropriate time; I always considered reggae to be warm weather music, music you can play on your stoop or patio to chill you out. Well, weather be damned, because this band is too good not to share just because of the conditions outside. Kiwi is reggae reborn in the shroud of jazz and clinging tightly to its Afro-Caribbean roots.
Kiwi sounds like what I would think The Wailers would sound like if they merged with P-Funk under the supervision of Steel Pulse. These guys take heavy amounts of jazz and reggae and smash them together, and what you get is some brilliant new music. With a thumping horn section, tight rhythm section, groovy melody, and gripping vocals you would think Kiwi would be too heavy for a reggae band, but no, their music floats and rests lightly on your senses. They do everything a good reggae band should: lift you up and chill you out.
Well enough gilding the lily; here’s Kiwi with “Change”. Listen, love it, love them. Now that you’ve presumably fallen head over heels for Kiwi, they need your help! Kiwi are trying to fund a tour for their new album, “On The Move”, of the northeast. Give these guys a hand; go to their Kickstarter page and donate whatever you can to their cause. They have some pretty awesome rewards for donating, so do what you can before time runs out! You have seven days! Help Kiwi out and give the world the gift of sweet, new reggae.