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.[1][2]
Fuemana was a soul group consisting of Phil and siblings Tony, Christina and Pauly Fuemana as well as Matty J Ruys. Initially performing as Houseparty, the group released a single on Southside records, before moving to Deepgrooves and recording as 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]
^ abField, Michael (8 February 2010). "Pauly Fuemana: Otara's star flared but briefly". Dominion Post. Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
^"Musician Pauly Fuemana dies". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
^ ab"DISCOGRAPHY FUEMANA". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
External links
AudioCulture Phillip Fuemana at AudioCulture
March 04, 2023
phil, fuemana, philip, fuemana, january, 1964, february, 2005, zealand, musician, affectionately, known, godfather, south, auckland, highly, regarded, work, south, auckland, establishing, urban, pasifika, sound, birth, namephilip, fuemanaborn, 1964, january, 1. 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 1 2 Phil FuemanaBirth namePhilip FuemanaBorn 1964 01 06 6 January 1964Auckland New ZealandDied28 February 2005 2005 02 28 aged 41 Auckland New ZealandOccupation s Musician producer songwriter singer mentorYears active1990 2005LabelsUrban Pasifika Records Fuemana died of a heart attack at his Auckland home in 2005 2 Contents 1 Fuemana 2 OMC 3 Discography 3 1 Albums with Fuemana 3 2 Singles with Fuemana 4 References 5 External linksFuemana EditFuemana was a soul group consisting of Phil and siblings Tony Christina and Pauly Fuemana as well as Matty J Ruys Initially performing as Houseparty the group released a single on Southside records before moving to Deepgrooves and recording as Fuemana 3 OMC EditThe 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 EditAlbums with Fuemana Edit Year Title Details Peak chartpositionsNZ 6 1994 New Urban Polynesian Label Deepgrooves Entertainment Catalogue DG018 denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Singles with Fuemana Edit Year Title Peak chart positions AlbumNZ 6 1994 Rocket Love New Urban Polynesian Closer 35 Seasons denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory References Edit Obit Phil Fuemana Amplifier Retrieved 22 November 2012 a b Hip hop stars farewell mentor NZ Herald 5 March 2005 Retrieved 22 November 2012 Deepgrooves Fuemana Dub Dot Dash a b Field Michael 8 February 2010 Pauly Fuemana Otara s star flared but briefly Dominion Post Scoop co nz Retrieved 26 February 2010 Musician Pauly Fuemana dies Stuff co nz 31 January 2010 Archived from the original on 23 February 2013 Retrieved 31 January 2010 a b DISCOGRAPHY FUEMANA charts nz Retrieved 6 September 2013 External links EditAudioCulture Phillip Fuemana at AudioCulture Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phil Fuemana amp oldid 1057465250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
