Kora
Kora
Kora has long been recognised as the best live act in New Zealand, with an enduring career and legacy that resonates across the generations.
In the early 1990s, Laughton, Francis, Stuart, and Brad, four brothers of the Kora family hailing from Whakatane, began catching the attention of local audiences.
The amount of ground Kora has covered throughout New Zealand and on the international circuit is impressive. In Aotearoa, Kora has been seen at The Big Day Out, Rhythm & Vines, One Love, WOMAD, Coromandel Gold, Homegrown, and Splore. Internationally, their touring highlights include London and Scotland with Crazy P & Norman J, a sell-out at London’s Shepherd's BushEmpire, WOMAD UK, Snowsplash (Japan), Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (USA), and MosaicFestival (Singapore).
Kora’s unique and eclectic blend of music has passed 50 million streams on Spotify. Throughout the recent era, Kora has continued writing and performing at Aotearoa’s biggest festivals. Kora continue to headline shows such as Rhythm & Alps, Soundsplash, Electric Avenue, and Sundown on the summer live music circuit. In May 2022, Kora headlined Australia’s Gold Coast’s inaugural Good Love Festival, and other recent live highlights were slots playing before Six60 at stadium shows in Aotearoa and a landmark set at Splore that blew the roof off.
With that new energy and more recordings to come in 2024, festivals are already queueing up to book a band that remains one of the hottest live acts in the country, with a diverse fusion of influences unlike any other.
