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 Urban Pasifika (also known as Urban Pacific and Urban Pacifika) is a New Zealand subgenre of hip hop, that developed primarily among Pasifika New Zealanders in South Auckland. Drawn from alternative hip hop and R&B influences, it was quickly ble ...

sound. Fuemana died of a heart attack at his Auckland home in 2005.

Fuemana

Fuemana was a soul group consisting of Phil and siblings Tony, Christina and

Pauly Fuemana Paul Lawrence Fuemana (8 February 1969 – 31 January 2010) was a Niuean-New Zealand singer, songwriter and musician from Auckland. One of the first globally successful pioneers of his country's unique style of hip-hop, Fuemana was one of New Z ...

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.

OMC

The Otara Millionaire's Club was originally formed in 1993 by Phil Fuemana. Fuemana and his younger brother

recorded two tracks as the new band for producer Alan Jansson's Urban Pacifica collection, ''

Proud Proud may refer to: Music * ''Proud'' (Heather Small album), the debut album by Heather Small ** "Proud" (Heather Small song), a song by Heather Small that was the official song for the London 2012 Olympic bid * ''Proud'' (compilation album), ...

''. 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.

Discography

Albums with Fuemana

Singles with Fuemana

References

External links

AudioCulture
Phillip Fuemana at AudioCulture {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuemana, Phil 1964 births 2005 deaths New Zealand people of Niuean descent New Zealand Māori musicians 20th-century New Zealand male singers New Zealand singer-songwriters People from Auckland Taranaki (iwi)