Pacifica Beats

Zyon and the Midnight Mystics

consisting of Ellaphon Tauariki (Vocals), Gafatasi Fuimaono (Keyboard), Baker Tangiiti (Guitar), Haden Te Haara (Guitar), Tui Fa’atui (Bass) and resident drummer Louise Vea, competed in both the Heats and Regional Finals for Auckland zone of the Smokefree Pasifica Beats competition 2014.

Zyon (Ellaphon) composed two original songs ‘Ba-da-ba’ and ‘Mercy’ for the group, which had to meet certain cultural/language requirements, both catchy Pop/Funk style songs that really got the crowd pumping and would leave them singing the hook for days to come. Ellaphon went on to win ‘Best Vocalist’ at the Regional finals, which is a fantastic achievement considering the high calibre of vocalists performing on the night!

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