I came across this 7 piece soul/dub outfit out of New Zealand a few days ago and cannot get "Boondigga" out of my head. At first, I was convinced the vocalist for the track was Jamie Lidell but after a closer listen, found that Freddy's main vocalist has a much smoother tone. It really sets the perfect mood for nice chill day or a lazy evening, it's so easy to just listen to. Over the past few years they've secured a worldwide fanbase through sheer hard work and savy independent CD and Vinyl Releases. I feel so behind, I can't believe i've been missing out on them till now.
Nearly four years ago, the Freddy’s traveled to London in December 2005 and were on-hand to pick up the Worldwide Album Of The Year at the Radio 1 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Music Awards 2005, as voted by fans worldwide that tune in to the tastemakers show on the BBC.
Freddy’s dominated the 2005 New Zealand Music Awards, taking Best Group, Best Album, Best New Zealand Roots Group and the Peoples Choice Award. On December 18, 2005 the group were awarded the Worldwide “Album of the Year Award”, as voted for by over 20,000 listeners of Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio 1 Worldwide show.
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