The BlackHouse

07/07/2025

📣 The Blackhouse 106.1FM – We’re Back back in the game! 🎙️

We want to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported our Givealittle campaign for a production laptop! 🙏🏾

After 9 months of organising and coordinating from a phone, we finally have the basic production equipment needed to bring our stored-up content to life. 🎉 Your support has truly made a difference.

Big love to for holding us down throughout the 6-month crowdfunder, to the funding team for giving us a bit of wiggle room and topping up our efforts, for being amazing support during this campaign, King 🙏🏾😎, the Blackhouse team & guests, & to every single person who recognised the value of what The Blackhouse has been doing since 2020.

For us, community is about being authentic—authentic in how we tell our stories, inclusive in whose voices we uplift, and unwavering in our commitment to collaboration, values, and principles. From day one, The Blackhouse has stood firmly on that foundation, and we’ll continue to do so into the future. Your support has helped sustain that mission, and for that, we’re truly grateful.

We’re now getting ready to release some amazing content — from long-awaited interviews we couldn’t process before, to re-edits and fresh projects. It’s been a while, but we’re back in the game.

Stay tuned – the best is yet to come.

05/07/2025

Greetings Family,

💔 Please Support – Funeral Fund for Elder Medina Stanley💔

Our tidda, Gwenda Stanley—Gomeroi woman, cultural educator, and fierce advocate for Indigenous rights in Australia —is grieving the loss of her beloved mum, Elder Medina Stanley, who recently passed in Moree, NSW.

Medina wasn't covered by a funeral fund, and the family is urgently trying to raise funds by 26 July to lay her to rest on 28 July. She lived 70 years on Stanley Village Aboriginal Community and endured a lifetime of injustice—from the Aboriginal Protection Act to chemical poisoning of Gomeroi lands.

As her only child, Gwenda is carrying the full burden while mourning.

🖤 If you’re in Aotearoa and can support, please do. Let’s show our solidarity & Aroha with Indigenous people in Australia, and also support & amplify their 247 year fight for justice, globally.✊🏿

Always was, Always will be Aboriginal Land. ✊🏿✊🏿

Please read the story in the post-link to crowdfunder below.

👉 https://chuffed.org/project/137741-sorry-business-medina-stanley-mother-of-gwenda-stanley

Every bit helps. Thank you. ✊🏾

It is with great sadness that we are greiving the recent passing of Gwenda Stanleys mother, Elder Medina Stanley.

05/07/2025

We booked and Ready!
Get out of your winter caves and come support our guy InDuna InDuna at MOON 1 in Newtown Wellington.

Get your tickets now at Under The Radar - it's gonna be a goodie!

01/07/2025

D.MATTHEWS BRINGS "AFRORAVE" TO AUCKLAND - THE BIGGEST AFROBEATS SHOW OF THE YEAR HITS BIG FAN JULY 25.

Get ready for a night of pure rhythm, culture, and high-energy vibes - The Biggest Afrobeats Show of the Year, Afro Rave, is coming to Auckland!

This electrifying Afrobeat-themed concert will light up Big Fan with an unforgettable showcase of African-inspired sound, movement, and style.

Headlined by Nigerian-born Afrobeat sensation D.Matthews, and featuring a powerhouse lineup of talents and genre-bending performers, Afro Rave
promises an immersive celebration of Afrobeat, Afropop, and urban fusion sounds.

Lineup Includes: Ch! Nonso, Induna, Timmythefirst, Afro-Tronic Fusion, DJ Massimo, CALLMEAK, and Sara Berihun!

Plus special guests, dancers & surprises!
Limited tickets available now!

This is more than a concert-it's a cultural movement.
Don't miss your chance to be part of the first-ever Afro Rave in Aotearoa.

Let the rhythm lead you.
Let the culture move you. Welcome to Afro Rave.

30/06/2025

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says new penalties send a message that such violence is “something that we won’t tolerate”, in the wake of one-punch deaths like that of 21-year-old Luke Smith.

21/06/2025

The Best of Enemies on Netflix

If you haven’t seen it, we highly recommend it.
Here’s the link: Netflix: The Best of Enemies https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81038216?s=a&trkid=13747225&trg=cp&vlang=en&clip=81198491

This film reminds us how powerful it is when people with opposing views come together, not just to talk—but to really listen, build trust, and confront hard truths. That’s the kind of deep, sustained engagement we need more of here in Wellington.

It also introduced the term “charrette”—a focused, collaborative workshop where community members work side by side over several days to design solutions to complex challenges. It’s intense. It’s honest. And maybe it’s exactly what we need to connect more deeply and make meaningful change.

How can we respond to the needs of our communities if we don’t know each other—let alone our histories, traumas, passions, or goals, or what we want to see put in place to benefit our community right here. How can we celebrate the strengths of our people and support those who are struggling if we never sit down and really talk & connect?

We’ve had a wānanga on marae, and seen the power of corporate teach-ins, for an hour or two, we've done festivals and BBQs in the park — but maybe it’s time to try a series of long form, local charrettes, to build this community and get to know one another and what's wanted & needed by the community. 🤷🏾

In 1971, a summit on school integration in North Carolina pits a civil rights activist against a Ku Klux Klan leader, sparking an unlikely friendship.

21/06/2025

Today we are playing some of our local African, Caribbean & Black Diaspora artists in & of Aotearoa.
These are just a few of our picks from 2024 - June 2025.
Head over to The Blackhouse Spotify to see a more comprehensive list.

Want to support our artists in Aotearoa? Here’s how you can make a real difference:
🎧 Stream their music — and share it with your networks. Every play counts.
💸 Buy directly from their Bandcamp, merch drops, or gigs — not just the big platforms.
📲 Follow, like, and comment on their content — engagement boosts visibility.
🎤 Show up to their live shows, exhibitions, and events — your presence matters.
🤝 Collaborate and credit — lift each other up across art forms.l
🗣️ Speak their names in rooms they're not in — your word of mouth is power.

Local support sustains local art. Let’s build a culture that backs our own. Tune in ❤️❤️❤️

21/06/2025

Today we are playing some of our local African, Caribbean & Black Diaspora artists in & of Aotearoa.
These are just a few of our picks from 2024 - June 2025.
Head over to The Blackhouse Spotify to see a more comprehensive list.

Want to support our artists in Aotearoa? Here’s how you can make a real difference:
🎧 Stream their music — and share it with your networks. Every play counts.
💸 Buy directly from their Bandcamp, merch drops, or gigs — not just the big platforms.
📲 Follow, like, and comment on their content — engagement boosts visibility.
🎤 Show up to their live shows, exhibitions, and events — your presence matters.
🤝 Collaborate and credit — lift each other up across art forms.l
🗣️ Speak their names in rooms they're not in — your word of mouth is power.

Local support sustains local art. Let’s build a culture that backs our own.

19/06/2025

Whānau, you don’t want to miss this powerful kōrero featuring the incredible Rubi Du and Teremoana Rapley — two wāhine toa whose roots span Jamaica, the Pacific, and Aotearoa. ❤️❤️❤️
To our rising Afro-Kiwi artists, producers, creatives tune in and soak up the wisdom. These sisters are dropping pure gems — uplifting, insightful, and real.

Mazbou Q TîMMY the FIRST InDuna Tj Erick Imani-J Sascha Drice, Tetteh Anansi Solo Tohi ... Ya'll know who you are... So tag a friend, tag a talent and share the knowledge.🫰🏾🫰🏾🫰🏾🫰🏾🫰🏾

**In this inspiring talanoa, Teremoana Rapley - legendary Artist, Matriarchitect, Strategist, Television, Event + Music Producer, Director and much more is joined by powerhouse performer, Bassline Queen and top tier lyricist Rubi Du for an honest and empowering conversation. Hosted by the brilliant Gene Rivers, this episode dives deep into the creative journey, identity, legacy, and the realities of navigating the Aotearoa music and arts scene.**- The FETU Creative Forum.

Welcome to Episode 3 of the FETU Creative Forum, filmed live at the Sky Pirates Pop-Up Space in the Strand Arcade, Queen Street, Auckland CBD on Friday eveni...

18/06/2025