chae - Monday 04 February 2008 - 19:32:00


During the latter part of the 60's and into the 70's British dancers were more used to letting their hair down to Northern Soul, a peculiarly British phenomenon. It was basically a collection of uptempo soul songs (usually over 125 bpm), a popular example of which was Edwin Starr's Agent Double O Soul and Skull Snaps My Hang up Is You. It developed out of the clubs in the North of England (hence the name Northern Soul) and caught on in a big way across the country. The lack of availability of new material inevitably spelt an end to the popularity of Northern Soul. -- Allan for Disco Roots

How wrong could he have been!
Nearly forty years on and the Northern Soul scene is as strong now as it was then if not stronger. Northern Soul is enjoyed by followers all over the world, New Zealand being no different. The aim of this site is to act as a meeting point for the multitude of Northern Soul migrants from the United Kingdom, and to become a catalyst in the starting up and promotion of New Zealand Soul Nights, Allnighters & Alldayers.

Members of Northern Soul New Zealand can have access to the Forum where they can share memories, experiences, record collections, and catch up on the latest gossip with other members. They also have access to our Music & Image Gallery, the Music section containing thousands of sound tracks & the Image section containing photos from the New Zealand soul nights, photos of days gone by & basically anything else people want to show.

Want to provide an article or news item to Northern Soul New Zealand? Have you got photo's or labels you'd like to see on this website? If so then email me [email] and I'll make sure your contribution to Northern Soul New Zealand is added and acknowledged.

Enjoy and Spread The Faith...

Music tracks currently available for members to listen to : 9,000 plus
Videos currently available for members to watch : 130 plus

Listen to "Soul Self Satisfaction" an audio file describing exactly what Northern Soul was & still is, feel people's passion for the music, learn about the dancing, the scene, the fashion & the infamous Wigan Casino.

Next Soul Night:-

T.B.A.

Northern Soul Live on Air from New Zealand:-

Every Sunday night between 9 - 11pm NZST you can hear yours truly broadcasting Northern Soul, Motown & Rare Soul through this web site & via the scooter-forums.com web site. Scooter Forums is one of the Internet's leading scooterists web sites and has been online and broadcasting since 2003.

So now you can sit back, relax, and listen to a Northern Soul radio station that caters for us here in New Zealand. For those of you who couldn't make it to any of our Soul Nights, Sunday night is your chance to hear what we'd been playing at the Crook and Flail.

All you have to do to listen, is visit scooter-forums.com then click on the "Listen" link found on the right hand side of the page or simply click on the "Live Broadcast" link found on the top menu of this web site.

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