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 & Shoutbox where they can share memories, experiences, record collections, and catch up on the latest gossip with other members. The Music section containing thousands of sound tracks & the Image section containing photos from the New Zealand soul nights, photos from 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...
Next Soul Night...
04th Sept, Perth Australia Irish Club 61 Townshend Road, Subiaco 2.00pm till 1.00am More Details: [link]
25th Sept Brisbane, Australia
The Polish Club
10 Marie Street, Milton, Queensland
7pm till 12am $10 Cover Charge
Playing all the best in Northern Soul, Motown & Modern Soul
DJ's Steve , John, Elaine, Gaz & Guests
23rd Oct - 25th Oct NZ Classic Scooter Rally 2010 Inglewood, Taranaki More Details: [link]
Oct 2010 Date TBA. Brisbane, Australia
Watch Your Step! The Step Inn
186 Brunswick Street
Fortitude Valley Queensland
9pm till Late Entry $6
60's, Soul, Funk, Garage on original 45's
DJ's Len, Paul, james and Gaz & Guests
12th - 15th Nov Sydney, Australia
The 13th Australian Northern Soul National Weekender
"The Soul Melting Pot" - Northern Soul New Zealand Live on Air :-
Every Sunday night between 8 - 11pm NZST you can hear Northern Soul, Motown, R&B, Cross-Over & Rare Soul broadcasted live 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.
All you have to do to listen is click on the "Live Broadcast" link found on the top menu or visit scooter-forums.com then click on the "Listen" link found on the right hand side of the page.
Did You Miss "The Soul Melting Pot" ? If So Then Don't Worry... Now you can listen to the recorded broadcast anytime by doing the following; go to the Music & Images section, click on "Latest Media" & choose the desired "SoulCast". Alternatively go to the Radio Shows section & select the show you want to listen to.
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chae 29 Aug : 17:09 Sunday's show now up in the Gallery, enjoy...
chae 29 Aug : 17:09 Sunday's show now up in the Gallery, enjoy...
chae 15 Aug : 16:02 Sunday's show now up in the Gallery, enjoy...
oldmodnz 11 Aug : 22:21 Reintroduction of the PX range by Piaggio- Believe it when I see it!
chae 09 Aug : 05:54 Piaggio wants to produce Vespa PX again
Vespa PX: The myth is alive and there's a rumor that the legendary handshifted Italian scooter will be in production again soon. We found the following article on the Italian website [link]
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 Soul Melting Pot" - Northern Soul New Zealand Live on Air :-
