Photo Credit: Jade D’Amico
Pointer Recordings is thrilled to release the new single from Jamaica Moana called ‘HERMIONE‘ featuring Temgazi. The Sydney-based artist, rapper, creative director & songwriter of Māori (Ngāpuhi/Tainui) and Samoan descent made her Pointer Recordings debut with fiery new single ‘CYA‘ earlier this year.
Speaking on ‘HERMIONE’ Jamaica shares – “Firstly, Temgazi has been my boo for a decade! We’ve been close friends tied to the hip since we met each other in 2013. Amongst so many people who blend in, Temgazi’s personality drew me to her straight away. Temgazi would spend most of her lunch breaks in our high school recording studio, so I would just tag along and feel the vibe. I would sneak in after and bluetooth her songs to my Nokia (Haha!). So I went from a friend to a fan all at once. She came to my dance crew audition the week before her XFactor audition. We stayed real connected through her XFactor journey while I was travelling to Vegas with my dance crew. And we’ve been supporting each other ever since! Real lifetime friendship type shit.
I’ve been sitting on ‘HERMIONE’ for a long time, blessed to once again collaborate with my amazing Uncles, Stereogamous! At our first session, we laid down the whole track straight away. We knew it could do with something more, so I instantly was taken back to the memories of sneaking in the school studio to listen to Temgazi and her music. And boom, I made it happen. I reached out to Temgazi and she literally said SAY LESS.
We got into the Stereogamous studio, the first time I met her beautiful baby girl! She was so cute and content, sitting with Aunty Jam while her mother is in the booth spitting pure flames. I was like, this baby is going to know what’s up. After the second session with Temgazi, the track was finished. It was then when I jumped into the world of ‘HERMIONE’ and did a photoshoot with the great Jade D’Amico for our single cover and music video shoot with DPLR at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.”
‘HERMIONE’ is me proving that no one has been through the life of Jamaica Moana. Yes, I have a strong persona which I have created. But I also have a life outside of being an artist which I know for certain, sets me apart from everyone else. “Have you been through it like me? That’s a no, unlikely”. With my persona and myself, I am an unstoppable force. AND we have the amazing Temgazi on this track? I’m done.”
Jamaica Moana currently works on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and is spiritually entwined with Hokianga and Waikato in the motherland of Aotearoa. She balances her professional career as a multidisciplinary artist whilst being a leader & resident commentator of the Australian ballroom community and founder of The West Ball. She modelled in multiple 2022 AustralianFashionWeek runway shows including ErikYvon, JordanGogos, Nicol + Ford, and has also recently performed at FBiRadioSMACFest, Kooky,KiraPuru’sClubCrush and supported CakesDaKilla, Junglepussy & Ngaiire.
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