Dallas Tamaira
Dallas Tamaira | |
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Tamaira in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dallas Tamaira |
| Also known as | Joe Dukie |
| Born | 3 June 1974 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Origin | Kaikōura, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Fat Freddy's Drop |
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Dallas Tamaira, occasionally known by the alias Joe Dukie (Ngāti Tūwharetoa; born 03 June 1974), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being the vocalist for the urban pasifika and dub group Fat Freddy's Drop. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboard, and is noted for his "handsome, pure tenor" voice. Tamaira is credited with helping bring New Zealand reggae to worldwide prominence.