Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement winner Che Fu (centre) with his sons , from left; Jeru, Kaselle, Che Fu, Loxmyn and Marl.
Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement winner Che Fu (centre) with his sons , from left; Jeru, Kaselle, Che Fu, Loxmyn and Marl.
Big selling operatic trio Sol3 Mio and hip-hop artist David Dallas were the big winners at tonight's 10th annual Vodafone Pacific Music Awards.
The Samoan threesome Sol3, comprising brothers Pene and Amitai Pati and cousin Moses Mackay, won the Radio 531PI Best Pacific Group award and the Auckland Council Best Pacific Music Album for their multi-platinum debut album.
Dallas took away two top awards from his third album Falling Into Place, winning the NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist, Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist, while his hit single Runnin' earned him the NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award.
Veteran hip-hop stars were also honoured in other categories.
Che Fu was the recipient of the Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award while King Kapisi's video with All Black Jerome Kaino for the track Crush won the NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video award.
