Katchafire Announces U.S. Tour + New Album Best So Far (out May 21)

New Zealand's Katchafire proudly announce their spring 2013 U.S. tour and the anticipated release of their greatest hits collection Best So Far, available on May 21, 2013 on VP Records. Throughout April and May, the seven piece collective will be rocking major festivals as well as headlining intimate venues across the West Coast, Midwest and South in over 28 U.S. cities. The band is no stranger to the road and has performed worldwide with international acts such as The Wailers, Maxi Priest, UB40 and Arrested Development.

For the most up to date tour schedule, please visit www.facebook.com/katchafireband. From their humble beginnings in the late '90s as a Bob Marley tribute band to one of New Zealand's and the South Pacific's most popular groups today, Katchafire have created a timeless hit-filled repertoire during this short time span. The band has carefully selected 16 of these must have tracks on their upcoming album Best So Far.  

The impressive best of collection will feature Katchafire's breakthrough hits from their groundbreaking 2003 debut Revival - including "Get Away," "Who You With" and "Giddy Up" (2003's highest selling single in New Zealand) - all of which landed in the Top 10 of New Zealand's Top 40 Singles Chart. Best So Far will also highlight the group's most cherished tunes from their remaining independently-released albums, like "Frisk Me Down" off of 2005's Slow Burning, "Working" and the title track from 2007's Say What You're Thinking as well as "Sweet As" and "Groove Again" off of 2010's On the Road Again. 


BEST SO FAR TRACK LISTING:
1. Irie
2. Love Letter
3. Who You With
4. Giddy Up
5. On The Road Again
6. Say What You're Thinking
7. Get Away
8. Seriously
9. Collie Herb Man
10. I And I
11. Frisk Me Down
12. Groove Again
13. Meant To Be
14. Sensimillia
15. Working
16. Sweet As

Tifa Gets International Press Recognition

The international press shone the spotlight on dancehall diva Tifa over the past week. She was featured on two major international websites, namely mtviggy.com and music-news.com ‘It feels good to have positive international recognition as a Jamaican, as a woman and as a dancehall artiste. The sky is the limit as long as I’m permitted to go there. There is more good news to come’, Tifa said in a release to the media.

The interview on MTV Iggy saw Tifa tackling a number of topics including the direction of her career, Blount’s disease, her latest video Champion Bubbler (which is also featured on the MTV Iggy website), how she started out in the business; and which male artistes she holds in high esteem.

On the British based pop/rock/alternative/R&B website music-news.com Tifa spoke about her hot new singles Inside Me (produced by UIM Records); Taste Good (Washroom Entertainment); and Hypocrite Smile (Wiletunes/Ward 21). The website also highlighted her recent partnership with Stewart Motors as the brand ambassador for the company's MINI.  

It has been a hectic 2013 so far for the talented artiste who continues to command attention at radio and in the dancehall with a number of bubbly and inescapable tracks. Additionally, she has been in the studios working on various tracks while fulfilling her contractual obligations performance wise. Bend Me Over is another one of her recent releases which is already causing a commotion. The track was produced by Washroom Entertainment and is featured on the Bounce and Wave rhythm. 

Other artistes featured on the project include Konshens, Beenie Man, Alaine, and Voicemail among others. ‘The song is basically my version of a Dash Out part 2. I love to give my fans something to dance to and be happy about, especially for the ladies. Let’s bring back the fun in dancehall’, Tifa commented. Tifa’s upcoming debut album Twisted Footprints is expected this summer. She is set to release a number of videos leading up to the release of the project, including those for Bend Me Over and Inside Me.