Aotearoa's finest Polynesian musicians lend their talents to the original soundtrack of The Panthers – a drama series about the rise of the activist group Polynesian Panthers in the 1970s.
The creative trio behind the suitably excellent soundtrack – rapper Diggy Dupé, award-winning Māori musician Troy Kingi, who performs under the alias P. Smith, and producer choicevaughn – worked closely with The Panthers creators to develop the album's unique sound, moving fluently between classic-sounding soul and modern hip hop.
The Panthers: Music key to this terrific TVNZ series – and the
soundtrack is fab
The Panthers soundtrack (and show) not only does justice to bringing an
important part of history to modern audiences, it connects that history with
modern music culture in an intergenerational triumph. – Stuff