Troy Kingi

Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is an actor and multi-award-winning, multi-genre musician from Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Kingi rose to fame after the release of his first two multi-award-winning albums ‘Guitar Party at Uncles Bach’ and ‘Shake That Skinny Ass All the Way to Zygertron’, along with memorable major roles in Kiwi films including ‘Hunt For The Wilderpeople’, ‘The Pā Boys’, ‘Mt Zion’ and ‘The Breaker Upperers’.

Over and above his love for acting, Kingi’s passion for music has led to a successful and ever-expanding artistic career, with his current focus the 10/10/10 series — ten albums, in ten genres, over ten years. So far Troy has travelled through genres of blues, deep roots, psychedelic soul, funk, folk and 80’s, and his audience have lovingly followed him on this journey, never knowing what the next release will bring, avidly collecting all formats of the releases and attending the many & varied shows.

With one album left to complete in the series (to be recorded in London), Kingi has created a discography ambitious in scale and significance in its contribution to Aotearoa’s rich musical history.