Che Fu inducted into Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Recorded Music NZ is thrilled to announce that Aotearoa hip hop legend Che Ness a.k.a Che Fu (Ngāti Whakatere, Mutalau) will be inducted into Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards on Thursday 28 May at The Civic in Tāmaki Makaurau.
The event will feature a live medley performance by Che and his band The Kratez, of some of the artist’s most iconic tracks.
The honour comes 25 years on from the release of Che’s landmark album Navigator.
Read the announcement in full here
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