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Builder of riddims, mixer of dubs, outta Whanganui.

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SATURDAY NIGHT AT GALATOS
Naram vs Disrupt on the Reggae Rodeo Sound System
That was Musically Bad

Respect to everyone who passed through
Big ups the Sound System crew and @highnooncoffeeco @galatos @sub_depot @reneeerobins @95bfm for making this happen!

Next session dropping Wednesday 💥💥💥 taken in Galatos by @papa.naram

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12 days ago

My live set up tonight in Tamaki Makaurau for the session with @disrupt_jahtari on the big bad @redrobinrecords Reggae Rodeo Hi Fi... by @papa.naram

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14 days ago

Testing out a new live dub set up ahead of my show tomorrow with @disrupt_jahtari - the @weareelektron Tonverk is acting as the brain - controlled by the Launch Control XL with special @retrokitsdev RK002 powers.

Man like Michael Palmer in the mix, @redrobinrecords dubplate style 🔥 taken in Whanganui by @papa.naram

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22 days ago

@disrupt_jahtari & @papa.naram are gearing up for a two city takeover in New Zealand! 🔊

Leipzig’s Disrupt, founder of Jahtari, joins Aotearoa’s Naram, co-founder of @redrobinrecords, for a meeting of two distinct strains of digital reggae and rub-a-dub. Both artists will bring their live dub sets to the Reggae Rodeo sound system, with Disrupt’s pioneering DIY 8-bit sound meeting Naram’s riddim-driven approach!

WHANGANUI: 26 SEPTEMBER
Porridge Watson | 7 PM Onwards

AUCKLAND: 3 OCTOBER
Galatos | 8 PM Onwards

Early Bird tickets are already SOLD OUT in both cities, so grab your Advance Passes while they’re still available via Ticket Fairy🎟️

[Disrupt, Naram, New Zealand, Auckland, Whanganui, Digital Reggae, Dub Reggae, Reggae, Dub Music, Jahtari, Red Robin Records, Sound System Culture, Roots Reggae, Dub Culture, Electronic Reggae, Live Dub, Bass Music, Underground Music, Reggae Rodeo, NZ Music, Aotearoa, Auckland Events, Whanganui Events, Ticket Fairy] by @papa.naram

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NARAM

Whanganui-based musician and producer Naram has spent more than two decades studying the science of digital reggae and rub-a-dub.

Inspired by the artistry and technology of Jamaica’s 1980s recording studios, he composes, plays, records and mixes his own riddims using vintage instruments, analogue tape machines and a menagerie of antiquated studio effects.

In 2014, Naram was invited by German producer Disrupt to join the renowned Jahtari label. His resulting debut album, March of the Gremlins, won critical acclaim for its dark, idiosyncratic collision of nostalgia and futurism, launching a career that has since produced more than 40 vinyl releases on labels including Jahtari, Scotch Bonnet, Cubiculo, Irie Ites and Red Robin Records – the Aotearoa rub-a-dub label he co-founded.

His landmark 2020 album, Midnight Riders Meets the Naram Rhythm Section, was the culmination of five years’ work and two recording trips to Jamaica to work with legendary Waterhouse vocalist Midnight Riders. Released to international acclaim, it cemented Naram’s reputation as one of the most authentic modern purveyors of 1980s-style digital reggae and rub-a-dub.

In 2025, Naram returned with Musically Bad, a full-length collaboration with deadly Jamaican deejay Tippa Lee, recorded in Los Angeles and mixed to half-inch tape in Naram’s analogue Whanganui studio. Recent 12-inch releases have also seen him build, play and dub riddims for reggae royalty Linval Thompson, Sister Carol and Freddie McGregor.

Live, Naram performs his original riddims as an uncompromising live dub set, dismantling and rebuilding them in real time. Expect heavyweight basslines, haunted synthesisers and spontaneous excursions through roots, rub-a-dub and digital dancehall.

Catch @papa.naram playing two live shows this spring with @disrupt_jahtari
Whanganui - Sat 26th September @porridge_watson
Tāmaki Auckland - Sat 3rd October @galatos

Tickets via bio link 💥💥💥💥💥 taken in Whanganui by @papa.naram

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a month ago

@disrupt_jahtari at Glazart 2012
This footage mashed up creation back in the day
Whole heap of MCs @pupajim.shp @junior_royy @murray_the_man all riding Naram’s riddim @papa.naram
Big respect to @peteryouthman @upfull.posse @raggattack @colonel_maxwell_official @standhighrecords and the whole crew

Naram vs Disrupt tour coming to Aotearoa New Zealand soon! taken in Paris, France by @papa.naram

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2 months ago

Midnight Riders
“Bobby was a Gangster”
Riddim by @papa.naram
Red Robin Records 2017
🎥 @chli_iln taken in Whammy Bar by @papa.naram

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2 months ago

Red Robin presents a one off tour of Jahtarian proportions!

Disrupt - founder and boss of Leipzig-based label, Jahtari
Naram - co-founder and riddim composer behind Aotearoa’s premier rub-a-dub label Red Robin records .

The clash of the two digital reggae titans is coming to Aotearoa for two shows.

Whanganui @porridge_watson on Saturday September 26th
Auckland @galatos on Saturday October 3rd

Since 2003 Disrupt has been a trailblazer for the DIY 8 bit sound of Jahtari - and anyone who follows the evolution of 21st century reggae will be familiar with impact of this sound from the east Germany city of Leipzig.

Disrupt has helped bring back artists like Speng Bond, Mikey Murka, and Tikiman as well as playing a key role in busting modern artists like Pupajim, Solo Banton, Tapes, Kiki Hitomi - not to mention Naram himself!

Jahtari was also a catalyst for the birth of both Colonel Mustard and Red Robin Records - helping distribute their early records and find acclaim in the international market.

So the crew from Aotearoa have decided to bring him back for a pair of killer shows in Auckland and Whanganui.

Both Disrupt and Naram will play live dub sets in their own unique styles, amplified on the champion Reggae Rodeo sound system.

Kindly supported and caffeinated by the good people at High Noon Coffee Roastery

Artwork by Kyoko of @ulo.raglan

Tickets via links in bio taken in Porridge Watson by @papa.naram

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2 months ago

Freddie McGregor ft. Naram – Calling Mr Speaker

“Calling Mr Speaker” places Freddie McGregor over Naram’s fresh reconstruction of the riddim from Triston Palma’s “Face The Struggle”, originally produced by Linval Thompson in 1982. Built in Whanganui and mixed to tape, the production remains firmly rooted in the stripped-back Channel One rub-a-dub sound of the early 80s. McGregor recorded his vocal at Big Ship in Kingston in 2022, bringing his familiar authority to a riddim that fits him naturally.

Naram’s version opens up the rhythm before Hard Rubbish Horns take over with the full instrumental cut “Calling All Horns”. “Dubbing All Horns” then closes the four-track 12” with a deeper sound-system mix. A carefully executed second release from Rick Howe’s RICK label, connecting Jamaica, Aotearoa and Melbourne through one heavyweight riddim.

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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆, 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 ✈️🌍
#reggae #music #vinyl #rootsreggae by @papa.naram

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3 months ago

The Hard Rubbish Horns answer Freddie McGregor’s call on the flip side with a heavyweight call-and-response cut. More than just a horns version - it’s a call to arms.

🎷 Joe Greenway on sax
🪊 Callum Mintzis on trombone
🎺 Steve Temple on trumpet

#saxaphone #trombone #trumpet #dub #vinyl by @papa.naram

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3 months ago

Freddie’s message to the leaders 📣 July 04 on Rick Records 🔈 Visuals by @__mzk68 🎨

#freddiemcgregor #naram #reggae #dub #jamaica by @papa.naram

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4 months ago

An early pass of a dub version for a horns cut I'm working on for an upcoming release. Horns are by an outfit from Sunshine, VIC, called Hard Rubbish Horns - recorded with @riddimyard by @papa.naram

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6 months ago