f you’re not well acquainted with the sounds of Bella Kalolo, then you’ve not experienced New Zealand Soul at its finest! Her velvety voice will explode into a soulful and passionate vocal spectacle that will leave you astonished and longing for more. 

The Samoan, Tongan and Maori (Ngati Porou) soul sister has been handpicked to work with and support artists as diverse as Mos Def, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Dave Dobbyn, Hollie Smith, the NZSO and Aaradhna. Her role as a backing vocalist to the latter artist gave her the opportunity to extensively tour the USA in July/August this year alongside international R&B artist J Boog and Reggae favourites, Katchafire. Bella's reputation as one of NZ’s most entertaining performers has earned her spots at Glastonbury, City of London Festival and closer to home: Parachute Festival and the huge Waitangi Day celebrations at Flatbush, Manukau. 

Her debut album “Without The Paper” gained many positive reviews after its release in 2011 and 2013 will see a new release, “Time and Space EP” that offers 7 Disco, Pop, Soul laden tracks. 

She is one of New Zealand’s most exciting artists and has worked extensively as a vocalist for the last ten years performing and/or recording with Don McGlashan, Dave Dobbyn, the NZSO, Nathan Haines and more recently, Aaradhna.