Lion Rockers Hi-Fi

Lion Rockers Hi-Fi R O O T S *A M B A S S A D O R S Lion Rockers Hi-Fi are a crew united by a love of roots reggae music. The Lion Rockers Hi-Fi journey started in 2007.

Their hand crafted, custom-built reggae soundsystem, delivers a warm, hard and heavy weight sound – presenting reggae music as it should be heard. Lion Rockers selections are strictly vinyl, from an ever expanding collection of rare, vintage and modern records. In 2015 Joshwa received training in the dark art of record cutting and returned from Europe armed with his own record lathe, allowing them to cut and share exclusive music otherwise unavailable to the public. Two record collectors, two custom-built speaker boxes, and a growing obsession with soundsystem 'roots and culture' soon saw Joshwa's workshop dedicated to crafting a fully-fledged traditional reggae Soundsystem. Lion Rockers Hi-Fi full Soundsystem launched in 2012 and from that point onward they have been pushing the culture forward. Their regular dances and festival (Ruapuke Roots Festival) have featured guests from New Zealand and abroad including the likes of Channel One Soundsystem (UK), Mungo’s Hi-Fi (UK), Alpha Steppa (UK), Jstar (UK), Kindred sounds (NZ), Earl Gateshead (UK) Rob smith (UK). Charlie P (UK), Naram (jahtari).
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The Lion Rockers Hi-Fi family has grown into a community of like-minded people forwarding deep roots reggae music and spreading a message of equality, unity and love to the people of Aotearoa. instagram.com/lionrockershifi/

https://www.mixcloud.com/Joshwa/

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2011 at ye old lock up.
29/06/2026

2011 at ye old lock up.

January 5, 2013. CH1 meets LR. CH1 played solid from 1.30am to 5.40am. The photo of Mikey Dread & Ras Kaleb was taken at...
10/05/2026

January 5, 2013. CH1 meets LR. CH1 played solid from 1.30am to 5.40am. The photo of Mikey Dread & Ras Kaleb was taken at 6am. We often played our sessions till dawn back then.

At the time, it was a very exciting and a big UK soundsystem intro for many in NZ.

10/05/2026
The term “soundsystem” doesn’t belong exclusively to reggae soundsystems. That question’s been irrelevant for a long tim...
04/05/2026

The term “soundsystem” doesn’t belong exclusively to reggae soundsystems. That question’s been irrelevant for a long time now. The real question is, what actually makes a reggae soundsystem, and what doesn’t?

There are a lot of factors, but at its core, it has nothing to do with whether you’ve got one turntable, two turntables, or a DJ mixer. Equipment isn’t what defines it. There’s a whole layer beyond that in how the music is played, presented, and understood.

In NZ and Australia, a lot of soundsystems and audience don’t culturally understand what a soundsystem is and the differences in sub cultures. Because of that, everything and everyone gets lumped into the same box.

Soundsystem is not one big thing, and it's important for each scene to know that, otherwise sub cultures die, become blurry, watered down and lost.

A hilarious evening, Jan 2013.
30/01/2026

A hilarious evening, Jan 2013.

Inspired by the old-time sounds and what was happening overseas at the time, we became the first sound in NZ to play wit...
12/01/2026

Inspired by the old-time sounds and what was happening overseas at the time, we became the first sound in NZ to play with one deck.

The idea was to create more connection and educate people on what we were trying to do. The silence between tunes and the mic presence felt important at the time.

NZ had a strong DJ culture, and the look on other DJs’ faces was priceless 😆

Box Boys. 2012 Fred ItesRas DanReuben USA Dan G
10/01/2026

Box Boys. 2012

Fred Ites
Ras Dan
Reuben USA
Dan G

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