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Bonjah
Bonjah in Melbourne,5 October 2010
Bonjah in Melbourne,5 October 2010
Background information
OriginTauranga , Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
GenresBlues & Roots, Alternative Rock
Years active2006–Present
LabelsLemon Tree Records (LTR)
MembersGlenn Mossop
Regan Lethbridge
Dave Morgan
Dan Chisholm
WebsiteOfficial website

Bonjah are a four piece band based in Melbourne, Australia. Bonjah was formed in 2006 in Tauranga New Zealand by Glenn Mossop, Regan Lethbridge, Dave Morgan, Dan Chisholm.

Bonjah have toured around the world including Japan, England, Germany, New Zealand and have toured Australia extensively through numerous national tours [1].

The group have been nominated for various awards and supported major artists such as The Who,G Love & special Sauce, The Beautiful Girls, Paul Kelly, Raggamuffin, Arrested Development, The Black Seeds, Trinity Roots, Eskimo Joe.

Most commonly known for their blues roots element of music the group have progressively moved towards a soulful rock infused style which is evident in the 2011 Go Go Chaos album[2].

Bonjah have featured at numerous Australian and International major festivals including Big Day Out, Woodford Folk Festival, Pyramid Rock Festival, Festival of the Sun, Apollo Bay Music Festival, West Coast Blues & Roots Festvial & featured at various International festivals including Germany's JUWI FESTin 2012[3] & Greenroom Festival in Japan [4] [5].

History

Glenn Mossop, Regan Lethbridge, Dave Morgan, Dan Chisholm first met at University in Taurunga, New Zealand. In 2004 the group went under the moniker Bonjah Bango and in later 2006 shortened their name to Bonjah and relocated to Melbourne, Australia[6].

In 2009 Bonjah's track Fly was featured through various promotional campaigns [7] and in March the band released Until Dawn [8] with lead single Bring Back The Fire[9] receiving an Apra Nomination for best Blues & Roots song of the year [10] and was later followed with Fly [11] the second single which was also inducted for Apra nominations.

During the summer of 2009 Bonjah toured Australia extensively and supported major artists such as The Who,[12] The Beautiful Girls, Paul Kelly, Raggamuffin and played at many Australian festivals including Pyramid Rock Festival, Festival of the Sun, One Movement Festival and Moomba Festival.

The lead single from the Album Bring Back The Fire was re released in 2010 and later featured on a 20th Century Fox movie Matching Jack [13] which was a film based on a unfilmed script by Renew entitled Love and Mortar [14] Matching jack opened at number eight at the Australian box office in its opening weekend, taking in total $258,011.

Following Bring Back The Fire's national release Bonjah ended up donating all of their proceeds to the Leukemia cause [15] and was later invited to play "light the night" [16] which was a leukemia benefit showcase that also featured multi ARIA award winner Wendy Mathews and members of the Jersey Boys at Sydney's recital hall on behalf of the Leukemia Foundation.

In 2011 Bonjah released Go Go Chaos box collection set through Shock Records [17] and toured Australia extensively on the back of their release with Triple J presenting the national tour[18].

The group ended the Go Go Chaos tour in 2012 with a showcase at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne [19] where they partnered with Make a wish foundation Australia and ended up donating $1 of every ticket sold raising hundreds of dollars for the charitable foundation [20] .

Apra Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Fly Best Blues & Roots Single [21] Nominated
2010 Bring Back The Fire Best Blues & Roots Single [21] Nominated
2010 Until Dawn Best Blues & Roots Album [22] Nominated

Air Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Until Dawn Best Blues & Roots Album [23] Nominated

Rolling Stone Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Artist Nomination Artist To Watch [24] Nominated

See also

Sources

References

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  2. ^ Xpress Magazine Editor (2011). "Chaos Theory". Xpress Magazine. Retrieved 2011-08-05. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Juwi Fest 2012 (2012). "Festival Lineup". Juwi Festival. Retrieved 2012-10-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Ian (2011). "Good Vibes". Tearaway. Retrieved 2010-08-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Bonjah Webpage (2012). "Bio". Bonjah Website. Retrieved 2012-11-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Facebook (2012). "Bonjah Official Facebook Page". Bonjah Official Facebook. Retrieved 2012-09-11. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Channel 3 (2009). "Bonjah Interview and performance on sunrise". 3news. Retrieved 2010-02-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Library's Australia (2009). "State Library Of Australia Archives". Australia Trove. Retrieved 2009-09-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Sophie Barnett (2010). "MTV Nominations Review". MTV. Retrieved 2010-10-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Library's Australia (2010). "APRA/AMCOS Nominations". Australia Trove. Retrieved 2010-10-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  11. ^ Ross Purdie (2010). "Daily Telegraph Nominations Report". Australia Trove. Retrieved 2010-10-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  12. ^ RMIT University (2010). "Apra Awards". RMIT University. Retrieved 2010-02-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  13. ^ a b [1] Cite error: The named reference "Matching Jack" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Matching Jack: Nadia Tass, hard to match". Encore From Script To Screen. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Nova FM (2010). "Nova FM Bonjah Charity". DMG. Retrieved 2010-10-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  16. ^ Nova FM (2010). "Light The Night". DMG. Retrieved 2010-10-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  17. ^ Shock Records (2011). "Shock". Shock. Retrieved 2011-11-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  18. ^ The AU Review (2011). "AU Review". The AU Review Website. Retrieved 2011-28-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  19. ^ Beat (2012). "Beat". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2012-06-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  20. ^ NME (2012). "NME". NME Magazine. Retrieved 2012-06-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  21. ^ a b Rip It Up (2010). "Apra Awards". Rip It Up. Retrieved 2010-05-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) Cite error: The named reference "APRA Awards" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  22. ^ a b Ross Purdy (2010). "Best Blues Roots Work Of The Year". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-05-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) Cite error: The named reference "Apra Awards" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  23. ^ Sarah Hanne (2009). "Air Awards". Faster Louder. Retrieved 2009-09-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  24. ^ AU Review (2011). "Rolling Stone Artist To Watch". AU Review. Retrieved 2011-01-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  25. ^ [2]. MGM Distribution. 13 October 2007.

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