30 Nov 2018

VIDEO: Avantdale Bowling Club 'Old Dogs'

From RNZ Music, 12:00 pm on 30 November 2018

Auckland rapper and musician Tom Scott and has released a video for his track 'Old Dogs', which is part of his new project Avantdale Bowling Club. The video is a documentary-style look at Auckland character DownTown Langi Brown.

Some words from Tom on the video:

"This is DownTown Langi Brown, an icon of Auckland. Langi has been playing ball for more than 50 years. His dog's name is Kingsland. His hook shot is Kareem's and his story is the endeavour of many Polynesian people who came to NZ in the 60s.

"We had the pleasure of putting together a short documentary about his life scored by a song from the Avantdale Bowling Club album called 'Old Dogs'. We are proud to release it to the world tomorrow, all praise to Langi Brown and his family."

Video by Jake Munro, Tim Dee, Petra Leary and Tom Scott.

Avantdale Bowling Club are performing at the Wondergarden Festival on New Year's Eve at Auckland's Silo Park.

Related:
  • Avantdale Bowling Club: Track by track with Tom Scott
  • The Sampler: Avantdale Bowling Club by Tom Scott
  • NZ Live: Avantdale Bowling Club
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