Roots Rockers Lost Tribe Aotearoa (LTA) were established in the surfing town of Raglan New Zealand in late 2017. LTA are a family-based band who push conscious messages through their lyrics. They are known for their high energy and hard hitting live shows and have played alongside many of Aotearoa’s finest bands. Their sound is an eclectic mix of roots, dub, rock, ska and blues with influences coming from many artists and genre. LTA released their self-titled album in 2020 and their EP ‘Stick Together’ in 2018. In 2019, LTA got the nod from the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (VNZMA’s) and were nominated for best roots artist next to LAB and Troy Kingi. The album has amassed around 1.5 million streams on Spotify and the EP over 1 million streams. Youtube is the most streamed platform with 3.5million of both LTA’s songs and music videos. LTA have received 3 lots of NZ on Air funding for the creation of music videos. The songs Wickedman and Irie were the songs with the most commercial success with mainstream radio plays on stations such as Hauraki and Mai Fm. LTA are an 8-piece band with a predominantly Māori make-up and a splash of English and American. You will most likely find at least one of the band surfing at Raglans local break at any given time. In 2021, LTA became a big drawcard for the conscious festival circuit including Spirit Festival and Earthbeat festival and look to carry this on as well as attending the larger festival circuit around Aotearoa