Mantis

 

Line-Up:
    Joe Heritage (Bass Guitar / Vocals)
    Ronnie Sammuel (Keyboards)
    Paul Stephen (Drums)
    Waisea Vatuwaga (Lead Guitar / Vocals)
    Reuben Davui (Guitar / Vocals)

 

Mantis were a Fijian rock group that came to Wellington and took up a residency at one of the clubs. While they were in Wellington they recorded an album in 1973 called "Turn Onto Music". It was released on the Vertigo label. Two singles came from the album, "Night and Day"/"Time Is Tight" and "Turn On The Music"/"Get Down". Their style was very much funk.

New Zealand Music