The Black Seeds (жанры:reggae, dub, new zealand, kiwi)

The Black Seeds are a musical group from Wellington, New Zealand. Their music is a fusion of dub, funk, afrobeat and soul.

The Black Seeds have two double-platinum selling albums at home, and successful European album releases through the German-based Sonar Kollektiv label. The Black Seeds perform with eight members, with instruments including vocals, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums, bongos, keyboard and wood block.

Lead singer Barnaby Weir is also associated with the sideprojects Flash Harry and Fly My Pretties. Former band member Bret McKenzie is also a member of international award-winning comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, as well as playing Figwit the elf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. Their song "One by One" was used in AMC's Breaking Bad Season 2 Episode 9, "4 Days Out".

The Black Seeds have released five studio albums: Keep On Pushing L.P (2001) and On The Sun (2003), Into the Dojo (2006) and Solid Ground (2008), and a remix album Pushed (2003).