Multi-award-winning Aotearoa hip-hop and R&B artist Karoline Fuarosa Park-Tamati MNZM aka Ladi6 is back with a deeply personal album, Le Vā – her fifth album and first full-length release in over seven years.
 
Renowned for her authentic storytelling and magnetic stage presence, Ladi6 has carved a path that honours her Pacific identity and the stories that shaped her while pushing the boundaries of contemporary music.
 
A soulful return and creative reinvention, Le Vā marks a powerful new chapter in Ladi6’s celebrated career, offering a soundscape that is both intimate and expansive, rooted in wavey electronic soul, textured beats and emotional depth.
 
The album marks a shift in sound and process: Ladi6 and her production team, Parks (Brent Park) and Bharu (Brandon Haru), let go of old systems and rediscover their creative flow. The result is a stunning evolution of her signature sound, layered with new vulnerabilities and perspectives born of personal growth.
 
Le Vā is a sonic offering of healing, transformation, and legacy. The album serves as an invitation: to feel, to remember, and to move forward – together.
 
Working closely with longtime collaborator Robert Wallace from Parallel Teeth, Ladi6 has created a stunning vinyl edition of Le Vā that captures the spirit of the project.