1814 are a 7-piece reggae band whose members live in the hill’s around the beautiful Whangaroa Harbour and near by town of Kerikeri, Northland.
Patu Colbert guitar/vocals formed the band with son’s, Shaun on drums and Jimmy on bass in 2004 while playing in a small church in Kaeo. “We were supporting community events around Northland which gave us the opportunity to play our own material and it sort of started from there".
1814 first debuted in the IMNZ Top 20 Albums on 17 January 2010 with the album Jah Rydem. There are six entries by 1814 in the charts with one reaching Number One.
Title |
Type |
Debut |
Weeks |
Best |
Covers Album |
Top 40 Albums |
31 Oct 2011 |
4 |
17 |
Jah Rastafari |
Top 40 Singles |
05 Apr 2010 |
5 |
23 |
Jah Rydem |
Top 40 Albums |
15 Mar 2010 |
12 |
17 |
Relax |
Top 40 Albums |
15 Oct 2012 |
5 |
11 |