Ardijah were a Maori outfit formed in 1980 out of South Auckland. They specialised in soul and funk and were very successful on the Auckland club scene.
It was in the late eighties when they were at their most popular. They released their first single in 1986 Give Me Your Number on Pagan and this was followed in 1987 with Your Love Is Blind.
The Best Poly Fonk debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 8 November 2010. It has been in the Top 40 Albums for two weeks with a highest position of #11. There are two albums by Ardijah in the Top 40 Albums.