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Originally from Opunake (near New Plymouth) - Tali is a classically trained singer and pianist, but her first passion is song writing and composing - Tali has been writing and recording her own music since she was 10.
Growing up listening to Hip-Hop, RnB, Soul and Rock, Tali discovered her passion for Drum n Bass in 1996 after hearing Maintain by fellow Full Cycle member Krust.
From here Tali teamed up with The Scientific Crew - a Drum n Bass promotions company and the only Drum n Bass radio show in the south of New Zealand.
At the beginning of 2001, Tali moved to Melbourne, Australia and continued MC'ing for various promotion companies alongside artists like LTJ Bukem, Grooverider, Bryan Gee, Ed Rush and Optical. Tali has established herself as Australia's only female MC, touring to Singapore and sealing various dates in New Zealand and Australia.
It was while in Australia that MC Tali met Roni Size at the Reprazent concert. Tali took this chance opportunity to sing in his ear, and impressed him so much, he took Dynamite off the mic and let Tali take over and show her skills to a strong Melbourne crowd alongside DJ Die.
Tali already had her sights set on establishing herself in the UK and in June 2001 this dream became a reality through new Full Cycle connections - MC'ing first at Fabric in London for Krust and Die, then being invited to work with the collective in Bristol.
Tali best describes herself as a vocalist, as her unique style of MC'ing incorporates not only rhyming but soulful melodies as well.
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