“We just need to get out of that whole humble mentality.”

Jonique Purcell knows music creatives in Aotearoa are just as good - if not better - than those overseas. The only difference is that artists have more confidence and more connections. Jonique founded Nah Zone, a music community that includes events and content covering local brown creatives.

The Outliers is a series profiling impressive young people from minority backgrounds who are standing out from their peers.

Made with support from NZ On Air.