Alfred Aholelei, AKA DJ Al’Goodie, has worked for years as a Music Director at Niu FM platforming Pasifika musicians and mentoring young presenters.
DJ Al’Goodie behind decks at an All Blacks game in July 2024. Photo: DJ Al’Goodie
Aholelei is renowned for his work DJing a number of historic, sold out Mate Ma Tonga games of 2018, his selections of Tongan hymns at times moving members of the crowd to tears.
Producer and Al’Goodie former student So’omālō Iteni Schwalger visits him at home to discuss the origins of his love for music, his mahi in radio and how he came to be a DJ.