Dallas Tamaira or as he is better known as, Joe Dukie, is the vocalist for the New Zealand group Fat Freddy's Drop

Fat Freddy's Drop

Fat Freddy’s Drop is a seven-piece band from Wellington, New Zealand, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by musicians from other bands in Wellington, Fat Freddy’s Drop...

. His stage name is inspired from his father Joe, also a singer, and his grandfather, a musician nicknamed Dukie after Duke Ellington.

Dallas' style is greatly influenced by Bill Withers

Bill Withers

William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...

. Tamaira was awarded Best Vocalist at the b-Net NZ Music Awards 2005.

Solo (under the name "Dallas")

• Better Than Change EP (The Drop, 1999)
• The Garden, on the compilation Styles Upon Styles Part Two (Sugarlicks, 2002)

With Bongmaster (Dallas, Iain Gordon, Mu)

• Bongmaster, "Ground My Ego," Loop Select 003 (Loop, 2002)

With DJ Fitchie

• Seconds" b/w "Grounded" (Especial, 2005)
• This Room [split 12" with Fat Freddy's Drop] (Best Seven, 2003)
• Midnight Marauders b/w dub version (Best Seven, 2002)
• Midnight Marauders b/w "Seconds" (The Drop, 2002)

Appearances on other artists' tracks

• Tubbs, Five Day Night [w/New Chefs Mix and Baloo Mix] (Carbon, 2003)
• Tubbs, Falling (Carbon, 2003)
• Twinset, Sweet Thing (Loop, 2003)
• Markus Enochson, Follow Me (Vinyl Junkies, 2004)
• Shapeshifter
  Shapeshifter (band)
  Shapeshifter are a live Drum & Bass act from New Zealand. They have been heralded as a musical phenomenon for their ground breaking live shows and unique blend of heavy soul with drum and bass...
  
  , Long White Cloud (Truetone, 2004)
• Eva Be, No Memory of Time (Best Seven, 2004)
• Clara Hill
  Clara Hill
  Clara Hill is a musician born in Berlin. Clara Hill was one of the leading figures of Berlin-based Sonar Kollektiv. She writes and performs with a varied array of artists...
  
  , Flawless Part Two (Sonar Kollektiv
  Sonar Kollektiv
  Sonar Kollektiv is a German record label founded in 1997 by the DJ and producer team Jazzanova. The intention was to create an independent record label and publisher connected to a worldwide independent distribution network...
  
  , 2004)
• Tubbs, Five Day Night [w/Fat Freddy's Drop Mix and Baloo Mix] (Exceptional, 2005)
• Boozoo Bajou
  Boozoo Bajou
  Boozoo Bajou is a musical duo from Germany. They are noted for their distinct blend of Cajun sounds with island rhythms. Their first album, Satta, was released in 2001. In 2005 they released Dust My Broom...
  
  , Take It Slow (Studio !K7, 2005)
• Dutch Rhythm Combo, Venom (Pulver, 2005)
• Recloose, Dust (Peacefrog Records
  Peacefrog Records
  Peacefrog Records are an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom. The label produces releases in many different styles of electronic music as well as branching out into folk and indie artists such as José González and Nouvelle Vague. Started by Pete Hutchison and Paul Ballard in...
  
  , 2005)
• Recloose, Time Is on Your Side (Peacefrog Records
  Peacefrog Records
  Peacefrog Records are an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom. The label produces releases in many different styles of electronic music as well as branching out into folk and indie artists such as José González and Nouvelle Vague. Started by Pete Hutchison and Paul Ballard in...
  
  , 2005)
• Recloose, Deeper Waters (Peacefrog Records
  Peacefrog Records
  Peacefrog Records are an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom. The label produces releases in many different styles of electronic music as well as branching out into folk and indie artists such as José González and Nouvelle Vague. Started by Pete Hutchison and Paul Ballard in...
  
  , 2008)
• Pacific Heights, Peace (TruTone, 2008)
• Jazzanova
  Jazzanova
  Jazzanova is a German Berlin-based DJ/producer collective consisting of Alexander Barck, Claas Brieler, Jürgen von Knoblauch, Roskow Kretschmann, Stefan Leisering, and Axel Reinemer. Formed in 1995, the group is one of the foremost proponents of the nu-jazz, chillout and jazz house styles of music...
  
  , What Do You Want ?, (Sonar Kollektiv, 2008)