Recent Music Stories
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NZSO Beyond Words - music for the anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque Attacks
15 Mar 2024The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents Beyond Word, a commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque attacks with music bringing together Moroccan singer/songwriter Oum… Audio
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Music 101: Maggie Tweedie
Maggie Tweedie, filling in for Charlotte Ryan, on Music 101 this Saturday afternoon from 1pm. She talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show… Audio
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“Powerhouse percussion group” to perform in New Zealand for the first time
15 Mar 2024Members of the Taiwanese Ju Percussion Group and NZ composer John Psathas talk with David Morriss ahead of the ensemble's Auckland Arts Festival concert. Video, Audio
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NZ Live: The Black Quartet
Aotearoa's premiere string ensemble The Black Quartet delivers a cool, contemporary take on the classical sound. Jessica Hindin, Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, Joseph Harrop, and Rachel Wells perform… Video, Audio
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NZ Live: Pony Baby
Pony Baby is the country-music collab of solo artists Jazmine Mary and Arahi. They join Jesse Mulligan to perform tracks from their self-titled debut album. Audio
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Hannah Everingham mixes Spanish sounds with local folk on Siempre Tiene Flores
15 Mar 2024The Christchurch singer-songwriter's second album is a charming, breezy outing which leans into Latin-American influences, and reveals her as a skilled and witty raconteur. Video, Audio
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Vera Ellen and Georgia Gets By say 'no' to SXSW Festival
14 Mar 2024Two New Zealand artists have cancelled their appearances at a major US music festival in protest at the event's defence industry sponsors.
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Folk musician in the post-modern world
14 Mar 2024Irish fiddler Martin Hayes talks to Bryan Crump ahead of his concert in the Auckland Town Hall. Video, Audio
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Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
14 Mar 2024Today Matthew talks to Mark about a new track from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and a song from Australia whistler Molly Lewis. Audio
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The TAHI 14/3/24
On today’s episode, New Zealand's new favourite boyband MAYJUN are in the studio to talk about their debut single, James from Carb on Carb talks Cuba Dupa, and we discuss the concept of “promise… Audio
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First Song: Valere
14 Mar 2024Valere chats with Mark Leishman and plays her new track 'Lily's March', released today. You can find out more about Valere at https://www.instagram.com/valeremusic. Audio
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Katchafire: Legacy | Trailer
14 Mar 2024The story of the Māori band Katchafire, as they struggle to find their way through volatile creative differences and a changing music landscape. Video
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Katchafire: Legacy | Full Documentary
14 Mar 2024The story of the Māori band Katchafire, as they struggle to find their way through volatile creative differences and a changing music landscape. Video
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A decade of Canterbury Nor'westers
13 Mar 2024Ten years after Bill Vail helped found it, in an effort to rejuvenate the Christchurch brass scene, Nor'west Brass is still blowing strong. Bill Vail and fellow band member Nic Scott speak with RNZ… Audio
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Jazz guitarist David Becker in Aotearoa
13 Mar 2024When most teenagers his age were playing Hendrix and Led Zepplin, David Becker only wanted to play jazz guitar. David Becker is in New Zealand to take audiences on that journey too. Audio
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Bookmarks with Marama T-Pole
13 Mar 2024There was one Pacific student enrolled in Christchurch's Broadcasting School in the class of 1995. Now she's on the radio, she's on TV screens, our very own Marama T-Pole. We get to know her better in… Audio
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'All By Myself' singer Eric Carmen dies
Singer-songwriter Eric Carmen, known for hit song 'All By Myself', has died aged 74.
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Didgeridoo virtuoso tours NZ with Brodsky String Quartet
12 Mar 2024Australian didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton talks to Bryan Crump ahead of his tour of Aotearoa with the Brodsky String Quartet. Video, Audio
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Music feature: The music of D'Angelo
12 Mar 2024D'Angelo is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who was at the forefront of the neo-soul movement in the 1990s. RNZ producer Sam Hollis is a super fan, he's with Jesse to go… Audio
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The TAHI 12/3/2024
On today's episode, a cinematic crossover we’re calling ‘Get Dune’, Evie reviews Pink’s concert and Dune Part 2. Samson Rambo talks about his journey in the creative arts with So’omālō, and we get to… Audio
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The new Canterbury music festival that's all about community
12 Mar 2024"The festival is homemade, organic," organiser Corban Tupou says.
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Pink concert goers waited up to an hour for public transport
Pink great, public transport stink. That is the review of some Auckland concert goers who faced waits of up to an hour for trains and buses, with some people jammed in snaking queues. More than a… Audio
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Remembering Phil Broadhurst
11 Mar 2024Mike Booth and Ben McNicoll from the Auckland Jazz Orchestra talk about the band's tribute album to the late Kiwi jazz great, Phil Broadhurst – a project that was four years in the making. Audio
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Worlds of Music 10 March, 2024
Music from the world, for the world, with Flavia Coelho, Trio Miyazaki, Dobet Gnahoré, and star-studded musical collective, Silk Road Ensemble. Audio
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