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He's planning to take his big band to the USA early next year, but Creative NZ's decision to reject his funding application has left Rodger Fox with a $90,000 hole he has to fill by the end of the… Video, Audio

Rodger Fox Big Band featuring King Kapisi with Erna Ferry are set to headline at the 2023 Wellington Jazz Festival. Charlotte Ryan talks to Roger Fox. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews an extensive compilation from the pioneering Aotearoa producer. Audio

Our guest on the Mixtape today is director of the highly anticipated Wellington Jazz Festival which runs in Wellington from the 25th -29th October. Festival director Marnie Karmelita is curating the… Audio

In 1996, influential hip-hop collective Lost Tribe confronted the mistreatment of Pasifika people in their classic track 'Summer In The Winter'. Video

Regarded as one of the greatest Aotearoa hip-hop tracks of all time, the 1996 single 'Chains' marked rapper Che Fu's first… Video

Ladi6 drew on her relationship with husband and writing partner Brent Park in the effortlessly crafted 2011 single 'Like Water'. Video

Rugby fan and comedian James Nokise explains how he came to take a more serious look at the state of Pacific rugby.

An original, large scale, New Zealand musical is premiering in a couple weeks. PACIFICA THE MUSICAL is a story of love and legend based on the music of some of our biggest songs ever. Today we heard… Audio

Music 101 host c joins Kathryn to talk about the Queen's Birthday honour awarded to Bill Rangi Urale, also known as King Kapisi, for his services to music and community. She'll look at the 6th album… Audio

Teremoana Rapley started her music career as a teenager in the late 80s performing with politically conscious hip hop group Upper Hutt Posse. In the years following, she has worked with countless… Audio

Tha Feelstyle created an abstract way of rhyming and rapping in both English and Samoan. The music video of his award winning single Su-amalie/Ain’t Mad at You was filmed back in Samoa. Video

Unearthing the stories behind some of the most influential tracks in Aotearoa hip hop. Video

While some across the nation might have been relaxing at the beach yesterday, a team of Maori doctors and community leaders traversed South Auckand to encourage unvaccinated whanau.

With the star… Audio

William Dart looks at New Zealand poets set to music by New Zealand songwriters - including Sam Hunt set by the late Fane Flaws with his band The Bend. Audio

Washington DC-based Kiwi artist Emma G has remained busy as always in 2020, despite everything that has been going on around her. Emma's new song, 'You Can Count On Me This Christmas' is her 10th… Audio

After receiving a nomination for Best Hip Hop Act at last year's NZ Music Awards (for his EP Island Time), Diggy Dupé has released his first full-length album That's Me, That's Team. Tony Stamp… Video, Audio

This morning RNZ music launched a seven part music video series showcasing some of the most influential hiphop artists in New Zealand over the last 30 years. NZ Hip Hop Stand Up director Chris Graham… Audio

RNZ Music is proud to announce new video series NZ Hip Hop Stand Up, which is out July 23rd. Featuring Scribe, Ladi6, Church & AP and more, each episode features an influential track from Aotearoa hip… Video

At the turn of the millennium 15,000 people gathered at the top of a mountain to dance. And then, it rained. A lot. Produced by Kirsten Johnstone Audio

In his long career in New Zealand music, entertainment and other cultural pursuits, the late Arthur Baysting wore more hats than his childhood hero Tex Morton. Audio

Over the past twenty years there has been a bumper crop of memorable and beautiful local albums that have found notable success. We are proud to offer you our top 21 albums of the twenty-first century… Audio

DJ Stickey Fingaz, A.K.A. RNZ sound engineer Brad Warrington is back with another chapter in the story of Kiwi Hip Hop. Tonight mid to late 90's. Video, Audio

Emily Muli is a young Tongan RnB singer who's rubbed shoulders with the British royal family, gone viral on YouTube, and wants to clear up some misunderstandings about young Pasifika people. Video, Audio

OMC, Ardijah, King Kapisi and Annie Crummer are just a few of the names that have come through OMAC - the Ōtara Music Arts Centre, which is celebrating 30 years of fostering musical talent in South… Audio

Twenty years on from the release of his debut album 2b S.Pacific, we speak to Che Fu about how getting kicked out of Supergroove lit a fire that helped him create his landmark album and become the… Audio

The APRA Silver Scroll songwriting awards have been running since 1965 and have recognised everyone from Ray Columbus to Lorde. Nick Bollinger gives us a rundown of what the awards are all about. Video

You might not have heard of Rotorua-born musician Alayna Powley, but the rest of the world has. At just 25, she’s worked with some of the world’s biggest pop producers and clocked up over nine million… Video, Audio

The Otara Music Arts Centre has been experimenting with new ways of feeding people with extraordinary success. Video, Audio, Gallery

An upcoming mini-doco aims to tell the story of Kas Futialo, aka Tha Feelstyle, and the way he brings together traditional Samoan music and Western hip-hop.  Video, Audio