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Arts news for Sunday 14 April from RNZ Audio

Splore, a NZ music festival that has been going for 25 years, is taking a break. John Minty from Splore management talks to Charlotte Ryan about the pressures facing the festival and a "challenging"… Audio

At festivals, a volunteer-based service runs quality-control on illegal drugs. Audio

Splore boasts international and local musical acts, as well as a full range of artistic and spiritual experiences. Audio

Sampha Sisay, A.K.A SAMPHA is a British singer, producer, musician and songwriter known for his smooth and rich voice. He first burst onto the music scene working with electronic music producer… Video, Audio

Future Islands Frontman Sam T. Herring has had an interesting journey in music, starting out as a rapper before finding huge success with Future Islands and forming his latest hip hop project Hemlock… Video, Audio

Priya Sami of the band BUB, performs her new single BORED, live for us un the RNZ studio, in support of  the Eastern Women's Refuge Fundraiser at Galatos 9th July 2022. 
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We meet a diverse group of musicians: hip-hop artist Hanju Kim (aka hans.), synth-pop duo Imugi, pop singer Satta Vairowalia, and double bass player Umar Zakaria.

If we say cabaret what does that mean to you? A musical about the growing power of the Nazi Party in the Weimar Republic? It's also a thriving art form with a strong presence in Aotearoa. Emma Vickers… Audio

RNZ Music has complied all the binge-worthy content you need to keep you entertained during lockdown, including documentaries, live music, deep dives, and chats with your favourite artists.  Video

Welcome to another live session RNZ Music live session! This time it’s bilingual rapper, musician and producer Rei Music performing at Unitec’s beautiful Te Noho Kotahitanga marae in Auckland. Video, Audio

In this mini-documentary series, we meet five local acts as they take centre stage at Splore Festival. Video

Wellington indie pop musician Estère has today released a steamy new single just in time for summer. ‘Animal Pleasure’ is the third single from her upcoming album, due out in January. Video

World-renowned drum n bass musician MC Tali has announced her 2004 album Lyric on My Lip will be available digitally for the first time from this Friday, November 27. Tali is also releasing a…

John Minty has had an interesting life. At one stage, he was a member of the PIG Patrol, a group who monitored police convoys for the Polynesian Panthers. He started the first Polynesian newspaper, is… Audio

RNZ Music is excited to present the new lyric video for ‘Summer in May’ from Pacific Music Award-nominated soul singer Lou’ana. The video includes nostalgic scenes shot on Super-8 at Auckland's Splore… Video

We speak to John Minty, who owns the Splore music and arts festival. Audio

A tiny pony, a flittering korimako and shuffling earthworms all make an appearance in this year’s Children’s Music Awards – an annual presentation celebrating music written for kids. Video

Kiwi musician Noah Slee is back in the country and will be taking the stage at the Splore Festival later this morning. He joins the show to discuss his return and the inspiration behind his new single… Audio

It's New Zealand's longest running festival which is quite a feat in itself. A creative melting pot of New Zealand contemporary art, with many installations throughout the park, international and… Audio

Auckland phD student Laura Marsh is combining her music and arts practice to build a large soundsystem called ninthWave, which she reckons is Aotearoa's first soundsystem designed and built by a… Audio, Gallery

From netballer to award-winning musician, JessB has become one of our most celebrated female rappers.  Video, Audio

Glastonbury festival has banned plastic bottles in a bid to stem the huge amount of waste that is left at the gig. It's become almost as famous for its trash than its music, and organisers say it's… Audio

A Kiwi man who joined ISIS, Mark John Taylor is being held in a Kurdish prison in Syria after defeating from the terrorist group. New Zealand can't strip him of his citizenship but it is understood… Audio

There was rain, wind, scorching heat and lightning; top-notch performances from the likes of Rudimental and The Beths; and a surprise slot from Russian punk collective Pussy Riot. And as always the…

New Zealand's longest running music festival, Splore, is on again this weekend. Festival director John Minty speaks to Jim about the event's 20th anniversary. Audio

Auckland’s Splore festival celebrates its 20th birthday this year, and the lineup is as strong as ever. RNZ Music’s Bridie Chetwin-Kelly runs through six of the best. Video

The Electric Avenue music festival returns to Christchurch's Hagley Park this Saturday. RNZ's Katie Todd picks three local acts not to miss. Video

The gender imbalance  in music festival line-ups persists this year, despite the noise in promoters ears getting louder. Kirsten Johnstone asks why this is still an issue. Video