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Homegrown festival: From Kiwi classics to TikTok trends
17 Mar 2024Review - Saturday night was a celebration of some of the best music Aotearoa New Zealand has to offer. And what a night it was, writes Pretoria Gordon.
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James Taylor returns to NZ for two shows
17 Mar 2024Six-time grammy award winner, James Taylor, speaks with Jim Mora about his life and career ahead of his one-off New Zealand show 'An Evening with James Taylor and His All-Star Band' set for April. Audio
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Marley controversy takes centre stage at WOMAD day 2
17 Mar 2024Review - TE KAAHU showed off her musical delicacy, while Ziggy Marley's performance had an increased police presence and silent protesters in the crowds.
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Hymns on Sunday, 17 March 2024
17 Mar 202419th-century English architect James Edmeston wrote around 2000 hymns - it was said that he produced one every Sunday. We'll hear one of his best-known hymns this week: Lead us, heavenly Father, lead… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 16 March 2024
16 Mar 2024On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Wilson Pickett and Ry Cooder, reggae from Peter Tosh, new music from the Hanging Stars plus an all time classic courtesy of Billie Holiday. Audio
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Russ Spiegel
16 Mar 2024American guitarist Russ Spiegel returns to NZ in March and April for nine dates, and Nick checks out Russ' latest album 'Caribbean Blue'. Also this hour: Jane Monheit sings the classics, and Kiwis… Audio
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Filthy McNasty
16 Mar 2024Nick checks out the inventor of vocalese, Eddie Jefferson, singing Horace Silver's 'Filthy McNasty', two classics from Oliver Nelson, and a gorgeous piece by Mike Nock; and Bill Frisell plays Marvin… Audio
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The Mixtape: Katchafire’s Logan Bell
16 Mar 2024To mark the release of Legacy - a new RNZ documentary about the Māori reggae band Katchafire - frontman Logan Bell shares songs that have shaped his life and music. Video, Audio
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Brainorchestra: 'I skipped class to make beats'
16 Mar 2024New Jersey based Brainorchestra is a prolific hip hop producer and one you should watch. The beat maker's first studio was a flash drive that he would plug into the school computer. He's become an… Audio
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Thee Conductor employs Bonnie Prince Billy to sing the romantic songs of Ennoia
16 Mar 2024A meeting of worlds between alt-country superstar Will Oldham and eclectic composer Justin Butler yields fruitful results on this far-flung collection. Video, Audio
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Kim Gordon blends precision and chaos on The Collective
16 Mar 2024Tony Stamp reviews the ex-Sonic Youth member's second solo album, a noisy, hip-hop influenced outing that puts provocateurs her junior to shame. Video, Audio
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Gold dust woman Julia Holter: ‘I come up with new ways to surprise myself’
16 Mar 2024Los Angeles based composer and singer Julia Holter is set to release her sixth studio album, with the inspired title Something in the Room She Moves. Maggie Tweedie talks to Julia about her… Audio
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'Fuemana Mania’: 30 years of New Urban Polynesian
16 Mar 2024In the early 90s, siblings Phil, Christina, Tony and Pauly Fuemana would lay down a fresh and unique record that would soon be dubbed a classic. Thirty years on New Urban Polynesian is set to be… Audio, Gallery
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Australian jazz legend James Morrison
One of the many musicians hitting the stage at Tauranga's National Jazz Festival later this month is Australian jazz legend James Morrison. He's a multi-instrumentalist, playing the trombone, piano… Audio
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Artists make a splash on first day of rain-infused WOMAD
16 Mar 2024Review - The first stages of WOMAD 2024 managed to pull through the downpours and pleased crowds with some legendary jams.
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The man behind NZ's music
16 Mar 2024The Detail's Davina Zimmer discovers she's sitting across from a quiet music legend. Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
15 Mar 2024He's back, and ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
Tonight, Finn has music from Drunk Mums, The Hamiltones, Cara Beth Saralino and The Collective by Kim Gordon.
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Music lovers descend on New Plymouth for Womad 2024
15 Mar 2024The three-day Womad festival kicked off earlier with a weekend of music with acts like Morcheeba, W.I.T.C.H, Anthonie Tonnon and The Mauskovic Dance Band set to entertain the masses.
RNZ's own music… Audio
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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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