Here Now
Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities and perspectives, all of which shape their life here.
Hosted and produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
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Zimbabwe to Auckland - Back to Basics with Jay Moyo
Zimbabwe to Auckland - Back to Basics with Jay Moyo
For so many of us in the diaspora the music we grew up immersed in and for some, trained in, remains a bedrock to our lives here in New Zealand.
Whether its Samba, gospel or Hindustani classical music, the sounds of our childhood continue in ways to inform choices, stir up memories and for many help actually make new tracks in a new home. Jabulani a.k.a Jay Moyo, talks about his musical upbringing in this episode.
Holding on to hope after the 12 Day War - Iranians in New Zealand
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Holding on to hope after the 12 Day War - Iranians in New Zealand
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In what’s being called the 12 Day War, 627 people have been killed in Iran by Israeli strikes and nearly 5000 injured, and Iran's retaliatory bombardment has killed 28 in Israel. In this episode, we're taking a break from the ongoing series Back to Basics, to speak to two Iranian New Zealanders who've spent the last few weeks in despair and worry about the fate of their families in Iran and that of their homeland.
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Beyond Bhangra and Bollywood - Back to Basics with Manjit Singh and Kooshna Gupta
Beyond Bhangra and Bollywood - Back to Basics with Manjit Singh and Kooshna Gupta
In our second part to this series, we dive into another sonic universe - the fascinating connection between ancient Indian musical tradition and the more modern sounds of Indian film and folk music. While Bollywood and Bhangra are an inextricable and now cliched part of the modern Indian music experience, the real bedrock upon which all that is built really is classical Indian music.
Join Manjit Singh and Kooshna Gupta as we look at Indian music beyond bhangra and Bollywood.
Back to Basics - the sounds of Brazil with Leandro Vasques
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Back to Basics - the sounds of Brazil with Leandro Vasques
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The unmistakable sounds of Brazil, even to the untrained ear are an instant invitation into the world of carnival and caipirinhas – but that’s the good stuff. Some of these sounds come from places of struggle and solidarity and in this first part of Back to Basics, Leandro Vasques talks about the history behind some genres, his musical influences and what life as a Brazilian muso in Auckland is like for him.
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Health span versus life span -Dr Sharad Paul on 'biohacking our genes'
Pepa Torre - Digging into definitions of self
Accidental Comics - Edd Rivera
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Accidental Comics - Edd Rivera
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In this four-part series, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to folks with jokes - people from overseas who’ve ended up as stand-up comics out of chance - their comedy, an outcome of coming to New Zealand.
Edd Rivera came to New Zealand thinking it was somewhere in Europe. True story and he’s been here eight years on. Comedy by chance, comedy to cope with moving countries. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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Javier Murcia's sculpture - a question of matter and time
Javier Murcia's sculpture - a question of matter and time
Javier Murcia's got his hands full rather literally. The sculptor is a master at casting in clay and bronze, the intricacies and subtleties of the human form. In this episode, he chats with Kadambari Raghukumar about his explorations in form and beyond.
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