Womad 2018

The multi-award winning Mexican guitar duo tell Trevor Reekie about their start in heavy metal bands and getting discovered while busking in Dublin. Audio

Blick Bassy is a film score composer who recently visited the country for Womad. Trevor Reekie sat down with the Cameroon born France-based artist to talk about uniqueness, keeping language and… Audio

Opera star Jessye Norman wins the Gould Prize, we mark the passing of film director Miloš Forman, review the NZSO’s first shed series gig, and begin a new series exploring great composers and their…

On Worlds of Music this week just Trevor feaures two more of the live sessions recorded at the Plymouth Hotel in New Plymouth. The program includes Kiya Tabassian, an Iranian musician who plays the… Audio

Trevor Reekie presents a selection of interviews and live sessions recorded at this year's Womad NZ festival, including performances from Constantinople, Manu Delago, Violons Barbares and Victoria… Audio

Israeli singer, songwriter and rapper, Victoria Hanna performs ancient text/ritual - 'A Celebration in Heaven' for RNZ Music at WOMAD 2018 in New Plymouth. Video

Day two of WOMAD 2018 saw performances from Kamasi Washington and Dragon; and once again lots of smiling WOMAD festival-goers.

RNZ Music's Nick Bollinger is at WOMAD 2018 in Taranaki. He gives us his impressions of day two at the world music festival.

We met a whoopie cushion and ID-ed some over-65s on day two of WOMAD! Yadana Saw gives us the full tour. Video

Rahim Alhaj's new album 'Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet" draws from the stories and experiences recounted to him by Iraqui people following the U.S. invasion. He talked to Trevor Reekie… Audio

The American tenor saxophonist heralded as the saviour of jazz tells us he leaves "the music wide open". Video, Audio

Day one of WOMAD 2018 saw performances from Aldous Harding, Thievery Corporation, Maisey Rika and loads more... and it was dress-up day!

RNZ Music's Nick Bollinger is at WOMAD 2018 in Taranaki. He gives us his verdict on day one of the world music festival.

Two members of Canada-based Constantinople perform 'Le Poisson au fond de l'Ocean' especially for RNZ Music, at WOMAD 2018 in New Plymouth. Video

RNZ Music's resident WOMAD aficionado and host of Worlds of Music,Trevor Reekie helps us discover how WOMAD 2018 will open up our minds and souls to diverse arrays of cultures, music and ideas. Video, Audio

Trevor Reekie features music from a few of the artists who'll be appearing at WOMAD 2018 including Iraqi Oud composer Rahim Alhaj, Lebanese vocalist Ghada Shbeir, the sunshine hi-life sound from Ghana… Audio

On Worlds of Music this week Trevor returns from the summer break with features new music from african collective 3MA, Cuban vocalist Danay Suárez and he talks to the charismatic sitar virtuoso… Audio

On Worlds of Music this week Trevor features more music from artists appearing at WOMAD Taranaki in 2018. He also talks to Wellington-based author Chris Bourke about his new book Goodbye Maoriland -… Audio