Featured Music Stories
REVIEW: Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter
LISTEN: Beyoncé's glorious new Cowboy Carter album may well be this year's most startling release. William Dart checks out Queen Bey's take on country music that has already caused tremors in more conservative Nashville circles. Audio
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Cushioning the culture shock
22 Apr 2024The Migrant Heritage Trust,helps bridge the cultural gap for Indian diaspora living here by promoting Indian arts. They recently invited acclaimed classical musician Pandit Anand Bhate who toured the country. Audio
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Spice Girls reunite at Posh's 50th birthday
22 Apr 2024On Saturday night, Posh, Scary, Baby, Ginger and Sporty Spice came together to celebrate Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday in London.
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Illmatic - one of the greatest hip hop albums ever recorded.
20 Apr 202430 years after the debut album by New York rapper Nas, Kiwis pay tribute to a rap classic. Audio
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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Celebrating two decades of Nota Bene
23 Apr 2024Ahead of its 20th anniversary concert, Note Bene's founding music director Christine Argyle and current music director Maaike Christie-Beekman join Bryan Crump to discuss the Wellington chamber choir's secrets to success. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 21 April 2024
21 Apr 2024Looking ahead to ANZAC Day this week, with hymns including Abide with me and Shirley Murray’s Honour the dead. Audio
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Orchestra students back in school for the holidays
Nicky Fogden-Smith, Coordinator and Course Director of the NZ Secondary Students' Symphony Orchestra, speaks to Bryan Crump ahead of the orchestra's concert in Christchurch. Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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Nashville Babylon - 20 April 2024
20 Apr 2024On this week's show there's tracks from Emmylou Harris, Son Volt and Daddy Long Legs, classics from the Stones and Iggy Pop plus a reggae smash from Steel… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 13 April 2024
13 Apr 2024On this week's Nashvlle Babylon there's birthday tunes for Al Green and Lowell George, classic reggae courtesy of Junior Murvin plus blues from Jimmy Anderson.
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Nashville Babylon: 6 April 2024
6 Apr 2024On this week's Nashville Babylon there's blues from Elmore James, Americana classics courtesy of Giant Sand, the Handsome Family and Calexico plus new tracks… Audio
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Nashville Babylon - Sat 30 Mar 2024
30 Mar 2024On this week's Nashville Babylon there's blues from Howlin' Wolf, a track from Judee Sill's 1971 debut album, reggae courtesy of the Congos plus classic R'n'B… Audio