Featured Music Stories
The Mixtape: The hero guitars of NZ music with Glen Moffatt
This special NZ Music Month Mixtape celebrates the hero guitars played by some of our most legendary musicians. Audio, Gallery
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Serj Tankian: Learning to deal with your own mind
18 May 2024Serg Tankian, frontman of System of a Down, talks to Charlotte Ryan about his colourful life as a young immigrant to Los Angeles, and the risks and reward of being part of an avant-garde, political band. Audio
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Han-Na Chang: 'The day I met Ludwig van Beethoven'
16 May 2024Han-Na Chang began her musical career as a solo cellist, but she's in New Zealand for concerts with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as the conductor. She talks with David Morriss about how the move from bow to baton came about. Video, Audio
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Jordan Rakei: On work ethic and selling out
11 May 2024London-based Jordan Rakei hasn’t lived in New Zealand since he was four years old, but on his new album The Loop NZ music influence is evident. 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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New Horizons: Delaney Davidson's Lucky Number Ten
38 minutes agoDelaney Davidson's Out Of My Head is his first solo album for a long six years and tenth in total. William Dart checks it out in the context of the singer's earlier partnerships. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 19 May 2024
4:15 am todayHymns for the Feast of Pentecost today, including contemporary hymns by NZ hymn writer Bill Wallace (Wild wind of the Holy Spirit) and the UK's Bernadette Farrell (Spirit of God, rest on your people). Audio
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Bruce Paine: ...still we sang
8 May 2024Guitarist Bruce Paine has just released an album of his own compositions, ...still we sang. He came in to the RNZ Auckland studio to talk with David Morriss and play some of his music. Video, Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi inducted into New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
18 May 2024The singer, producer and te reo Māori advocate says she's honoured to be recognised for her music - her "real heart project".
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Serj Tankian: Learning to deal with your own mind
18 May 2024Serg Tankian is the frontman of System of a Down, a band of Armenian-Americans that started in the mid-nineties, who play an incredible clash of growling… Audio
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Delaney Davidson: LIVE at the Great Hall, Christchurch
18 May 2024Enigmatic singer/songwriter Delaney Davidson performs live with Chamber Music New Zealand from his new album Out of my Head at the Great Hall, Christchurch… Audio
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Lyrics to NZ’s most misquoted song up for auction
18 May 2024The words to Supergroove's iconic song Can't Get Enough will soon be revealed as the lyrics go up for auction on Trade Me. Dr Karl Steven, former Supergroove… Audio
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The Mixtape: The hero guitars of NZ music with Glen Moffatt
18 May 2024This special NZ Music Month Mixtape celebrates the hero guitars played by some of our most legendary musicians. Country singer/songwriter Glen Moffatt wrote a… Audio, Gallery