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Upbeat for Tuesday 22 March 2016

  • Edmar Castañeda

    1:45 PM.Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda has been in New Zealand attending and playing at Womad in New Plymouth. The 37 year old New York based Latin-Jazz inspired harpist tells Trevor Reekie about taking… Read more Audio

  • Anne O'Brien

    1:30 PM.The director of the Auckland Writers festival unveils this year's programme for the May event going from strength to strength. Audio

  • Rodger Fox and Roy Phillips

    1:00 PM.Wellington Jazz orchestra maestro Rodger Fox teams up with Roy Phillips from the acclaimed 70's group "The Peddlers". Phillips is a renowned raconteur and talks about life since he moved to New… Read more Audio

Rodger Fox and Roy Phillips

Wellington Jazz orchestra maestro Rodger Fox teams up with Roy Phillips from the acclaimed 70's group “The Peddlers”. Phillips is a renowned raconteur and talks about life since he moved to New Zealand in 1981, partly motivated by the fact that New Zealand gave The Peddlers their first number one hit. 

 

Edmar Castañeda

Womad

Womad Photo: Simon O'Connor

Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda has been in New Zealand attending and playing at Womad in New Plymouth. The 37 year old New York based Latin-Jazz inspired harpist tells Trevor Reekie about taking the harp into unchartered territory.

 

Anne O'Brien

Anne O'Brien Director of the Auckland Writers Festival

Anne O'Brien Director of the Auckland Writers Festival Photo: Supplied

The director of the Auckland Writers festival unveils this year's programme for the May event going from strength to strength.