Upbeat for Friday 21 October 2016

1:50 PM.Emere Wano from Womad discusses some of the names and acts coming to New Plymouth in 2017. Women and politics are dominant themes among the artists including Brazilian Bebel Gilberto, Grammy award… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Young writers from around the country will take to the stage this weekend to compete in the Rising Voices Youth Poetry Slam finals. Carrie Rudzinski knows all too well what it’s like to stand up and… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Veteran Wellington bass Roger Wilson looks back on a long career as he prepares for a weekend birthday celebration through song. Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Mention dance in New Zealand and more often than not Malia Johnston’s name will pop up. Her experience stretches far and wide, from WOW, to working with Rodney Bell on Meremere. Malia was awarded the… Read more Audio