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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
Navigation for Upbeat
Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
Latest audio
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Jonathan Hendry: Auckland Festival
Reviews Jonty reviews recent Auckland Festival shows including Macbeth, The Kitchen and The Book of Everything. Audio
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Phil Braithwaite and Roy Ward
The War Play Writer and director of The War Play at Dunedin's Fortune Theatre. Audio
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Mona-Lynn Courteau: WOMAD Review
Review of the weekend's action at the WOMAD festival. Audio
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Public Service Broadcasting: lessons of the past through the music of the future
13 Mar 2015Eva Radich meets J. Willgoose, Esq and Wrigglesworth, during their first visit to New Zealand for WOMAD 2015. Read more Audio
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Interview: Malawi Mouse Boys | WOMAD 2015
13 Mar 2015Eva Radich meets up with Malawi Mouse Boys at WOMAD 2015. Read more Audio
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Interview: TaikOz | WOMAD 2015
13 Mar 2015Eva Radich talks to members of TaikOz, an Australian ensemble with a modern take on traditional wadaiko (Japanese drums). Read more Audio
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Billy Apple
New Zealand artist talks about his retrospective at the Auckland Art Gallery. Audio
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Darren Watson: The Blues
Upbeat blues contributor looks at the work of blues legend Robert Johnson. Audio
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Jeffrey and Gregory Qaiyum: The Q Brothers
Writers and performers from Chicago's Q Brothers theatre company preview the Auckland Festival season of Othello: The Remix. Audio
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The Gloaming: drawing on the ancient stories and poems of Ireland
11 Mar 2015Musicians from Irish group The Gloaming preview their New Zealand shows as part of Auckland Festival and WOMAD. Read more Audio
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Alexandra Damiani
Cedar Lake Dance Company Director of New York's Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet previews their Auckland Festival performance. Audio
Upbeat
12pm-1pm Music news, talk features and interviews, new releases etc.
1pm-3pm ‘Onstage’ - highlights from RNZ’s recordings of live music performances
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A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
Monday to Friday, 12pm-3pm
- Email: upbeat@rnz.co.nz
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