Featured Music Stories
The Mixtape: Hollie Smith
Musician Hollie Smith shares her six favourite songs. Hollie has been writing and releasing music for over 20 years. Her 4th solo album Coming In From the Dark charted number 1 on the New Zealand charts last year, and shes about to head off on a NZ tour. Audio
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Music review - Nilüfer Yanya, Popstrangers and Yves Jarvis
18 Jun 2022Tony Stamp falls for a new not-quite-pop album by London singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya on The Sampler. Audio
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Jenny Mitchell wins the 2022 APRA Best Country Music Song Award
18 Jun 2022On Saturday 18th June, the highly-anticipated APRA Best Country Music Song Award was announced live on RNZ’s Music 101. Taking out the title this year is the moving masterpiece ‘Trouble Finds A Girl’. Audio
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New Horizons: Andrew Bird's Inside Problems
19 Jun 2022American writer Joan Didion is very much on Andrew Bird’s mind in his new album, Inside Problems. William Dart looks at just how it fits into this musician’s 26-year career. 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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Ambient Jazz
8 minutes agoSettle in for an hour of ambient jazz on Inside Out this week, inspired by NZ saxophonist and composer Louisa Williamson's new ambient big band album "What Dreams May Come". Audio
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The music of Te Matatini
10 minutes agoJulian Wilcox and Rob Ruha present a selection of waiata, both archival and newly recorded, in celebration of 50 years of kapa haka competition at Te Matatini.
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Celebrating Matariki on RNZ Concert
2 minutes agoSpecial programming to listen out for as we mark the very first Matariki public holiday and the universal language of music in celebrating the winter solstice on RNZ Concert.
Featured Music Programmes
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Nashville Babylon 18 June 2022
18 Jun 2022On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Paul McCartney and Nick Drake, soul from Dusty Springfield and Etta James, more from Steve Earle’s… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 11 June 2022
11 Jun 2022On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Harry Nilsson, reggae courtesy of Dawn Penn, Canvey Island blues from Dr Feelgood plus classics… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 4 June, 2022
4 Jun 2022On this week's show Mark has new music from Bonnie Raitt and Willie Nelson, soul courtesy of Stevie Wonder and Bettye Swann plus a bluegrass cover of an Iggy… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 28 May, 2022
28 May 2022On this week’s show Mark has birthday tunes for Curtis Mayfield and John Fogerty, new music courtesy of Tommy McLain, a reggae smash from Joya Landis, plus all… Audio