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New report details widespread gender inequality in the New Zealand music industry
Massey University researchers have today released a report detailing widespread gender discrimination in the Aotearoa music community, in the first report of its kind in New Zealand.
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Adam Hattaway and The Haunters ‘Big Night’
RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the new single and vid from Christchurch alt-rockers Adam Hattaway and The Haunters. ‘Big Night’ is the second single from their forthcoming album and comes with a video directed by the wonderfully talented Delaney Davidson.
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VIDEO PREMIERE: L.A.B. 'My Brother' live at Roundhead
RNZ Music is excited to present this special live version of L.A.B.’s latest track ‘My Brother’. It’s the first single from their new album L.A.B. IV, which is out Friday, December 18.
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Percussion takes centre stage
30 Nov 2020Percussionists are usually found at the back of the orchestra, but Jeremy Fitzsimons is moving to the front for John Psathas' double concerto 'View From Olympus', with pianist Michael Houstoun and Orchestra Wellington. 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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Rowan Johnston: passionate about choral music
2 Dec 2020New director Rowan Johnston finally gets to conduct the Auckland Youth Choir in their upcoming concert The Final Frontier. Audio
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LIVE: Whanau: Voices of Aotearoa, far from home - the full concert
29 Nov 2020RNZ Concert is proud to present this beautiful and moving performance of Aotearoa and Pacific songs, hymns and lullabies by some of our best opera singers, live at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Video, Audio
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New in Podcast Classics
Your free classical podcast this month is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - Ode to Joy! Celebrate Beethoven's birthday with an all-star New Zealand performance of his biggest and best symphony. Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 9 in D minor, Choral
Your free classical podcast this month is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - Ode to Joy! Audio
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JS BACH: Goldberg Variations BWV988
Recorded by RNZ Concert, 22 July 2020, at Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. Audio
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New research on gender diversity in NZ music
3 Dec 2020The Panel speaks to Anna Edington a.k.a Edie about a report that paints a bleak picture for women in the industry. Audio
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Colin Morris' Music picks
3 Dec 2020Colin Morris features the track Lonely Time More from Chris Smither's 18th album, From the Levee. In his series "whatever happened to...?", Colin looks back at the career of Gilbert O'Sullivan and… Audio
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Great album: Peter Gabriel - Growing Up Live
3 Dec 2020In 2002 and 2003, following the release of his album UP, Peter Gabriel went on the road with his Growing Up tour, once again collaborating with production designer Robert Lepage to create a… Audio
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VIDEO: Marlon Williams and Kacy & Clayton 'Your Mind's Walking Out'
3 Dec 2020Marlon Williams and his Canadian collaborators Kacy & Clayton have released a new video for their track 'Your Mind's Walking Out', from forthcoming album Plastic Bouquet. Directed by Marlon himself… Video
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New report details widespread gender inequality in the New Zealand music industry
3 Dec 2020Massey University researchers have today released a report detailing widespread gender discrimination in the Aotearoa music community, in the first report of its kind in New Zealand.
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VIDEO: NZSO - Piazzolla
2 Dec 2020Peruvian-born conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the NZSO in music by tango legend Astor Piazzolla. Video
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Music With Yadana Saw
2 Dec 2020Music festivals are back on the menu, Yadana Saw plays some of the local acts on the bill for Outerfields and Downtown Shakedown. Plus a new song from Turkish psych folkies Altin Gun. Audio
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Adam Hattaway and The Haunters ‘Big Night’
2 Dec 2020RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the new single and vid from Christchurch alt-rockers Adam Hattaway and The Haunters. ‘Big Night’ is the second single from their forthcoming album and comes… Video
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Today in music history
1 Dec 2020For the first time in 16 years, the top album and top single spots have both gone to Kiwi acts. L.A.B. topped the singles chart with 'In The Air', and Six60 took out the album chart with their third… Audio
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VIDEO PREMIERE: L.A.B. 'My Brother' live at Roundhead
1 Dec 2020RNZ Music is excited to present this special live version of L.A.B.’s latest track ‘My Brother’. It’s the first single from their new album L.A.B. IV, which is out Friday, December 18. Video
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Music Feature Arli Liberman with Bjork
1 Dec 2020The Icelandic singer Bjork made her first album at the age of eleven, setting off a 40 year career. Audio
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First Song: Janayah - Look What I Found
1 Dec 2020Auckland high school student Janayah was one of the successful entrants in this year's Stand Up Stand Out (SUSO) music event organised by Auckland Council. Audio
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NZTrio's Constellations concert
1 Dec 2020NZTrio's cellist Ashley Brown talks us through the ensemble's upcoming concert series, Constellations. Audio
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Kiwi music tops both charts for the first time in 16 years
1 Dec 2020L.A.B. topped the singles chart with 'In The Air', and Six60 took out the album chart with their third self-titled album.
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Kiwi music dominates the 2020 Official NZ Music Charts
1 Dec 2020For the first time in 16 years, the top album and top single spots have both gone to Kiwi acts. L.A.B. topped the singles chart with ‘In The Air’, and Six60 took out the album chart with their third… Video
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Nashville Babylon 30 November 2020
30 Nov 2020On this week's show Mark plays some of his favourite tracks of 2020 with songs from Tami Neilson, Courtney Marie Andrews and Emma Swift. There's also blues from Etta James, a birthday tune for Brownie… Audio
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WOMAD NZ organisers make 'gut-wrenching' decision to pull out of 2021 festival
30 Nov 2020The New Zealand organiser of WOMAD says it had to pull out of the 2021 event, but the organisation which oversees the event internationally still plans for it to go ahead.
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The Sampler: Jeff Tweedy, This Is The Kit, Ela Minus
30 Nov 2020Nick Bollinger discusses the lockdown songs of Jeff Tweedy and rebellious synth-pop of Ela Minus while Tony Stamp lends an ear to This Is The Kit. Audio
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Behind scenes at WOMAD: Discord over Covid-19 risks
30 Nov 2020The organiser of WOMAD says it had little choice but to pull out of the 2021 event.
The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust says it risked losing millions of dollars and going broke if Covid-19 disrupted… Audio
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Today in Music History: Glenn Campbell - Wichita Lineman
30 Nov 2020Glen Campbell started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wichita Lineman.' Audio
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Great NZ Album: The Eastern: Hope and Wire
30 Nov 2020Great NZ Album: The Eastern: Hope and Wire. Audio
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WOMAD 2021 to go ahead despite festival Trust pulling out
The company behind the WOMAD brand is confident it can put on a festival in New Plymouth next year, even though the local organiser is pulling out of the 2021 event.
The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust… Audio
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Jonathan Bree & Sneaky Feelings
29 Nov 2020William Dart catches up with two local releases: Jonathan Bree's After the Curtains Close and Sneaky Feelings' The Mercury Moment. Audio
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Alan Brady on Neil Diamond's Cracklin' Rosie
29 Nov 2020Fifty years ago, Neil Diamond's 'Cracklin' Rosie' was on top of the NZ music charts. 'Crackling Rose' was an inexpensive sparkling wine. The founding father of Central Otago wine, Alan Brady remembers… Audio
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