Featured Music Stories
Playing Favourites with Kim Hill
On her final Saturday Morning show, the beloved broadcaster chats to long-time colleague Bryan Crump (and surprise guests) about some of her favourite songs. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Thabani Gapara: The accidental Aotearoan
24 Nov 2023Zimbabwe-born saxophone player Thabani Gapara is embracing the opportunities afforded him by his adopted homeland. Audio
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Ahiahi: Justin DeHart & Mark Menzies
27 Nov 2023Listen to percussionist Justin DeHart and violist Mark Menzies perform innovative works by composers from Slovenia, Aotearoa and South Korea in this Asian Composers League concert, Ahiahi, held in Christchurch in 2022.
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A hundred years of Disney scores
23 Nov 2023The Walt Disney Company turned a hundred last month. Cultural historian Dr Malcolm Cook talks to Bryan Crump about the role music's played in the company's success. Video, 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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Catching them when they're young
We tend to focus on the masters, but every musician has to start somewhere. And that's when Christopher Norton comes to the fore. Video, Audio
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A child of the counter-revolution
27 Nov 2023Stephen Diaz had to base himself in Europe to become a professional countertenor, but that doesn't stop him from coming back to Aotearoa when he can. Audio
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Music Alive: Te Kete Waiata
29 Nov 2023LISTEN: This concert is a fusion of jazz songs and te reo Māori, featuring singers Whirimako Black, Allana Goldsmith and Leon Wharekura performing during the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival.
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NZSO Sessions 2022- Festa Romana
1:00 pm todayFesta Romana - 2022 NZSO Recording Sessions featuring music with a connection to the Eternal City.
Performed by NZSO with the National Band of New Zealand and… Audio
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Auckland Arts Festival: He Kete Waiata
28 Nov 2023A concert that combines the world of jazz with Te Reo Māori, in a dynamic performance of original material as well as jazz standards sung by Whirimako Black… Audio
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Asian Composers League: Ahiahi - Justin DeHart & Mark Menzies
26 Nov 2023Listen to percussionist Justin DeHart and violist Mark Menzies perform innovative works by composers from Slovenia, Aotearoa and South Korea in this Asian… Audio
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David Burchell at the Auckland Town Hall Organ
23 Nov 2023Dunedin organist David Burchell plays a recital on the Auckland Town Hall Organ. The organ is German-built in the style of an English concert organ, and so …
Recent Music Stories
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Music Critic: Colin Morris
2:10 pm todayToday Colin talks to Jesse about music from Jesse Colter and Steely Dan. Audio
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Music Critic: Colin Morris
2:10 pm todayToday Colin talks to Jesse about music from Jesse Colter and Steely Dan. Audio
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The TAHI 30th November 2023
On today's show Evie catches up with childhood friend and award-winning artist Vera Ellen, So’omālō chats with TAHI fan and aspiring music journalist Mia Faiumu, plus we get vulnies and reveal our… Audio
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Review: Kraftwerk's vintage men-machines perfectly at home in 2023
6:56 am todayIn an age where ChatGPT presents an approximation of human thought, Kraftwerk's man-machine feels very present, writes Nic Gorman. Video
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Collectors corner: Sheet music collector Liz Hodgson
29 Nov 2023This week for collectors corner we head to north Canterbury and meet Liz Hodgson who's got an impressive collection of sheet music. She talks to Jesse. Audio
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Music with Kirsten Zemke: Hawaiian vocal styles
29 Nov 2023Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about Hawaiian music and how it emphasizes the voice. She'll talk about why many songs feature falsetto or leo ki'eki'e (high voice) and where the… Audio
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Music feature: Motown 25 with Murray Cammick
For this week's music feature we look back to 1983 when a special televised concert was held to celebrate Motown's 25th anniversary. Today we reminisce about that iconic concert with Murray Cammick. Audio
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The TAHI 28th November 2023
On today's show global country music artist Kaylee Bell chats about her new tour, the nicest man on earth Myshaan tells us when he's finally releasing his Tiktok famous waiata and we discuss some of… Audio
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Art work lights up and plays music, Matthew Tucker's creation
Artist Matthew Tucker has always loved numbers and patterns. Matthew lives with a disability and uses a wheelchair, but none of that gets in the way of his creative talent. Audio
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Ebony Lamb
26 Nov 2023William Dart tracks the pathway of Wellington songwriter Ebony Lamb from the band Eb & Sparrow through to the undertstated triumph of her first solo album. Audio
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Worlds of Music 26 November, 2023
26 Nov 2023Trevor features Hindustani classical music with slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya and contemporary Andalusian music from Al-Andalus Ensemble. Audio
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Music journalism all but vanishes from our media
This week the country’s biggest arts funding agency published a plan to boost coverage of culture which has been dwindling in our media. Music reviews and writing used to be eagerly-read and… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 26 November 2023
26 Nov 2023It's Christ the King Sunday, and we're also marking feast days for Saints Clement and Cecilia, and hymn writer Isaac Watts. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 25 November 2023
25 Nov 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic blues from Jimmy Reed, reggae courtesy of Phyllis Dillon, new music from Israel Nash plus tracks to mark the anniversary of the Band's Last Waltz… Audio
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Dave Wilson: Ephemeral
25 Nov 2023Wellingtonian Dave Wilson's new album Ephemeral deals with the nature and shape of relationships. Audio
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Life Goes On
25 Nov 2023Nick looks back at the career of pianist and composer Carla Bley; plus music by Charlie Parker, Joe Zawinul, and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Audio
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Introducing: NickyByNicky
25 Nov 2023This week on Introducing its the new solo project on Nick Johnston from Cut Off Your Hands - NickyByNicky Audio
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David Bowie: Serious Moonlight over Western Springs
David Bowie's Serious Moonlight concert at Western Springs, took place almost 40 years ago - and still stands as one of the country's largest music events, with a crowd of well over 80,000. Otago… Video, Audio
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David Bowie: Serious Moonlight over Western Springs
David Bowie's Serious Moonlight concert at Western Springs took place almost 40 years ago - and still stands as one of our largest, most memorable music events. Audio
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Music 101 Live Session: Trinity Roots
25 Nov 2023Trinity Roots are performing live next Friday at The Others way in Auckland, so what better way to celebrate than with a live session. Warren Maxwell, Rio Hohepa and Ben Lemi and band perform live for… Audio
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Quaranta shows Danny Brown taking stock after rehab
25 Nov 2023Tony Stamp reviews a reflective collection that muses on middle age. Video, Audio
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Timber Timbre's honeyed vocals are still sweet on Lovage
25 Nov 2023Tony Stamp reviews a new instalment of spooky ballads from the Canadian outfit. Video, Audio
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André 3000's New Blue Sun is one of the most extreme artistic pivots in modern music
25 Nov 2023Tony Stamp reviews the first solo album from one of the world's best MC's... featuring no rapping, and a lot of flute. Video, Audio
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