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Worlds of Music 14 January, 2024
14 Jan 2024Trevor plays music by Mory Kanté, Danay Suarez, Bosker, and Mongolian/Australian folk-fusion quartet, Equus. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 14 January 2024
14 Jan 2024A gentle start to this week's hymn requests programme, with an arrangement of Eleanor Farjeon's Morning has broken sung by the Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne. Audio
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Nashville Babylon Summer Special: 13 January 2024
13 Jan 2024On this week's summer edition of Nashville Babylon there's classic rhythm 'n' blues from Ruth Brown and Chuck Willis, gospel courtesy of the Louvin Brothers, live tracks from Sam Cooke plus Aretha… Audio
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Postcards: A tour through the historic streets of Philadelphia with Rachel Andie
13 Jan 2024On this episode of Postcards, Japanese American musician Rachel Andie takes us on a tour through the historic streets of Philadelphia. From Delco folk and big brass, hip hop to jazz and the cities… Audio
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Christopher Tubbs love of balearic beats
13 Jan 2024DJ and producer Christopher Tubbs joins Maggie in the Wellington studio to discuss how he approaches long DJ sets and the influence that Balearic music has had on his own musical journey. Audio
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The Sampler: The best reissues and compilations of 2023
13 Jan 2024Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite reissues and compilations from the past year, including Japanese lounge music, British post-punk, and Canadian synthscapes. Video, Audio
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Sonya Waters: 'I've always loved that lush, ethereal sound'
13 Jan 2024Sonya Waters is a musician and producer who has fronted three New Zealand bands - Fang, The Instigators and White Swan Black Swan. Having played in punk and shoegaze bands, she turned to ambient music… Audio
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Tusekah: ‘Music has always been with me’
13 Jan 2024South African New Zealander Tuseka Njoko speaks to Maggie Tweedie about her musical ambitions for 2024, amidst the South Island leg of her tour. Audio
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Ōtautahi Live: Hannah Everingham
12 Jan 2024Hannah Everingham is joined by Michael Kime (upright bass) for a set of live songs at RNZ's Christchurch studio. Video, Audio
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Motor City Soul with Detroit DJ Marcellus Pittman
12 Jan 2024Detroit DJ & producer Marcellus Pittman gives a personnel insight into the musical heritage of his hometown. Audio
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Wish You Were Here: Ruban Nielson
12 Jan 2024Ahead of his appearance at the Laneway festival in Auckland, Unknown Mortal Orchestra frontman Ruban Neilson joins Kara & Mark from his home in Portland to talk D'Angelo,Cassette tapes and 90s Vampire… Audio
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Top tracks to listen to this summer
12 Jan 2024Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingaz reviews some of best music out over the summer - some you will have heard and some that might be new. Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Gade and Dvorak
11 Jan 2024The Auckland Philharmonia with conductor Giordano Bellincampi performs works by Neils Gade and Antonin Dvorak.
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Inspiration Information: Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy & Adam Dewhurst
11 Jan 2024Ahead of their first vist to Aotearoa DJ's Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy from the Balearic Breakfast & Adam Dewhurst of the Trojan Sound System talk to Kara & Mark about the legacy of their friend David… Audio
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Sleepless in Seattle: The Origins of Grunge Rock with Yadana Saw
11 Jan 2024Yadana Saw joins On the Air with Kara and Mark for deep dive into the Grunge music scene of 90s Seattle and her teenage obsession with Pearl Jam. Audio
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Wish You Were Here:
11 Jan 2024Brothers Conrad & Branford Fisher from Perth-based band Coterie to Mark & Kara about collaborating with Dave Dobbyn and reconnecting with friends old and new on their summer tour of Aotearoa. Audio
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Indie-pop artist Princess Chelsea
11 Jan 2024Princess Chelsea AKA Chelsea Nikkel is a classically trained pianist who burst onto the alternative, baroque-pop scene in early 2010s. Video, Audio
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The Indestructible Sound of Ibibio Sound Machine
10 Jan 2024Incorporating elements of West African highlife, disco, post-punk & psychedelic electro soul, Ibibio Sound Machine have been earning plaudits for their dynamic and, at times, beautiful take on modern… Audio
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Latin Boogaloo with DJ Dubhead
10 Jan 2024Dj Dubhead joins Kara and Mark for a look at the rise of Latin Boogaloo in 60s. Originating in New York among local Cubans and Puerto Rican communities, the music drew on elements from rock & roll… Audio
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Wish You Were Here:
10 Jan 2024Rohan West, chief executive of Tennis Auckland, joins us live courtside at the ASB Classic Mens ATP tournament on Stanley Street, Auckland. Audio
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Russ Spiegel at the Creative Jazz Club
9 Jan 2024American guitarist Russ Spiegel performs with Finn Scholes (tpt), Callum Passells (alto sax), Roger Manins (tenor sax), Connor McAneny (piano), Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums) live at the… Audio
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Afrobeat and Highlife with Barnie Duncan
9 Jan 2024In the next installment of our adventures through the world of music genres comedian, theatre maker, DJ and documentarian Barnie Duncan joins Mark & Kara in the studio for a journey into the rhythms… Audio
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On the Upside with The Pharcyde
9 Jan 2024Taking a break from the studio, ground-breaking and innovative LA hip hop pioneers Imani & SLimkid3 from The Pharcyde speak to Kara & Mark about making new music and finding common ground in… Audio
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Wish You Were Here: Paora Apera AKA P Diggs
9 Jan 2024We catch up with Shapeshifter MC P Digsss about both his, and the bands, summer plans and whats been happening in his hometown of Lake Hawea this summer. Audio
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