Recent Music Stories
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Introducing: YAHYAH
18 Nov 2023This week on Introducing we meet pop artist YAHYAH whose new EP ‘7 Lovers’ was released last Friday. Audio
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Review: The Giant's Lawn by Wurld Series
18 Nov 2023Tony Stamp reviews a scruffy, sprawling guitar opus by Christchurch champs Wurld Series. Audio
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Cameron Finlay and Marc Chesterman take divergent approaches to twinkling the ivories
18 Nov 2023Tony Stamp reviews a pair of local, piano-led instrumental albums. Audio
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King Creosote on his new album: I DES
18 Nov 2023King Creosote from Fife on his new album: I DES Video, Audio
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Dolly Parton: ‘I’m a girl singing a rock album’
18 Nov 2023She’s known as the queen of country music, with a distinctive look and sound that’s been delighting fans for more than 50 years. But it turns out that even Dolly Parton has suffered from a touch of… Video, Audio
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Rock 'n' Roll With It: Oasis in Aotearoa
17 Nov 2023Wellington-based author and archivist Karamdeep Sahota - who has written a book about Oasis' 1998 tour to New Zealand. Get on the Rollercoaster: Oasis in New Zealand, March 1998. The book delves into… Audio
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Bringing classically-trained confidence to waiata project
17 Nov 2023Opera singer Kawiti Waetford talks to Bryan Crump about his role in a new online celebration of song in Te Reo Māori. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
17 Nov 2023Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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NZ Live: Troy Kingi
17 Nov 2023On the new album Time Wasters, Troy Kingi uses his voice as an instrument layered over ambient music "to give it a bit more balls". The multi-talented Māori musician and actor performs the… Video, Audio
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Aaradhna: 'I've learnt to just put my foot down on things that I believe'
17 Nov 2023This month, Aaradhna released a new single called 'SHE'. The award-winning R&B artist tells TAHI's So'omalo Iteni Schwalger about the self-ownership that's shaped the music on her upcoming album. Video
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Dame Malvina Major donates her archives to Waikato University
Dame Malvina Major is one of New Zealand's foremost opera sopranos and has just gifted her personal archives to Waikato University. Dame Malvina speaks to Jesse. Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
17 Nov 2023Circle Of Friends is the ninth album from esteemed Auckland producer Christoph El Truento - a jazz record involving collaborations with a bunch of his favourite local singers/rappers/instrumentalists… Audio
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The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 2: Kapowairua
17 Nov 202315-year-old Kapowairua pays tribute to the five tribes of Muriwhenua from the most northern reaches of Aotearoa New Zealand, before performing a soulful te reo Māori cover of Aradhana’s "Brown Girl."
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The Korean cultural export sweeping the world
K-Pop is about dance moves and perfectly presented superstars as much as it is about the music. The phenomenon's Kiwi fans love it for that. Audio
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Music with plenty of horsepower
16 Nov 2023John Robinson from the Australian folk fusion quartet Equus talks with Bryan Crump ahead of their appearance at next year's WOMAD festival. Video, Audio
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The TAHI 16th November 2023
It's a big one, on today's show, Aaradhna, what more can we say, also joining us is the incredibly talented YAHYAH, it doesn't get much better than this folks! Audio
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RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 15 November 2023
15 Nov 2023In Pocket Edition this week, Maggie Tweedie introduces us to fresh music from Mermaidens, Christoph El Truento and Ha the Unclear. Bryan Crump meets an award winning jazz musician and we learn of a… Audio
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A drummer's life back on the farm
Jeremy Fitzsimons has left the city but kept his city job – playing percussion. He speaks to Bryan Crump about moving to the family farm while continuing to work as a musician. Audio
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First song: Kristin Hersh
15 Nov 2023Kristin Hersh fans can rejoice after the American singer, guitarist and songwriter added a fifth show to New Zealand tour. The indie icon's playing music from her Throwing Muses rock band era and solo… Audio
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Music: The popularity of the 11 o'clock song
15 Nov 2023Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke looks at the phenomenon of the "11 o'clock number" - the theatre term for a big, show-stopping song. Audio
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James Paul: Inspiring the next generation of musical talent.
14 Nov 2023A Whanganui musican is hoping to inspire the next generation of New Zealand's music talent. James Paul has launched a charity called Community Music Aotrearoa, with the aim of offering music recording… Audio
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The new NZ Opera: progressive rather than radical
14 Nov 2023NZ Opera's new General Director, Brad Cohen, talks with Bryan Crump. Video, Audio
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Music feature: Lyrics as poetry with Claire Mabey
14 Nov 2023Our resident book critic and Verb founder Claire Mabey has a wonderful way of taking song lyrics and turning them into poetry. She's been done this a few times for our music feature and is back again… Audio
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