7 Jun 2022

Music feature: the bridge between classical and hip-hop

From Afternoons, 2:20 pm on 7 June 2022

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Some might assume the worlds of classical and hip-hop music couldn't stand further apart. For one you sit in a velvet covered seat in a regal concert hall, for the other you drip sweat in the middle of a crowded mosh pit. But, in contemporary music, these scenes clash more than you might think. To explore the bridge between classical music and hip-hop today we're joined by multi-genre composer, performer, and Creative Waikato CEO Jeremy Mayall.

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