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4:00 PM.Kiwi music icon Mike Chunn talks to Trevor Reekie about his long career, and shares some of his favourite songs. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Wellington musician Cam MacLean introduces his song 'New Horizon'. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Christchurch musician Delaney Davidson performs live at RNZ, and explains how a typhoon cut his recent Japanese tour short. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Te Omeka and Isaiah Perkins pay tribute to their late father and bandmate Carl, and share some new music. Read more Audio

5:03 PM.Some dreamy new local releases, thirsty soul, desert blues and Tibetan meditation music feature on Song Crush this week. Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan speaks with Savage about his new song. Sampa the Great performs a live session and we pay tribute to waiata Maori composer Tommy Taurima. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Auckland musician Jordan Gavet introduces her song 'Hesitation'. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Worlds of Music host Trevor Reekie talks Charlotte through the WOMAD 2020 lineup. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Rwandan-Kiwi hip hop artist Raiza Biza discusses his new album Bygones, global politics, and the African diaspora with Tony Stamp. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Seth Haapu talks to Charlotte Ryan about his new single 'Cool Down', and the inspiration behind its lyrics. Read more Audio

1:05 PM.Zambian rapper Sampa the Great came to prominence through the Australian music scene and her star is on the rise. She's just been on Jools Holland, played Glastonbury and now squeezes in a live… Read more Video, Audio

12:30 PM.The Kenyan-American artist talks to Trevor Reekie about his debut album Tales of America. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.NZ Hip Hop star Savage talks to Charlotte Ryan about his new single 'Reach out', inspired by a suicide in his family. Read more Audio

6:50 PM.This week's RNZ Mixtape selector is Dunedin mayor elect Aaron Hawkins. He's one of a slew of younger representatives elected in the recent local body elections. He speaks of his time as a student… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Homegrown guitar fuzz, classic New York hip-hop beats, dancehall riddims from France, and noisy Nashville country-rock are a few of the sounds you’ll hear on Song Crush this week.  Read more Video, Audio

2:15 PM.Sing it to My Face is an intergenerational choral show conceived by award winning playwright and author Jo Randerson who is tackling two national fears: singing in public and saying things to people's… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.She's the first woman to write a full-length ballet score in Aotearoa, she's won many awards for her composition, and she's on the road with her group The Blackbird Ensemble, interpreting the songs… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Canadian punk band F***ed Up are about to play two New Zealand shows. Frontman Damian Abraham talked to Tony Stamp about his love for kiwi label Flying Nun, whose roster he calls "the best music… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Egyptian percussionist and composer Hossam Ramzy passed away on September 10 aged 65. Trevor Reekie spoke to a close friend of his - award winning drummer Bruce Aitken. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Auckland musician Antony Jeffares introduces his song 'Wrong/ Loss'. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Pitch Black discuss their new album and accompanying wine release with Charlotte Ryan. 

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2:00 PM.Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Tami Neilson shares tour stories ahead of her NZ shows Read more Audio

1:40 AM.Tina Cross is celebrating 40 years since she performed 'Nothing But Dreams' at the 1979 Pacific Song Contest. She talks to Charlotte Ryan about working in the Music Industry and what she learn in the… Read more Audio

2:24 PM.Nick Cave is at peace with his ghosts, Björk is cut up by The Knife, and New York indie-rockers Vivian Girls are back in business. Kirsten Johnstone and the Song Crush team are back with new songs to… Read more Video, Audio