RNZ Music

A swamp-blues rock trio called My Baby who are based in Amsterdam and include a Kiwi guitarist had their audience up and dancing at WOMAD 2019 in Taranaki. Read more Audio

Amjad Ali Khan live at WOMAD Read more Video, Audio

Baloji draws influences from his Congolese heritage that he delivers with a poetic and political punch. Read more Audio

Jamie Smith's Mabon members talk to Kirsten Johnstone and play a song for us live at WOMAD 2019. Read more Audio

Celtic music has always been a crowd pleaser in New Zealand and with his band Mabon, Jamie Smith once more confirmed the popularity of the genre. Read more Audio

It's music for the people - by the people - with the people, presented by a band whose high-energy performances have made them one of South Africa's most successful musical exports. Read more Audio

Maalem Hamid el Kasri plays the guembri in music of Morocco based in the Gnawa tradition. Read more Audio

Indie folk musician Dave Baxter (aka Avalanche City) just finished his New Zealand tour last week and the very next day visited our Auckland studio to play a few songs from his latest album My Babylon… Read more Video, Audio

On this week's Pocket Edition: a performance from local up-and-comer Emily Muli, plus chats with Aussie teen star Kian and Canada's Rhye. Read more Audio

RNZ's resident world music expert and host of Worlds of Music, Trevor Reekie, profiles five of th acts playing at this year's WOMAD festival. Read more Video

Trevor Reekie has been a pivotal figure in the NZ music scene throughout his career, from helping discover Bic Runga and Shihad to showcasing trans-global artists on RNZ. Here Trevor shares five songs… Read more Video, Audio

Global music technology company InMusic have new premises on Auckland's Karangahape Rd. CEO Jack O'Donnell and local Managing Director Morgan Donaghue discuss their plans for the industry. Read more Audio