Bob Marley
Number 1 Album: Bob Marley Uprising
Every Monday we look at an album that was the top of the charts in New Zealamd. Today is Uprising by Bob Marley and the Wailers Audio
Great album: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
The 14 songs on Legend go a long way toward demonstrating why Bob Marley rose to become an international superstar. Audio
Common Unity: Marley’s Aotearoa legacy 40 years on
February 6th is significant to many Kiwis for another reason - the birthday of the undisputed superstar of reggae Bob Marley. His one and only visit 40 years ago had a lasting impact on New Zealand… Video, Audio
Caribbean king Jimmy Cliff on why we love reggae, man
Jimmy Cliff is one of the key figures in reggae, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. He's performing in New Zealand on March 31st – the day before his 70th birthday. He spoke to Wallace Chapman… Audio
Video Premiere: Is This Love - Thomas Oliver
Silver Scroll winner Thomas Oliver has chosen to cover a much loved song for his latest video. RNZ Music gives you the first look at it. Video
Nights' Culture - Jamaican Music
Placing the needle on the one drop of riddim, rocksteady, ska and roots and culture with deejay and toaster Miles Buckingham. on the eve of his birthday - more on Bob Marley, Jamaica's most famous… Audio
Birth, death and music
In our exploration of music, life and death, Yadana Saw looks at the music that accompanies our exits from and introductions to life by speaking to a new mother, a midwife and a New Orleans trumpet… Video, Audio
Marlon James
Author of A Brief History of Seven Killings - it's a book that has created a sensation. Audio
Great NZ Concerts - Bob Marley 1979
We remember Bob Marley's New Zealand visit in 1979. Video, Audio
Stages: Celebrating Bob Marley's birthday at Raglan's Yot Club
Started as a live music joint with enough atmosphere to keep young people from driving to Hamilton every weekend, the Yot Club in Raglan is a popular venue where locals mix with out-of-towners… Audio
Jamaican music
Placing the needle on the one drop of riddim, rocksteady, ska and roots and culture with deejay and toaster Miles Buckingham. Bob Marley was born on 6 February 1945. Audio
Essential NZ Albums: Herbs - Light of the Pacific
Combining the influences of Bob Marley and the music of their Polynesian heritage, Herbs were pioneers of a Pacific reggae sound. Nick Bollinger discusses their first long-player Light of the Pacific… Audio
Lee Scratch Perry: From Africa to New Zealand
The late Jamaican Reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry is renowned for pioneering dub reggae and producing a young Bob Marley. In Lee Scratch Perry: From Africa to New Zealand producer Mike Young treats… Audio