Nz Music
Glen DOWNIE: Light Speckled Droplet
Performed by the New Zealand Youth Choir, the NZSO National Youth Orchestra, conducted by James Judd, Auckland Town Hall, 6 July 2019. Audio
Clarion - complete concert
A concert devoted to the music of Eve de Castro-Robinson, recorded at the Auckland Arts Festival, 16 March 2020. Includes introductions from the composer in conversation with Tim Dodd. Audio
E waiata ana a Maisey Rika ki ngā whetū
William Dart celebrates Maori Language Week with Maisey Rika's superb new album, Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea. Audio
A medley of the early Kiwi Cover Song entries
Jesse plays a medley of some of the early entries to our Kiwi Cover Song Contest
- Fionn Murphy's instrumental cover of the Sons of Zions 'Drift Away/Potere Ana' - which he recorded live on a bass… Audio
Sarah BALLARD: Prema Lahari
Performed by NZTrio at their 'Origins' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 5 July 2020 Video, Audio
Great NZ Album: Herbs - Light of the Pacific
Today's great New Zealand album is Herbs - Light of the Pacific. Audio
Nadia Reid: live at The Others Way Festival 2016
Nadia Reid, an accomplished songwriter of sad songs performs a live set at The Others Way Festival in Auckland. Video, Audio
The slow road to recovery for NZ's music industry
New Zealand's music scene is starting to open up again, but without international acts, it's a limp back to normal. Audio
Remembering two gifted guitar heroes
Aotearoa lost two true guitar heroes this week in Kemp Tuirirangi and Aaron Tokona. Both shared the gift of music with anyone who wanted to listen; enriching the lives of thousands of people they… Video
NZ Live Replay - Part 2
RNZ's Senior studio operator Andre Upston has compiled another selection of cover versions performed on NZ Live over the last few years. A few more of our favourites are among the lineup including… Audio
Sofa Session - Neil MacLeod
We're very excited to be able to host guests back in the RNZ Studio and tonight even more so as Wellington electronic pop and experimental live performer Neil MacLeod returns for a Sofa Session. Video, Audio
New Zealand Music Month Fresh Music Videos Daily on RNZ
We're celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily by sharing a new song and video from an up-and-coming Kiwi artist every day throughout May. Today we are featuring Geoff Ong and his song I… Audio
Live: Avantdale Bowling Club @ The Powerstation
And now I was sitting backstage, cosy on a 5-seater, sipping a warm oolong, thinking 'This might be it. I gotta be proud of this. It might not get better than this'... Audio
Voices New Zealand - Taonga Moana
A "Love Letter to the Oceans" - a concert performed by Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir. Audio
Live: Reb Fountain at WOMAD 2020
The award winning Reb Fountain, frequently referred too as New Zealand's best kept songwriting secret, performed a highly anticipated show to a sellout crowd on TSB Bowl Stage on a warm Saturday… Audio
Live: Albi & the Wolves at WOMAD 2020
Alternative Kiwi folk trio Albi And The Wolves live on the Dell Stage, recorded by RNZ Music. Audio
Great NZ Album: Nga Matua: When The Haka Became Boogie
A television series that was almost snuck into the TVNZ schedule in 1990 altered the way New Zealand's popular music is understood. When the Haka Became Boogie was the ultimate example of "the long… Audio
Dorothy Buchanan - pioneering New Zealand composer
New Zealand composer Dorothy Quita Buchanan pioneered the Composers-in-Schools scheme in the 1970s, and has been an active violinist, pianist, teacher and publisher throughout her career. Video, Audio
Michael WILLIAMS: Spirit Flies Sun Rises
Performed by Te Kōkī Trio at the CMNZ concert "Secrets & Hidden Messages", Auckland Concert Chamber, 15 August 2019. Audio
Worlds of Music 'Wired For Sound – The Stebbing History of New Zealand Music'
On Worlds of Music Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots. Audio