Rob Thorne
Taonga pūoro with Rob Thorne
Rob Thorne is an internationally renowned Māori taonga pūoro musician and anthropologist, at the forefront of the revival of traditional Māori instruments. Audio
Te Ao Hou - This New World
Taonga pūoro player Rob Thorne and the New Zealand String Quartet explore the synergies between traditional Māori and western string instruments, featuring compositions by Dame Gillian Whitehead… Audio, Gallery
Taioro: weaving te reo Māori and poetry with chamber music
Spoken word performer Sharn Maree and taonga pūoro specialist Rob Thorne - two members of Taioro, along with viola player Donald Maurice - talk with RNZ's Andrew Clark about the ensemble, and the work… Audio
Rob THORNE: Te Toroa me te Tohora
Rob Thorne's piece Te Toroa me te Tohora at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Miriama YOUNG: Place of Echo
NZTrio and Rob Thorne perfor Place of Echo by Miriama Young at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Peter SCHOLES: Widowmaker
Peter Scholes's piece Widowmaker at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Salina FISHER: Toroa
Amalia Hall and Rob Thorne perform Salina Fisher's piece Toroa at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Rob THORNE: Te Manawa o Raukatauri
Rob Thorne performs his piece Te Manawa o Raukatauri at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Rob Thorne: Jazz, rock, reggae and taonga puoro
Rob Thorne has spent more than twenty years as a noted taonga puoro practitioner, mentored by the likes of Hirni Melbourne and Richard Nunns. But his latest project is something of a coming together… Audio
DINGEMANS/PHILLIPS/KARLIS/THORNE arr Goss: Ko Tō Manawa, Ko Tōku Puritia
Rob Thorne (taonga pūoro), Tristan Dingemans (guitar), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio
Fis & Rob Thorne take taonga pūoro into epic new places
A meeting of minds between electronic producer Fis and taonga pūoro player Rob Thorne resulted in Clear Stones, an experimental album that saw the duo invited to play shows around Europe. Ahead of… Audio
A Kiwi collaboration
New Zealand Festival tonight hosts a special collaboration, between the NZ String Quartet and Taonga Pūoro player Rob Thorne. It includes works by Gareth Farr, Gillian Whitehead, and Salina Fisher… Audio
Upbeat for Tuesday 6 March
How do we define what New Zealand is? City Gallery’s Robert Leonard tries to answer the question through art; then Rob Thorne explains his new works with the New Zealand String Quartet & we feature a…
The Sampler 11 July 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses an intimate yet international set of power pop from Dunedin’s Kane Strang; a sonic meeting between Berlin-based electronicist Fis and taonga puoro… Audio
The Sampler 11 July 2017
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses an intimate yet international set of power pop from Dunedin’s Kane Strang; a sonic meeting between Berlin-based electronicist Fis and taonga puoro…
AudioSalina Fisher expands her cultural repertoire with Tōrino
Salina Fisher expands her cultural repertoire with Tōrino Video, Audio
Listener Feedback 12 July
Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 12 July 2014. Audio
Playing Favourites with Rob Thorne
Palmerston North-based musician who has been working with taonga puoro instruments since 2001, after many years in the independent and noise music scenes. Audio
Rob Thorne
Rob Thorne's background includes making experimental and guitar music through the 90s in Palmerston North, but now the Ngati Tumutumu man is focused on playing Taonga Puoro, Maori Instruments. He's… Audio
Phil Dadson, Rob Thorne and Enrique Siques
Phil Dadson, Rob Thorne and Enrique Siques Experimental musicians preview this weekend's S3D Festival in Auckland. Audio
