Calypso
Calling Home: John Ayton in Redondo Beach, California
Taranaki native John Ayton first left New Zealand in the late 1960s and while he has returned home for stretches, he has led a fascinating, globe-trotting existence in the ensuing years. He's Calling… Audio
Book review: best of 2018
Leah McFall shares her picks for the best books of 2018. They are Calypso by David Sedaris, The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion by Michelle Dean and How To Own The Room by Viv Groskop. Audio
Calypso, Soca and the Steel Drum: The music of Trinidad
In this week's music feature, we're off to the Carribean - Trinidad, to be precise: the home of calypso and soca and the birthplace of the steel drum. AUT musicologist Jared Mackley-Crump takes us… Audio
A Caribbean Cruise
William Dart takes a quick cruise around the Caribbean and samples some calypso, blue beat and reggae delights. Tracks from Harry Belafonte, Lord Christo, Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, and Toots & The… Audio
The Sampler - C.W. Stoneking
C.W. Stoneking is a Melbourne based musician who makes blues/calypso/boogaloo as if the last 60 years never happened. Nick Bollinger speaks to this enigmatic character ahead of his NZ tour. Audio