Music

Quincy Jones was one of the 20th Century's most influential musicians, as a trumpet player, arranger, composer, and producer with everyone from Lionel Hampton to Michael Jackson. Nick Tipping takes a… Audio

Patterns in Repeat alludes to cycles of motherhood, the British folk musician's songs influenced by the birth of her daughter in multiple ways. Audio

The sheer diversity and invention of electronic music today in Aotearoa is evident in a list of sounds at the upcoming electronic sonic arts festival Outlier in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Curated… Audio

Marking World Day of the Poor in Hymns on Sunday this week. Pope Francis established this day in the Catholic liturgical calendar in 2017 - a Sunday set aside to reflect on how poverty is at the very… Audio

This week's Nashville Babylon features classic soul from Anne Peebles and Alabama Shakes, blues courtesy of Earl Hooker and Howlin' Wolf plus birthday tunes for Jeff Buckley and Dr John. Audio

Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Dr. Rob Burns, an English born musician who played professionally in the UK from an early age and eventually emigrated to New Zealand where, until recently, he was an… Audio

Christchurch-based songwriter Sarena Close, who performs under the name Mousey, is an artist who doesn't shy away from sharing what's real in her life. Her new EP is called The Dreams of Our Mothers'… Video, Audio

Dipping back in time, a youthful Tom Larkin and Jon Toogood from Shihad talk to Malcom Young in 1998 for an early edition of Musical Chairs. Earlier this week the Wellington band announced they were… Audio

Fazerdaze, the artist name of Christchurch-based musician Amelia Murray is back with her long awaited second album Soft Power. After receiving glowing reviews for her earlier releases including her… Audio

Goodshirt combined classic pop influences with a D.I.Y sensibility learned from Chris Knox, to make one of the essential New Zealand albums of the early 2000s. Nick Bollinger discusses Goodshirt's… Audio

When the single 'Like Water' hit the New Zealand top ten in early 2011 it established Ladi6 as this country's major R&B star. But that success was just one milestone in a long journey, and the song… Audio

Buffalo was the album that lifted the profile of Wellington band The Phoenix Foundation both here and internationally. It saw their collective approach reach new heights - in the sophistication of the… Audio

Recorded in London in 1969, these recordings provided classic material for Kiwi rockers The Human Instinct yet the originals remained largely unheard until their discovery and release in 2012. Nick… Audio