Music

Music from the world, for the world, featuring Le Trio Joubran, Manu Dibango, Constantinople, and the Malian singer often referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou", Oumou Sangaré. Audio

William Dart takes to skies for Laurie Anderson's new album Amelia, her first solo venture in over a decade, tracing the final, tragic journey of Amelia Earhart. And along the way, he looks at one or… Audio

In advance of Herbie Hancock's concerts in Auckland and Wellington in October, Nick Tipping takes a trip through Herbie's career- from the early acoustic days of "Takin' Off" to the jazz funk of "Head… Audio

Julie Mason plays and sings Benny Golson; Philly Joe Jones takes a drum feature with Clifford Brown; and New Orleans band Cha Wa gets funky. Plus - the tuba duet you didn't know you needed to hear. Audio

Tony Stamp looks back at four local albums turning 30 this year, in the fourth of a six-part series. Video, Audio

He's reached that stage of getting called a legend of the underground and certainly, Bill Direen is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most singular, long serving and distinctive poets and musicians. His… Audio

An area of Aotearoa New Zealand arts getting major global reach right now is music and sound for film. 

Culture 101 brought together three composers and musicians making inroads in this field to talk… Video, Audio

Celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori this week with a selection of hymns from Hīmene Māori - a project to document, record, and publish Māori hymns and waiata. Audio

On this week's show there's new music from Barry Saunders and Delaney Davidson, blues courtesy of Black Joe Lewis, ska from the Specials plus an all time classic from Aretha Franklin. Audio

Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is broadcaster, singer and author Anika Moa. Starting her music career over 20 years ago, Anika is one of Aotearoa's most loved musicians. She has written some of our… Audio

North Carolina musician MJ Lenderman speaks to Maggie Tweedie about his charming new songs that spotlight both the mundane and the familiar. Video, Audio

After relocating to a remote Island outside of Oslo, Okay Kaya has been able to access a deeper sense of solitude giving her more time to write and focus on a simpler and more stripped back album.  Video, Audio

NZ electronic duo, Pitch Black, have been making electronic music since 1996. Michael Hodgson and Paddy Free have pioneered their own sound that blends dub and electronica. Pitch Black's first… Audio