Music
Ghana Special 2 celebrates the music of the Ghanaian diaspora during the 1980s
The latest compilation from Soundway documents the burger-highlife music made by West-African emigrants.
AudioHerbie Hancock: 'What I am is a human being. What I do is play music'
Sixty years ago, jazz giant Herbie Hancock's life was changed for ever, when he got wind Miles Davis was looking for him. Audio
Herbie Hancock returns to NZ
With a career spanning seven decades and a staggering 14 GRAMMY awards, few artists have had more influence on modern music than Herbie Hancock. He speaks with RNZ Concert presenter, jazz musician and… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 14 July 2024
It's Sea Sunday today, remembering and celebrating those whose workplace is the sea with hymns including Eternal Father (the 'Navy Hymn') and Will your anchor hold. Audio
Nashville Babylon: 13 July 2024
On this week's show there's classic reggae from the Congos, sounds from the swamp courtesy of Larry Jon Wilson, CW Stoneking covering the White Stripes plus a birthday tune for Christine McVie. Audio
The Mixtape: Chelsie Preston Crayford
The New Zealand actor chats to Charlotte Ryan about acting, music and telling a story "set in the world" of her own teenage life in early-2000s Wellington. Video, Audio
The Jesus and Mary Chain: ‘These days it's Jim and William Reid being themselves’
Following the release of Glasgow Eyes, Charlotte Ryan speaks to The Jesus and Mary Chain founder Jim Reid about the band's infamous 90s shows and mid-career break up, and what got them back together.
…Dig if you will a picture: Prince's autobiographical flick turns 40
When Warner Bros. gave the greenlight for Prince to make the Purple Rain film they did so with some trepidation, writer Matt Thorne tells Music 101. Audio
The Mixtape: Filmmaker Chelsie Preston Crayford
Our guest picking the music is actor, writer and director Chelsie Preston Crayford. Chelsie's acting projects have been vast and numerous including Eagle vs Shark, Savage, The Panthers, Netflix's… Audio
EJ Barnes on singing Led Zeppelin: 'You want to go for it full-force'
EJ Barnes - daughter of Jimmy - is looking forward to having "a good, hard crack" at singing Led Zeppelin classics at three tribute shows around Aotearoa this month. Video, Audio
40 years of The Jesus and Mary Chain: 'These days it's Jim and William Reid being themselves'
Forty years after forming The Jesus and Mary Chain, Scottish brothers Jim and William Reid tell Music 101 how they recovered from the "horrendous arguments" that tore their band apart in the '90s. Audio
'The summer of Prince': 40 Years of Purple Rain
This month marks 40 years since the release of Purple Rain, the 1984 American romantic rock musical film scored by and starring Prince in his acting debut. The semi-autobiographical story in the film… Audio
The Jesus and Mary Chain: ‘These days it's Jim and William Reid being themselves’
Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain return to New Zealand this month touring their new album Glasgow Eyes, hailed as some of their best music since their explosive debut Psychocandy. The band are… Audio
Sons of Thunder
Ella Fitzgerald sings Rodgers & Hart; Dexter Gordon gets moody; and Wellington 8-piece The Jac brings the thunder. Audio
Sack of Woe
Nat Adderley plays 'Sack of Woe'; Errol Garner swings hard; and Ike Quebec plays Dvorak. Audio
Playing favourites: Grant Robertson
Hon. Grant Robertson joins Bryan Crump to share some of his favourite tunes. Grant was NZ's Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2023, he's a former deputy Prime Minister and was Labour MP for Wellington… Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Audio
The Panel with Nick Leggett and Sally Wenley (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Nick Leggett and Sally Wenley discuss an Auckland tourism campaign that Mayor Wayne Brown deems "deeply embarassing" and season two of the… Audio
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
The Pre-Panel for 12 July 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis joins to discuss a man who tried to smuggle snakes through customs. Audio
