Music
Worlds of Music 16 July, 2022
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. 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
Playing Favourites with poet Kate Camp
Kate Camp's newly published memoir You Probably Think This Song Is About You borrows its title from Carly Simon's classic 1972 song 'You're so Vain'. So it's no surprise the Wellington poet is joining… Audio
Lucien Johnson: saxophonist puts Peter Bland poems to music
Celebrated saxophonist Lucien Johnson has poetry in the blood. He is the son of late poet Louis Johnson and first met his father's friend and fellow poet Peter Bland as a child. . For the upcoming… Audio
Out Lately with Finnbar Johansson
He's baaaaaack . . . our Friday night music feature "Out Lately" with master Finn Johansson returns Audio
Judging the Lexus Song Quest
New Zealand bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes talks with Clarissa Dunn about what he’ll be looking for as the adjudicator of this year’s Lexus Song Quest. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
NZ Live: Tami Neilson
Country star Tami Neilson plays songs from her brand-new album Kingmaker. Video, Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam takes a deep dive into the theme of identity and why that is what is truly at the heart of the ever-growing chorus of discontent surrounding the All Blacks and some of our national teams. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies: The sound of young Sheffield!
Grant plays a couple of reissued classics today from influential South Yorkshire bands Cabaret Voltaire and The Human League (who David Bowie once famously called "the future of music!"). After that… Audio
'Gangnam Style' celebrates 10 years
Friday marks the tenth anniversary of the release of 'Gangnam Style'.
The song, by South Korean rapper Psy Sigh, was the first to reach 1 billion views on YouTube - it now has more than 4 billion -… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition for 14 July
A selection of highlights from Saturday's Music 101. Audio
Music Critic: Marty Jones
Marty Jones, NZ music insider, joins Jesse to talk about music from Danzig and Lil Silva. Audio
First song: Annie Crummer
Annie Crummer's in the studio to talk about two special performances she's part of. Together with Laughton Kora and Matthew Pike the trio sing some of the Beatles best known tracks with the APO… Audio
Music feature: Barbershop Quartets
Is this what you think of when you picture a barbershop quartet? Well, there's a little more to it than that. Audio
DVOŘÁK: Piano Trio No 3 in F minor Op 65, Third movement
Performed as an encore by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Serious Delights', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 July 2022. Audio
Arno BABAJANIAN: Piano Trio in F# minor
Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Serious Delights', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 July 2022. Audio
Janet JENNINGS: Persephone in the Underworld
Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Serious Delights', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 July 2022. Audio
Bright SHENG: Four Movements for Piano Trio
Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Serious Delights', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 July 2022. Audio
Rebecca CLARKE: Piano Trio
Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Serious Delights', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 July 2022. Audio