Music
Grammy award winning Jerome Kavanagh on Taonga Puoro
Taonga Puoro are traditional Maori instruments such as the Koauau, a cross blown flute. Jerome Kavanagh is one of its leading exponents. His musical journey has scaled the heights with a Grammy Award… Audio
Alex Ross: ‘It’s nice to see Spotify suffering a bit’
There's been unprecedented fallout for Spotify since musician Neil Young withdrew from the music streaming service in late January. Yet Spotify's business model has long been of concern in the music… Audio
LUTOSŁAWSKI: Subito
Violinist KiHei Lee performs at the 2021 National String Competition accompanied by Sarah Watkins, Diocesan Arts Centre, Auckland, 12 Ferbuary 2022. Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
I Saw You In My Dreams Last Night (feat. Nick Revel) from Emanations by Saul Guanipa The Smile by The Smoke Postman" by Toro y Moi doux from aubades by Jean-Michel Blais Audio
What impact did Neil Young's Spotify stance really have?
Opinion - Neil Young has received relatively little support from fellow musicians after yanking his songs off Spotify, but then issuing clarion calls to political arms has never been his strong suit… Video
The Panel with Mai Chen and Selwyn Manning (part 2)
Panellists Mai Chen and Selwyn Manning discuss a proposal in Northland to slash highway speed limits to 80kmh, avoids fallouts with neighbours, and the residents of West Auckland, who are revolting… Audio
Rockquest style competition for upcoming Jazz musicians
Jazz musician and senior lecturer at the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington Rodger Fox is part of a new competition launched this week to encourage younger people to engage with jazz. He talks… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Released to coincide with an exhibition at London's Tate Modern, Life Between Islands focuses on the myriad musical styles to emerge out of the distinctly Caribbean world of sound systems. We'll hear… Audio
The RNZ Music Watchlist: Ones to Watch 2022
We might not be able to predict when Covid might end or what the next variant may be, but the RNZ Music team can gaze into who and what will be worth a spin. Video
Coming up
Womad, Homegrown, Auckland Arts Festival events cancelled due to Omicron threat
The Womad and Homegrown music festivals, as well as dozens of events at the Auckland Arts Festival, are the latest cultural victims of Omicron's impact on New Zealand.
Music with Kirsten Johnstone
Music commentator Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn to share some uplifting music from Kae Tempest, Big Thief and Noah Slee. Audio
Spotify boycott and smaller artists
Kyle Mullin is a Canadian freelance music writer based in China - he wrote an article about the feud between some major artists and Spotify and how it has overlooked the problems faced by artists with… Audio
Glen DOWNIE: Rivet
Performed by Melanie Lancon, Bede Hanley and Stephen De Pledge at the CMNZ concert, 'Fantasy & Romance', Auckland Concert Chamber, 3 August 2021. Audio
The Through Line
Karyn Hay resurrects The Through Line, an hour long music feature connecting one track to another. Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Aldous Harding to Leonard Cohen, think six degrees of… Audio
Ali Harper sings Carole King
Christchurch based singer Ali Harper says the songs of Carole King are the perfect tonic to the past two years. Harper is the star of A Natural Woman at Wellington's Circa Theatre which celebrates… Audio
A Tribute to Richard Nunns
William Dart launches a new series of New Horizons with a special for Waitangi Day â€" a tribute to the late Richard Nunns and the very much alive Horomona Horo, masters of the taonga puoro. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 6 February 2022
We’re marking Waitangi Day with a selection of hymns featuring New Zealand hymn writers and New Zealand choirs. Audio
New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir 2020
New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir 2020 perform in Lower Hutt Town Hall, Wellington, 18 December 2020. Audio
Nashville Babylon 5 Febuary 2022
This week on Nashville Babylon Mark has new music from Big Thief, blues and soul courtesy of Amos Milburn and the Staple Singers, reggae from Peter Tosh plus a pub-rock classic from Dr Feelgood. Audio
Harold Arlen Songbook (1)
This week Nick's Summer Songbook Series takes in the music of Harold Arlen. Audio
