Music

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to play a few examples of Fado, a popular Portuguese music genre. Fado songs embody the Portuguese term saudade: melancholic longing, desire and… Audio

Congratulations to soprano Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, who is this year's recipient of the prestigious Dame Malvina Major Award. Audio

Panellists Livia Esterhazy and Tim Watkin discuss the gender pay gap in Aotearoa, the cricket final and speak to Kevin Wu from Free Britney LA. Audio

Louise Yri has a very special connection to radio through her upbringing in remote rural Hawkes Bay in the 1950s. Audio

To mark Music Therapy Week 2021, we find out from Jez Francis what his job involves, and why he left his position with Manchester Police in the UK to retrain as a Music Therapist. Audio

This week is music therapy awareness week in Aotearoa, it started in 2016 as a way to introduce more New Zealanders to the benefits. Music therapy is the planned use of music to assist with the… Audio

The release of Alice Coltrane's 1982 collection of devotional song is the perfect excuse for William Dart to celebrate an extraordinary woman, her music and her faith. Audio

Cantabrian David Thorpe has collected and played harmonicas for decades tackling all kinds of music genres along the way - you might know him as Li'l Chuck The One Man Skiffle Machine, Davey Backyard… Video, Audio

It’s World Day of the Poor today. This is a relatively recent initiative, begun by Pope Francis in 2017. You can hear some hymns with a social justice theme in the programme, to mark the day. Audio

On this week's show Mark plays blues from the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Etta James, new music courtesy of Sturgill Simpson and Jenny Mitchell plus a 2 Tone classic from the Specials. Audio

Nick checks out a recent release from Auckland pianist Ben Fernandez, plus music from Wellington sax player Bryn van Vliet and Australian chanteuse Hetty Kate. Audio

Nick features a new release from guitarist Bruce Forman, bassist John Clayton, and drummer Jeff Hamilton, in which they recreate the sound of the Poll Winners trio from 1957- on the original… Audio

Constable Keith de Dulin, and his puppet dog, Sniff, became household names during the 1980s for their road safety promotion work in schools and on children's television. As part of RNZ's 100 years of… Audio

Sting talks to Charlotte Ryan about reassessing life under the shadow of the pandemic and how that influenced the making of his latest album The Bridge. Audio

Director Sophie Musgrove talks to Charlotte Ryan about capturing the stories behind some of New Zealand's most important hip hop tracks and the contribution to the the history, culture and art of… Video, Audio

Tony Stamp mulls over the second EP by Iranian-NZ rapper Chaii, a dance-influenced outing from NYC rockers Parquet Courts, and Alec Bathgate's 1996 solo debut. Audio