Music

We received hundreds of suggestions of classical music you'd love to share with the rest of New Zealand on RNZ Concert. Here are some of the stories which inspired those choices. Video, Audio

William Dart finds some solace and joy in the seemingly infinite power of the human voice, from field recordings of folksingers and the vibrant Joni Mitchell to a new album from Scottish singer… Audio

Chris Tse is part of the team working on a new contemporary opera called Silence Is, about silence as part of the upcoming LitCrawl festival in Wellington Audio

Fifty years ago this week, The Rumour started their four-week run at the top of the NZ charts with their most memorable song, L'amour Est L'enfant de la Liberté (Love is the Child of Freedom). Its… Audio

We've all seen the incredibly positive social impacts of people taking to their balconies, windows, and rooftops to sing to one another during the pandemic. But there are health benefits to singing as… Audio

It's been 50 years since Don McLean wrote and recorded his seminal folk-rock anthem, American Pie. McLean says he wanted to write a big song that would tie everything together on his second album --… Audio

Some light-themed hymns in this week's programme, including John Henry Newman's Lead, kindly light and the South African hymn Siyahamba (We are walking in the light of God). Audio

Kapa haka group Te Iti Kahurangi performs at the Auckland Arts Festival's 'Pūmanawa', Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, 21 March 2021. Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic reggae courtesy of the Techniques, soul from Jackie Wilson and Mary Love plus tracks from Little Feat, Van Morrison and Johnny Cash. Audio

This week Nick takes a look at some of the many jazz musicians who have gone by the nickname 'Red' including the Reds Norvo, McKenzie, Garland, and Nichols. Audio

This week Nick takes a look at some of the many jazz musicians who have gone by the nickname 'Red'- including the Reds Norvo, McKenzie, Garland, and Nichols. Audio

Charlotte Ryan talks to Kahu Kutia, host of the RNZ podcast series He Kakano. Audio

Helado Negro is the alias of American musician Roberto Carlos Lange, who has been releasing acclaimed albums for over ten years. He talked to Tony Stamp about his new album Far In, the influence of… Audio

Tony Stamp investigates Luke Buda from The Phoenix Foundation’s third solo album, a nostalgic collection by Canadian jazz-futurists BADBADNOTGOOD, and the debut of Californian funk-pop misfit Remi… Audio

Charlotte Ryan talks to Hollie Smith about her latest album Coming in From the Dark.

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The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Director of Artistic Planning, Gale Mahood, talks with Nick Tipping about what's on offer in the freshly launched 2022 Season. Video, Audio

In this week's musical pick'n'mix, we'll hear a Northern Soul cover by Wellington's Jamie and The Numbers, some dubbed out cumbia from Egyptian-American multi-instrumentalist Mitchum Yacoub, a slab of… Audio