World Music

Mona-Lynn introduces French-speaking Belgian Euro-pop star Stromae and his most recent album in which the artist satirizes contemporary consumer culture. Audio

Wellington-based Brazilian singer and organiser of 'Tutakitaki' concert tour featuring NZ and Brazilian musicians. Audio

Review of the weekend's action at the WOMAD festival. Audio

Globetrotting producers and DJs Nick D and Dick 'Magik' Johnson are Weird Together, a worlds-colliding collaboration that sees the production duo and their international band of players rework their… Audio

Upbeat world music contributor looks at various North African artists. Audio

Upbeat world music contributor previews next year's programme. Audio

WOMAD Artistic director Emere Wano launches the 2015 festival line-up. Audio

Our Feature Album is 'So Long, See You Tomorrow', the fourth studio album by London group Bombay Bicycle Club. It is a nominee for the prestigous Mercury Prize, which is handed out in the UK at the… Audio

Upbeat vocal music contributor looks at works that use music to encourage intercultural discussion, peace and unity. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews Commune, the new album from enigmatic Swedish experimental fusion group Goat. Audio

Interviews and performance high-lights from Kimbra, originally from Hamilton, and Norwegian born artist Ane Brun. Audio

Highlights from Tim Finn's WOMAD performance, where he goes back in time to the first Split Enz album; and Zimbabwe's finest musical export Mokoomba, who deliver an electrifying set that confirm their… Audio

The Boomerang Project is a musical exploration of the similarities between Gaelic, Aboriginal and Maori cultures. This, the debut performance of the Boomerang Project features a wonderful… Audio

Aotearoa's own Kimbra who, having not played in New Zealand for some time, pulls a vibrant, young and very large crowd. Also hear Brooklyn, New York based band, Red Baraat ignite the audience with… Audio

Live performances from Aotearoa’s Moana and Zimbabwe's The Tribe - an up-and-coming African roots band. Audio

Brian Schimkovitz is a North American who went to Ghana as an ethnomusicologist, and started a blog and record label based on the cassettes he found there. He is in NZ this week and stops by to make… Audio