Recent Music Stories
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Mana Moana Auckland
24 Nov 2023The Signature Choir and the NZSO perform songs from the Pacific Islands. Audio
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Thabani Gapara: The accidental Aotearoan
24 Nov 2023Zimbabwe-born saxophone player Thabani Gapara is embracing the opportunities afforded him by his adopted homeland. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
24 Nov 2023Charlotte 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
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NZ Live 24th Nov - Ha The Unclear
24 Nov 2023Auckland alt-pop band Ha The Unclear (formerly known as Brown) perform tracks from their upcoming album A Kingdom in a Cul-de-sac Video, Audio
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The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 3: John
24 Nov 2023John puts a contemporary spin on one of the North's most treasured waiata, before performing his original lament, Kairangi, in memory of his late brother. Video
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David Burchell at the Auckland Town Hall Organ
23 Nov 2023Dunedin organist David Burchell plays a recital on the Auckland Town Hall Organ. The organ is German-built in the style of an English concert organ, and so this programme is largely German and…
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A hundred years of Disney scores
23 Nov 2023The Walt Disney Company turned a hundred last month. Cultural historian Dr Malcolm Cook talks to Bryan Crump about the role music's played in the company's success. Video, Audio
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Music Critic: Zac Arnold
23 Nov 2023Today Zac talks to Jesse about new music from Auckland based group Phoebe Rings and a collaborative track from Polyhill and Samara Alofa. Audio
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The TAHI 23rd November 2023
On Today’s show, So’omālō is away so it’s girls show!! (plus Harry). Kenzie from Welly joins us to talk about her single with Poetik, Crystal Choi of Phoebe Rings talks about the groups new Korean… Audio
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RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 22 November 2023
22 Nov 2023In Pocket Edition this week Charlotte Ryan talks fashion with musical titan Dolly Parton. We learn about popular Pasefika music and the record label Flying Nun celebrates their 40th birthday. Audio
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The second coming of Matilda The Musical
22 Nov 2023A brand new production of Tim Minchin's awarding-winning show is returning to Auckland next year. Bryan Crump talks with director Grant Meese. Audio
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Auckland Arts Festival: Force of Nature
21 Nov 2023A concert at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival of new music by New Zealand composers. It celebrates New Zealand's wildlife. Audio
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Dunedin's Dale Kerrigan fuse art school nous with blistering volume
21 Nov 2023Tony Stamp meets one of the country's most exciting bands, to discuss their boundary-breaking 2022 album The Water. Audio
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The Panel with Aimie Hines and Simon Pound (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Aimie Hines and Simon Pound discuss how shoppers treat supermarket staff, they debate ways to solve Auckland's ongoing congestion problem and tell us all… Audio
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Singer answers the call of the Whanganui
21 Nov 2023Soprano Deborah Wai Kapohe talks with Bryan Crump about coming home to her whenua to sing in a fundraising gig for Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery. Audio
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Music feature: Jazz tours in Aotearoa in bygone days
For today's music feature we're zeroing in on a period when some of the biggest names in jazz history made their way onto our shores. There are many highlights to talk about from these decades, and… Audio
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The TAHI 21st November 2023
On today’s show, we welcome back Harry and Evie from their various vacations! We discuss the drama at Newmarket carpark, get the low-down on Italian seagulls, and re-cap the League of Legends World… Audio
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'It's about New Zealand creativity': Flying Nun Records looks to keep local music strong
21 Nov 2023The prominent record label Flying Nun Records is celebrating more than 40 years on the music scene and is focused on more to come. Audio
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Flying Nun Records still pumping out local indie music after 40 years
21 Nov 2023Flying Nun Records has been around for over 40 years, and although it has had some ups and downs, the label has endured throughout.
The first release to gain prominence for the label was Tally Ho by… Audio
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MARAUDERS | Season 4 | Trailer
21 Nov 2023Live in Amsterdam. DJ Fitchie & Joe Dukie share thoughts about the tour, road-testing songs that will feature on a new studio album. European tour finale at Cargo, London. Time to go home. Video
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Unlocking the mysteries of the musical mind
20 Nov 2023It seems singing to your infant does help to calm them down, but how? Dr Sam Mehr from The Music Lab at Auckland University is trying to find out. Audio
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MARAUDERS | Season 4
20 Nov 2023Live in Amsterdam. DJ Fitchie & Joe Dukie share thoughts about the tour, road-testing songs that will feature on a new studio album. European tour finale at Cargo, London. Time to go home. Video
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"Everthing's gone, except the band members"
20 Nov 2023A fire gutted an Auckland sports club and took with it all the instruments of a Caribbean steelpan orchestra that also used the space. In this episode we chat to Camille Nakhid about what next for the… Audio
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