Recent Music Stories
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The Beatles top singles chart 60 years after their first hit
11 Nov 2023The Beatles have topped the UK charts with their single 'Now and Then', making them the act with the longest gap between their first and last number ones.
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10 Nov 2023Our resident muso Finn Johansson brings an array of eclectic music to usher in the weekend. Audio
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Young Aucklander retains world DJ title in San Fransisco
10 Nov 2023DJ K-SWIZZ is a master of beat juggling, scratching and mixing.
The 20-year-old turntablist has just retained his DMC World Championship title in San Francisco - adding to the array of titles he has… Audio
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The bassoonist connecting Indigenous America with Aotearoa
10 Nov 2023Her Yakama ancestry had already inspired bassonist Jacqui Wilson to record an album of music by fellow Indigenous Americans, Taika Waititi inspired her to do the same with music by Māori. Video, Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
10 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: Love Square
10 Nov 2023Love Square - a musical venture put together by Nick Atkinson - blends blues and jazz, reggae and dub, soul and funk. Video, Audio
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The Barber Shop Sessions | Trailer
10 Nov 2023An intimate video music series that celebrates waiata Māori and the uncharted talent of a new wave of grassroots musical artists. Video
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The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 1: IllumiNgāti
10 Nov 2023Sibling vocalists Raiha, Hōrihi, & Hāne lead IllumiNgāti, a reggae band from Kawakawa covering Dave Para’s "You’re Magic" & debuting their bilingual single, '"Illusion." Video
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Robbie Williams ticket holders struggle to find accomodation in Napier
9 Nov 2023Let me entertain you, or not. Some Robbie Williams ticket holders seem to be trying to get rid of their tickets, because they're struggling to find accommodation. The singer is playing at the Mission… Video, Audio
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Leilani Aaron Woodmore: Inside the mind of a young composer
9 Nov 2023Only 16 and already winning awards. Leilani Aaron Woodmore talks with Bryan Crump about writing the 2023 Compose Aotearoa Competition winning piece for choir which sets Te Reo Maori and Te Reo Hawai'i… Video, Audio
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'Dallas Tamaira: I don't have too many more boxes to tick'
9 Nov 2023On the eve of releasing his first solo EP in over twenty years, Dallas Tamaira catches up with his old friend Oscar Kightley to talk about the early days of his career, his time in Fat Freddy's Drop… Video
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Music Critic: Tony Stamp
9 Nov 2023RNZ's very own Tony Stamp joins Jesse today to talk about the Erny Belle track, Stay Golden and new music from Christoph El Truento. Audio
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The TAHI 9th November 2023
On today's show, Evie catches up with celebrity bird debate moderator Katie Fitzgerald, So'omālō talks music with KY Canoy, and Waimirirangi shares wisdom passed onto her from the Kaumātua Audio
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Helping to revitalise Moriori culture
A Moriori musician, an ethnomusicologist and the Hokotehi Moriori Trust are part of a team helping to revitalise Moriori culture with 3D-printed replicas of traditional bone flutes from Rēkohu the… Audio
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RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 8 November 2023
8 Nov 2023In Pocket Edition this week, Jon Toogood speaks to Maggie Tweedie about alternative radio, Sudan's war and new music he's writing. Boh Runga and Julia Deans celebrate female rock stars and we hear a… Audio
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Split Enz' Mike Chunn to step away from mentoring programme
8 Nov 2023Split Enz founding member Mike Chunn is not only a skilled bassist - he's also a successful author and respected music mentor.
Twenty years ago, he founded Play It Strange to help nurture… Audio
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The sweet sound of Saxcess
8 Nov 2023Thirty years after she founded it, it looks like Debbie Rawson's quartet Saxcess has lived up to its name. Audio
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Finding who owns the rights to music in Aotearoa
Tracking down music rights holders to get the money to the right place can be a challenge, in New Zealand there is a particular challenge with older Maori songs. APRA Head of NZ Operations Anthony… Audio
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Composer Profile: Joni Mitchell
8 Nov 2023LISTEN: to a six part audio overview of the life and music of the renowned singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, presented by Rebecca Blundell, starting with Part One - The Circle Game. Audio
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In praise of Wozzeck, opera's original anti-hero
7 Nov 2023Baritone Julien Van Mellaerts convinces Bryan Crump he can't afford to miss Orchestra Wellington's performance of Berg's opera Wozzeck, in which Van Mellaerts will be singing the title role. Audio
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Music feature: Fat Freddy's Drop with Scott Kara
7 Nov 2023It's not quite summer, but if there's one band that gets you feeling like you're settling into a long summer evening, it's Fat Freddy's Drop. Coming together on the brink of the new millennium, their… Audio
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The TAHI 7th November 2023
On today’s show, music video extraordinaires Sports Team chats with Evie about their first-ever feature film, Waimirirangi fills us in on her trip to Te Tai Tokerau, and So’omālō wants us all to go… Audio
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MARAUDERS | Season 2 | Trailer
7 Nov 2023Fat Freddy’s Drop score gigs across London in 2003. The end of six weeks in London is a busy weekend: three shows in two days in the midst of a heatwave. Video
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Traditional Maori instruments preserved using 3D technology
6 Nov 2023Professor Olaf Diegel from the University of Auckland is using 3D technology to preserve taonga puoro - or traditional Maori instruments. Professor Deigal speak to Nights. Audio
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