Recent Music Stories
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Moby - From Sunday Morning
25 Jun 2023Moby's album Play sold 12 million copies worldwide in 1999, making it the biggest selling electronic record ever. At first Play did not sell at all. The first time Moby played it on stage 40 people… Audio
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Leah Thomas
Against a backdrop of tough times for young classical musicians in Wellington - with the city's School of Music facing major cuts as Victoria University struggles to control a 33 million dollar… Audio
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Latin American music with Mona-Lynn Courteau
25 Jun 2023RNZ's Latin American music correspondent Mona-Lynn Courteau joins Nights to pay homage to Astrud Gilberto.
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Mona-Lynn Courteau on Astrud Gilberto
25 Jun 2023On the Nights programme with Mark Leishman this week, RNZ's Latin American music correspondent Mona-Lynn Courteau paid homage to various artists who have recently passed away. The first of those being… Audio
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Giancarlo Guerrero
Everyone knows Nashville Tennessee - Music City, the home of country music from before there was any such thing as country music. But it's also the home of one of the United States' great orchestras… Audio
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Troy Kingi: Aotearoa’s Other Islands
25 Jun 2023Troy Kingi, one of New Zealand's beloved musicians, joins us to talk about his documentary exploring the fascinating 'other' islands of Aotearoa. Our Other Islands is a visually stunning celebration… Video, Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 25 June 2023
25 Jun 2023The Auckland-based Handel Quire gets this week’s programme off to a great start with Isaac Watts’ hymn Lord of the worlds above. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 24 June 2023
24 Jun 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon there's a brand new track from the Handsome Family, a birthday tune for Kris Kristofferson plus classic soul and ska courtesy of Ruth Brown and Derek Harriot. Audio
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The Mixtape: Dallas Tamaira
24 Jun 2023Fat Freddy's Drop frontman Dallas Tamaira recently released a new single from his upcoming solo EP. He chats to Charlotte Ryan about the songs that have shaped his life and sound. Video, Audio
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The Sampler: Pickle Darling, Protomartyr, This Is The Kit
24 Jun 2023Tony Stamp reviews Ōtautahi bedroom pop, Detroit post-punk, and banjo-led Parisian folk. Audio
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Idles' Joe Talbot on overcoming grief through music
24 Jun 2023British band IDLES are returning to play in New Zealand following their sold out tour.
The band have released 4 studio albums and their latest 'Crawler' was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 65th… Audio
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Musician Jordyn with a Why: Who gets to learn Te Reo Maori?
24 Jun 2023As te reo becomes widespread, does Maori learning for Maori need to be prioritised? That's one of many pesky questions posed in the first episode of new Spinoff web series 2 Cents 2 Much. Answering… Video, Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
23 Jun 2023Muso Finn Johansson steps out of his makeshift recording studio to bring us his favourite tracks of the week. Audio
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Kiwis at Glastonbury 2023
23 Jun 2023A crowd of more than 200,000 music fans have formed a temporary city in the middle of the English country side for the annual Glastonbury Festival. Kiwis Amy-Louise and Blair Godby are among them. Audio
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Orchestra Wellington: Fantastic Symphonies
23 Jun 2023Experience the rage, fury and opium-addled love of French composer Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique - the original anthem to sex, drugs and rock and roll. Here it is paired with it's sequel Lelio, …
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The Panel with Boopsie Maran and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part Two)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists speak to Dr Dougal Sutherland about the Government's performance on improving mental health services. Plus, they speak to the Maritime Union about Mayor… Audio
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Mark Walton: “My career would be very different if I had good eyesight”
23 Jun 2023Admired teacher, clarinet and saxophone player Mark Walton is back in Aotearoa for his YouTube series Aotearoa Musical Treasures and to perform as a soloist with Resonance Ensemble Orchestra in… Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
23 Jun 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: The Mitchell Twins
23 Jun 2023Delany Davidson - one of New Zealand's best song writers - once said "you can't beat the blood harmonies" He was referring to The Mitchell Twins and their older sister Jenny Mitchell when they were… Video, Audio
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Sofar gigs re-launched in Aotearoa
Back in 2009, two friends in London hosted a gig in their flat - and their mates loved it so much, that it sparked a network of secret concerts around the world. Audio
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RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 22 June 2023
22 Jun 2023On this week's Pocket Edition, Moby talks about his new album, getting older and his love of orchestration. We look back at the Dunedin sound movement and the publication that elevated it globally and… Audio
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Music Alive: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Brahms 4
22 Jun 2023Pianist Sylvia Jiang makes her debut with the Auckland Philharmonia in Liszt's Second Piano Concerto. The orchestra rounds out the programme with music by Stravinsky and Brahms. Audio
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David Bremner: "Being part of their journey is really special"
22 Jun 2023NZSO Principal Trombonist and conductor David Bremner joins Bryan Crump from Nuku'alofa Tonga to discuss the Island nation's love affair with brass instruments and the profound effect the visit has… Audio
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