Recent Music Stories
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
27 Jan 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: T-Bone
27 Jan 2023For NZ Live today we're bringing you a slice of Americana infused with some Kiwi roots. T-Bone is a five-piece band that formed in Wellington out of a shared love of folk and bluegrass music. Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
27 Jan 2023Today's music session is a diverse pick'n'mix of tracks Grant Smithies stumbled across during the Xmas break, ranging from the op-shop ambient of Panchinko to the Jamaican funk of Jackie Mittoo, from… Audio
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Children's entertainer Chris Lam Sam
26 Jan 2023"Childhood is a party", says composer, song writer and children's entertainer Chris Lam Sam. He tells Bryan why it's important for children to have songs written just for them. Audio
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Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
26 Jan 2023Today Matthew Crawley talks to Jesse about tracks from Kae Tempest and a cover by Grace Cummings. Audio
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Awards continue for Chris Artley
25 Jan 2023"I like to throw in a few unexpected moments," says Chris Artley of his choral compositions, which win prizes all around the world. Audio
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Bookmarks with Gus Sharp
It was the end of an era when Hamilton's Founder's Theatre closed in 2016, and many were heartbroken when a bid to save it failed last year. Luckily there is some respite coming in the form of a new… Audio
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Music With Charlotte Ryan
25 Jan 2023Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to play a track from Phoebe Bridgers, who's headlining Auckland's Laneway Festival this weekend. She'll also preview a new album from Kiwi band The Veils… Audio
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Sir Elton John: Fans expect to feel the love tonight
24 Jan 2023The Rocket Man has blasted back to New Zealand to continue his final farewell tour, performing in Christchurch tonight for the first time in 30 years.
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Christchurch ready for Elton John's farewell tour concert
24 Jan 2023The Rocket Man has blasted back to New Zealand - after breaking Auckland fans' hearts in 2020.
Sir Elton John cut his last Auckland performance short after he lost his voice and needed medical help… Video, Audio
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SoundsWell Singers: better together
24 Jan 2023SoundsWell Singers is a therapeutic choir in Wellington that supports people with a variety of neurological conditions. Audio
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Music feature: Jon Toogood on Elton John
24 Jan 2023Elton John arrives is in Aotearoa for the last time to perform his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. To look back at the lengthy career and numerous hits of his career we've got Elton John super fan… Audio
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Cassie Roma: Elton John Super-fan
23 Jan 2023He said he'd be coming back, and he is. The legend that is Elton John is performing in Auckland and Christchurch this week... not that my next guest will need reminding. Cassie Roma is an Elton… Audio
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Culture Regular
23 Jan 2023Electronic music aficionado, Paul Berrington, joins the show to share some dance music tonight it's from an independent record label based in Amsterdam. Audio
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Funding success for choral singing
23 Jan 2023The NZ Choral Federation's Singing for Lifelong Wellbeing initiative will receive funding from the Ministry for Culture & Heritage. Audio
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Murray Cammick: The Legacy of Larry Morris
22 Jan 2023Larry's Rebels front man Larry Morris died at the age of 75 this week after a career lasting more than 50 years. Music journalist and photographer Murrary Cammick met Morris many times and wrote a… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 22 January 2023
22 Jan 2023There's nothing quite like the sound of a Welsh male voice choir singing hymns! Hear the Treorchy Male Choir sing Isaac Watts' hymn When I survey the wondrous cross in this week's programme of… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 21 January 2023
21 Jan 2023On this week's show Mark has a birthday tune for blues legend Earl Hooker, reggae courtesy of U Roy, anniversary tracks from Little Feat and Van Morrison plus a soul smash from Irma Thomas. Audio
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Concert review: Kehlani at Spark Arena
21 Jan 2023Review - Kehlani made their triumphant return to Aotearoa last night at Spark Arena for the first time in five years - previously having been here on tour with Halsey in 2018 - on their Blue Water…
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The Mixtape: Yadana Saw
21 Jan 2023This weeks guest on the RNZ Mixtape starting working for RNZ Music in 2014 after stints at RDU and Radio Active, before being elected to Greater Wellington Council. She joined Tony Stamp on air again… Audio
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Introducing: Tia Ward
21 Jan 2023This week we introduce you to emerging Artist Tia Ward (Taranaki, Ngāti Maniapoto) with her beautiful waiata ‘Ko Wai Ahau’. Video, Audio
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Cristobal Tapia de Veer: The man behind The White Lotus theme
21 Jan 2023His profile has soared since composing the ear-catching theme for HBO series The White Lotus, but Cristobal Tapia de Veer has been generating inventive music for film and TV for a long time. Video, Audio
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Camp Cope return to Aotearoa
21 Jan 2023Camp Camp are a Melbourne rock trio who received international acclaim for their feminist anthem ‘The Opener’. Their third album Running With the Hurricane shows a quieter side to the band, after the… Video, Audio
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Worlds of Music 21 January, 2023
21 Jan 2023Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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