Recent Music Stories
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First Aid Kit
4 Dec 2022From the same land and culture that gave us that most rigorous of movie directors, Ingmar Bergman, as well those super troupers ABBA, come the Söderberg sisters, Johanna and Klara, and their band… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 4 December 2022
4 Dec 2022When hymn writer Shirley Murray was on an editorial panel preparing a collection of NZ-written carols in the 1990s, she found there weren't many with an Advent theme. So she wrote one! You can hear… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 3 December 2022
3 Dec 2022On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays birthday tunes for Little Richard and JJ Cale, has Odetta covering Bob Dylan and a reggae classic courtesy of the Heptones. Audio
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Rhythm & Vines face backlash over keeping convicted rapper in line-up
3 Dec 2022Organisers for Gisborne music festival Rhythm & Vines say artist Dizzee Rascal will remain in this year's line-up, despite a conviction for domestic violence. Audio
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Barney Kessell, Snarky Puppy, Maceo Parker
3 Dec 2022Classics, modern fusion and funk with tracks from Geri Allen, Snarky Puppy, Barney Kessell, and Maceo Parker! Audio
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Paul Dyne, Cannonball Adderley, Kristin Berardi
3 Dec 2022Classics, modern fusion and funk with tracks from bass players Paul Dyne and Charles Mingus, and sax players Cannonball Adderley and Eddie Harris. Audio
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The Mixtape: Best of 2022 Part 1
3 Dec 2022We here at Music 101 are beginning to wrap up the year, and so today we are celebrating some of our favorite Mixtapes of this year. Audio
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LA post punk trio Automatic: 'Sound guys' stuck in the past and music to face reality
3 Dec 2022Los Angeles post punk trio Automatic are bringing their unique sound to Aotearoa in January. They speak to Music 101 about their influences, discrimination in the industry and making people think. Audio
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LA post punk trio Automatic on 'sound guys' stuck in the past and music that makes people face reality
3 Dec 2022LA Post punk trio Automatic are set to play their first ever show in Aotearoa next January. Video, Audio
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Estere on her new EP 'Makara Peak'
3 Dec 2022Estere is a NZ musician who merges culture, stories and very interesting sounds into her music. She has opened for Grace Jones, Erykah Badu and performed at international festivals like Glastonbury… Audio
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The Sampler: Caitlin Rose, Soaked Oats, Arctic Monkeys
3 Dec 2022Elliott Childs reviews new records by Nashville singer Caitlin Rose, Dunedin’s Soaked Oats and Arctic Monkeys. Audio
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Worlds of Music 3 December, 2022
3 Dec 2022Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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Jude Rogers: how popular music gets woven into our lives
British music journalist Jude Rogers explores music as a portal to "new places and new feelings or places to put feelings" in her new book The Sound of Being Human. Video, Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johanssen
2 Dec 2022The big Christmas countdown is on. And for some, the Christmas trees are already up. For others, tinsel just leaves them in a tangle. Lizz Santos of The Christmas Decorators knows a good tree when she… Audio
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NZ Live: Lawrence Arabia
2 Dec 2022Lawrence Arabia plays us his new song 'The Developed World' and chats to Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio
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Call for Dizzee Rascal to be dropped from RnV for violence conviction
2 Dec 2022Women's groups are calling on the organisers of the Rhythm and Vines music festival to drop UK artist Dizzee Rascal over a domestic violence conviction.
The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Mills… Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
2 Dec 2022The music of Brazil seems to make a special kind of sense during summer, so we'll be hearing two classic Brazilian tracks today, from the late Gal Costa and Noriel Vilela. After that, an understated… Audio
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RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 1 December 2022
1 Dec 2022In this week's Pocket Edition, Kim Hill meets the UK music royalty Fat Boy Slim. Charlotte Ryan reveals the genius behind the quirky Canadian producer Peaches. And..we remember the extraordinary… Audio
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QUEEN SALOTE TUPOU III arr Thomas Goss: Nepituno
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Audio
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TRADITIONAL arr Thomas Goss: Isa Lei
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Audio
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MALCOLM & PANAPA LAKATANI arr Thomas Goss: Nukututaha
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
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VANIAH TOLOA arr Thomas Goss: Tukua (Tagi E)
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Audio
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HELEN TUPAI arr Thomas Goss: Lo'u Fesoasoani
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
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