Recent Music Stories
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DVORAK: Piano Trio No 2 in G minor Op 26
31 Jul 2022DVORAK: Piano Trio No 2 in G minor Op 26. Audio
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Woodenhead Reimagined
31 Jul 2022William Dart leads a double celebration - firstly, of the re-release of Florian Habicht's 2003 film Woodenhead; secondly of a brand new double album of Marc Chesterman's soundtrack, with built-in… Audio
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What I'm Listening To - Selina Goddard
Choosing the song this week is one of the young members of the Blackjacks, our Lawn Bowls team at the Commonwealth Games, 28-year-old Selina Goddard. Audio
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Jack Johnson sings for Jim!
31 Jul 2022He was born and raised in Hawai'i, he was a champion surfer until an injury put paid to that life; and he's sold 25 million records. Jack Johnson's with Jim to talk about his career and latest album… Audio
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Shock of the news - the art of short sharp theme tunes
What makes a good tune to go with the news today? Big, bold and bombastic? Subtle and smooth? Trad or mod? Mediawatch asks a journalist with world’s biggest collection of news theme music - and get… Video, Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 31 July 2022
31 Jul 2022Henry Lyte’s hymn Praise, my soul, the king of heaven is one of the most popular hymns in English-speaking Christian denominations. In today’s programme we take a look at John Goss, who composed its… Audio
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LIVE: Tami Neilson & The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
30 Jul 2022Country music queen Tami Neilson is joined on stage by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for this special live performance at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in July 2022. RNZ Music's Andre Upston was… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 30 July 2022
30 Jul 2022On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has blues from Buddy Guy, gospel courtesy of Mahalia Jackson, a track from Tami Neilson’s latest album Kingmaker plus ska from Joe Higgs. Audio
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Taranaki jams
30 Jul 2022Taranaki's image is based on its beautiful maunga, its surf beaches and its native bush. But there's a significant local jazz industry as well. Some of New Zealand's top musicians have come out of the… Audio
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Audrey Ochoa's Frankenhorn, and Brad Mehldau plays the Beatles
30 Jul 2022Canadian trombonist Audrey Ochoa's latest album goes by the intriguing name of Frankenhorn, and it's a mashup of contemporary jazz with a DJ twist. Audio
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The Mixtape: Haz Beats
30 Jul 2022Auckland beatmaker Haz Beats has won multiple awards for producing hip-hop but these days he's appreciating smoother sounds, too. Haz talks us through some of his favourite tracks on The Mixtape. Video, Audio
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Joost Langeveld resurrects his pioneering house music label (Un)Reliable Recordings
30 Jul 2022Reliable Recordings was the first record label to release locally-made house music in New Zealand, back in 1999. Tony Stamp talked to label boss Joost Langeveld about bringing it back in 2022. Audio
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The Sampler: Lunavela, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, JayWood
30 Jul 2022Tony Stamp engages with Auckland musician Lunavela’s scathingly honest indie rock, joke-filled dance floor cuts from French/ Belgian duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, and Canadian JayWood’s breezy… Audio
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Mercury Prize nominee Joy Crookes talks to Charlotte Ryan
30 Jul 2022Joy Crooks is a proud South Londoner of Bangladeshi and Irish heritage Her music defies genres, her timeless vocals are reminiscent of a bygone era and communicate her stories and reflections with a… Video, Audio
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Worlds of Music 30 July, 2022
30 Jul 2022Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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Glenn Moffat on the life and music of John Grenell
30 Jul 2022New Zealand country music legend John Grenell, aka John Hore, died this week at 78. Music journalist Glen Moffatt, who's been a fan of Grenell since childhood, chats with Charlotte Ryan about his… Video, Audio
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Hilary Hahn: the violin virtuoso pushing musical boundaries
30 Jul 2022Considered one of the world's great violinists, American Hilary Hahn is a three-time Grammy Award winner passionate about making classical music more accessible. Video, Audio
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The Panthers: Diggy Dupé's concert in review
Niuean Auckland-based rapper Diggy Dupé's defiant performance at Auckland Town Hall acts as a reminder of an iconic moment of 2021, writes Susana Suisuiki.
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Introducing: CAITLIN
29 Jul 2022On Introducing this week we are introduced to Otautahi musician CAITLIN and her song Kitchen. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
29 Jul 2022Charlotte 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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The Panthers: Diggy Dupé's concert in review
Niuean Auckland-based rapper Diggy Dupé's defiant performance at Auckland Town Hall acts as a reminder of an iconic moment of 2021, writes Susana Suisuiki.
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NZ Live: Georgia Lines
29 Jul 2022Today for NZ APRA Silver Scroll finalist Georgia Lines is in the Auckland studio to play some tracks from her latest EP, Human, which has been released today. Audio
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NZ Live: Georgia Lines
29 Jul 2022Today for NZ APRA Silver Scroll finalist Georgia Lines is in the Auckland studio to play some tracks from her latest EP, Human, which has been released today. Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
29 Jul 2022Freshly remastered and sounding better than ever, Safe As Milk was the first studio album by Californian musical auteur Captan Beefheart (Don Van Vliet). We'll hear two key tracks from that today… Audio
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