Recent Music Stories
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Music 101 Pocket Edition 12 May 2022
12 May 2022In this week's Pocket Edition, Charlotte Ryan speaks to Sharon Van Etten about her new album 'We've been going about all wrong' and Warren Ellis of The Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds… Audio
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Auckland Live Music Venues Walking Tour
Karyn talks to music fan and historian Gareth Shute fresh in from one of his historical walking tours of Auckland's live music venues. Audio
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Virtuoso Brass
12 May 2022David Bremner, Music Director of the National Band of New Zealand joins us ahead of their concerts next week in in Upper Hutt, Wellington, Palmerston North and New Plymouth, as well as recording works… Audio
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Music Critic: Tony Stamp
12 May 2022Today RNZ's own Tony Stamp talks to Jesse about music from Koffee and John Bowie. Audio
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Great album: Florence and the Machine, Dance Fever
12 May 2022Today's link 3 winner will win a copy of the Florence and Machine latest album, due out tomorrow, Dance Fever. Its the fifth studio album by English indie rock band and is ahead of their tour to New… Audio
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Legendary Canterbury jazz musician Doug Caldwell dies aged 94
11 May 2022Doug Caldwell was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to jazz music in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2006.
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Bookmarks with Murdoch Stephens
Joining us on Bookmarks today is refugee advocate and novelist Murdoch Stephens. Murdoch launched the Doing Our Bit campaign in 2013, successfully advocating for New Zealand to double its refugee… Audio
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Music with Kirsten Johnstone
11 May 2022Music reviewer Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn to play three tracks from artists Oumou Sangare, Toro Y Moi and Chelsea Jade. Audio
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Another round of Come Together performances, a preview
10 May 2022There's another round of 'Come Together' the shows coming up. Next it's the Fleetwood Mac classic 'Rumours' from 1977. Dianne Swann, will be lending her incredible voice to the shows. She talks to… Audio
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Music Alive: 21x21
9 May 2022The World Premiere of 21 x 21 by soprano Jenny Wollerman and concert pianist Jian Liu artfully pairs Aotearoa’s female composers and poets in 21 newly written songs celebrating the unique cultural and… Audio
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Fergus Barrowman brings the Jazz
9 May 2022On Fergus' list tongiht, 1. Lady Blackbird, 'Lost and Looking' 4:22, from 'Black Acid Soul' (Foundation/BMG 2021) 2. Cécile McLorin Salvant, 'Ghost Song' 3:22, from 'Ghost Song' (Nonesuch 2022) 3… Video, Audio
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Ukraine opera reopens to offer a place of solace
Opera stars are returning to the stage in Ukraine, amid the despair and destruction inflicted by Russia's invasion.
'Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary' is the name of that song, performed by the Lviv… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Soul From the Deeper South
Soul music has always been popular in New Zealand, and comes and goes in fashion. In the 60s and early 70s, local bands knew how to fill dancefloors with rhythm and blues from Memphis or Detroit. This… Audio
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Bluesman Plus
8 May 2022Bluesman Taj Mahal turns 80 on May 17th and he's still a presence - on the soundtrack of the film Licorice Pizza and in a new album with Ry Cooder, his blues buddy from six decades ago. Audio
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20 years of the NZTrio
8 May 202220 years of playing and 75 works commissioned specially for them over that time - the NZTrio is heading out around the country to celebrate their latest milestone this month. There are three new… Audio
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The legacy of country star Jodi Vaughan
8 May 2022If New Zealand had an equivalent of Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn, it would have to be singer, songwriter and survivor Jodi Vaughan. Jodi's back with a new album For the love of country… Audio
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Pene Pati: I'm Listening To This
8 May 2022Sol3 Mio star Pene Pati has a lot on this plate at the moment, which is the way we like things on this segment. He's missing everyone back home on Mother's Day, especially his own mother, Juliette, to… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 8 May 2022
8 May 2022Celebrating Mother's Day this week with some hymns of praise to Mary, and Shirley Murray’s Loving Spirit. Audio
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Nashville Babylon 7 May 2022
7 May 2022On this week's show Mark has soul from Bettye Swann, reggae courtesy of the Slickers, mod jazz from Jimmy Smith plus classics from Big Star, Van Morrison, John Martyn plus Sandy Denny and Fairport… Audio
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NZ Music Month: 9 women making waves in jazz
7 May 2022In the first of four shows for NZ Music Month, Nick plays tracks from nine women making waves in NZ jazz. Artists include Jasmine Lovell-Smith, Lou'ana, Whirimako Black, Clo Chaperon, and Heather… Audio
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Inner City Blues
7 May 2022This week Nick plays swing with Joey DeFrancesco and Marquis Hill, salsa with Regina Carter, and a ballad with Hetty Kate. Audio
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The Mixtape: Dujon Cullingford
7 May 2022Charlotte invites NZ Record collector Dujon Cullingford to pick some rare NZ Music gems he has discovered over the years. Mary and the Maoris - Funky Broadway Blitz St Fuzz - Hard Times. New Zealand… Video, Audio
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Warren Ellis on the new documentary The Velvet Queen
Warren Ellis is an Australian musician who now lives in France. He plays in The Dirty Three , Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and was in Grinderman. He has also composed film scores with Nick Cave -… Audio
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Introducing - Arahi
7 May 2022This week we are introduced to Hawkes Bay artist - Arahi Video, Audio
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