Recent Music Stories
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New platform for Pacific choirs to showcase their talents
23 May 2024There's a new choral competition in town: the Musika Moana Choir Competition. Helen Tupai, one of organisers of the competition, talks with Bryan Crump. Audio
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The TAHI 23/5/24
Joining Evie and So'omālō today, revered Rapper Nauti and 2024 Billy T Nominee Advait Kirtikar are in - we're also having a closer look at Expo's, Gilmore Girls and Lookalikes, tune on in! Audio
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Three new categories at 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards
23 May 2024Awards for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Single, and Te Manu Mātārae will be presented at AMAs 2024.
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Review: Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish
22 May 2024Review - The pop prodigy's third album finds her continuing to deal with fame at a formative age, often speaking directly to fans and critics. Audio
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Fulbright Scholar Dr Kira Omelchenko: making musical connections in Aotearoa
22 May 2024RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with Dr Kira Omelchenko. She's a conductor from Kansas, USA, and her interest in indigenous and classical music has brought her to Aotearoa as a Fulbright Scholar. Audio
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Bookmarks with David Downs
Our bookmarks guest this week is an example of what it means to beat the odds. As a tech entrepreneur, David Downs was at the centre of many amazing innovations during the 1990s and 2000s. He also… Audio
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Music with Dave Wilson: 2024 Long Play Festival, Brooklyn
22 May 2024Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York to talk about the Long Play Festival, held over three days in Brooklyn. Audio
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The Antipodean Express: A journey by train from New Zealand to Spain
89 days of travel, 33 trains, 19 countries. Greg Hill, former French horn player with the NZSO, has written a book about his journey from his home in Wellington to its antipodes - the furthest point… Audio
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Music feature: Ray Charles
21 May 2024Ray Charles was a pioneer of soul, jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues music, and according to Frank Sinatra "the only true genius in show business". Audio
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The TAHI 21/5/24
Todays on the show So’omālō and Evie chat outfit ideas for the upcoming national Beyblade tournament, we meet Kirikiriroa-based Pasifika island pop artist Lehali who tells us about her new single, and… Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Benjamin Lau
20 May 2024Head of music at Newlands College in Wellington and chair of Mātauranga a Puoro o Aotearoa of Benjamin Lau talks to Emile Donovan about workshops being run during New Zealand music month encouraging… Audio
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Engaging musically with the community
20 May 2024Hannah Neman is Orchestra Wellington's Marketing & Engagement Manager. She talks with Bryan Crump about what the job involves, and the Orchestra's free Symphony in the Hutt concert that's coming up in… Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 20 May 2024
20 May 2024Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith joins to discuss "BBL Drizy" and whether AI art has become soo good even the pro's can't tell. Audio
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First song: How Bizarre cover by Reb Fountain
Reb Fountain is paying tribute to an incredible musician who's no longer with us, but was the genuis behind one of Aotearoa's most successful songs of all time... How Bizarre. Audio
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'I've always wanted to be a solo artist' - Naked and Famous star
19 May 2024The artist who first found fame as one half of the hit-making Auckland indie electronic band The Naked and Famous is back with his debut solo LP. Audio
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Delaney Davidson's Lucky Number Ten
19 May 2024Delaney Davidson's Out Of My Head is his first solo album for a long six years and tenth in total. William Dart checks it out in the context of the singer's earlier partnerships. Audio
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Iranian rapper facing the death penalty after calling out Islamic Republic
In a country where criticising the government can get you killed, Toomaj Salehi has remained fearless.
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Hymns on Sunday, 19 May 2024
19 May 2024Hymns for the Feast of Pentecost today, including contemporary hymns by NZ hymn writer Bill Wallace (Wild wind of the Holy Spirit) and the UK's Bernadette Farrell (Spirit of God, rest on your people).
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Nashville Babylon: 18 May 2024
18 May 2024On this week's show there's ska from Joya Landis, classics courtesy of Joni Mitchell and Look Blue Go Purple plus a birthday tune for Big Joe Turner. Audio
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Whakapapa
18 May 2024Jazz musicians often explore their own identity through their music. Nick looks at the connection between jazz and whakapapa through the music of Harry Harrison, Jasmine Lovell-Smith, Umar Zakaria… Audio
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Yesterdays
18 May 2024Nick checks out Lester Young's signature tune, Benny Green playing Sonny Clark and Sonny Clark playing Miles Davis, some classic Coltrane, and two songs about yesterday. Audio
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi welcomed into the NZ Music Hall of Fame
18 May 2024Dame Hinewehi Mohi has been welcomed into the NZ Music Hall of Fame. She talks to Charlotte Ryan about her remarkable life, and her brave moments that put music in te reo Māori on the world's stage. Audio
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The Mixtape: The hero guitars of NZ music with Glen Moffatt
18 May 2024This special NZ Music Month Mixtape celebrates the hero guitars played by some of our most legendary musicians. Country singer/songwriter Glen Moffatt wrote a definitive list of the ten hero guitars… Audio, Gallery
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Lyrics to NZ’s most misquoted song up for auction
18 May 2024The words to Supergroove's iconic song Can't Get Enough will soon be revealed as the lyrics go up for auction on Trade Me. Dr Karl Steven, former Supergroove frontman, has written down the "accurate"… Audio
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