Music 101

1.20 Dam Native: ‘Our tupuna wrote that record. I just held the pen’ 

Dam Native’s Danny Haimona (aka Danny D) joins Kara Rickard in the studio to celebrate the re-release of Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted, one of Aotearoa’s greatest hip hop albums.

Danny talks about the ongoing political and musical legacy of the album, and takes us back to the moment in 1997 when the Dam Native crew knew they had made a hit record. 

Danny Haimona, Che Fu and Kara Rickard celebrating the release of 'Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted' on vinyl Photo:

2:15 LIVE: Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders at Futuna Chapel 

Lyttelton's multi-award winning Delaney Davidson, and Barry Saunders - the iconic frontman of The Warratahs, have just released a brand new album Happiness is Near.

This is a highly anticipated release after their 2019 album Word Gets Around earned them a Tūī for NZ's Best Country Artist.

To celebrate the release, they recorded a special live session for RNZ in Futuna Chapel in Wellington. 

Delaney Davidson And Barry Saunders - Happiness Is Near Tour:
Friday 27th September - Hawkes Bay Small Halls Sessions*
Saturday 28th September - Hawkes Bay Small Halls Sessions*
Sunday 29th September - Hawkes Bay Small Halls Sessions*
Saturday 12th October - Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Õmaha / Leigh
Sunday 13th October - Freida Margolis, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
Monday 14th October - Freida Margolis, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
Tuesday 22nd October - Suite Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington
Wednesday 23rd October - Suite Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington

Barry Saunders and Delaney Davidson Photo: Ebony Lamb Photography

3.15  Rob Ruha out to beat haka world record

Tomorrow Aotearoa will attempt to reclaim the world record for the largest haka. 

Musician Rob Ruha has been involved with haka all his life. He joins Anika Moa, Topp Twins, Shepherds Reign and Alien Weaponry along with thousands of others to perform our most famous haka Ka Mate.  

To sign up, head to the Haka World Record webpage.

Rob Ruha and Kara Rickard at RNZ Photo:

4pm The Mixtape: The Spinoff Editor Madeleine Chapman

Our guest picking the music is writer, ghost writer and editor Madeleine Chapman.

Madeleine started as the very first intern at The Spinoff, and is now one of the youngest editors of a major publication in Aotearoa. 

Her time at The Spinoff has seen some eventful stories from her attempt to cycle an Onzo bike from Auckland to Hamilton to her definitive ranking of chip flavours which became one of The Spinoff’s biggest stories. 

In 2019 she won two Voyager Media Awards (Opinion Writing/Humour Satire and Best Single News Story/Scoop) and in 2021 she took over as editor.  

Madeleine co-wrote the autobiography of New Zealand professional basketball player Steven Adams, and in 2020 a biography of the then Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern. 

Madeleine joins Charlotte tp celebrate The Spinoff’s tenth birthday this month, and pick the tunes from her life. 

Madeleine Chapman, editor of The Spinoff Photo: The Spinoff