1 Feb 2020

The Mixtape: Graham Reid

From The Mixtape, 4:00 pm on 1 February 2020

Graham Reid has been a permanent fixture on the NZ music scene for decades, writing about our local scene as well as a long list of international musicians of all genres and nationalities.

Graham Reid

Graham Reid Photo: Supplied

His integrity, and passion for all styles of music has served him well, garnering local and international respect for his articulate writing. He is equally a broadcaster, and an award-winning writer on travel, arts and music, who's published two books. Graham continues to inform, entertain and educate a wide demographic with his popular website elsewhere.co.nz. Graham is currently a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland School Of Music.

Here he joins Trevor Reekie to discuss some of his favourite songs.

Music featured in this programme:

Artist: Downliners Sect

Song: One Ugly Child

Composer: Downliners Sect

Album: Sectuality CD1

Label: The Orchard Music (on behalf of Charly Records)

 

Artist: King Sunny Ade

Song: Ja Funmi

Composer: King Sunny Ade

Album: King of JuJu

Label: Mango Music

 

Artist: Ornette Coleman: feat Jerry Garcia

Song: 3 Wishes

Composer: Ornette Coleman

Album: Virgin Beauty

Label: SME (on behalf of Portrait)

 

Artist: Headless Chickens

Song: Gaskrankinstation

Composer: Chris Mathews

Album: Body Blow

Label: Flying Nun

 

Artist: David Dallas

Song: Southside ft. Sid Diamond, Mareko

Composer: David Dallas

Album: Falling Into Place

Label: Dawn Raid