The Mixtape

Our guest compiles a C60 and talk us through their music selections.

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The Mixtape chats of 2024 you don't want to miss

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Jim Mora

Sunday Morning host Jim Mora tells Trevor Reekie about his passion for music and some of his all-time favourite songs.
Jim Mora

Best of 2023, Part 3

Mixtape Best Of 2023 Part 3
Guests on the best of 2023 Mixtape Part.3

Best of 2023, Part 2

This week is Part 2 of our 'Best of 2023' Mixtapes. Over the next hour we are going to hear music picks and conservation from comedian Guy Montgomery, Fashion Designer Kate Sylvester, Children's author and illustrator Gavin Bishop, writer Pip Adam, producer Anonymouz and composer Eve De Castro Robinson.
Mixtape Guests on the Best of 2023 Mixtape Part.2

Best of 2023, Part 1

As Music 101 begins to wrap up the year, we celebrating some of our favourite Mixtapes of 2023.
Mixtape guests

Fiona McDonald

Our guest curating their mixtape for the next hour is Fiona McDonald. She has been singing her whole life, but is best known for her work with Strawpeople and Headless Chickens.
Fiona and Paul, Strawpeople

Chris van de Geer

The Mixtape - Chris van der Geer
Chris Van Der Geer

Matt Harvey Concord Dawn

Our guest on the Mixtape this week is Matt Harvey. Matt Harvey formed CONCORD DAWN with Evan Short in 1998. Concord Dawn perform their 'The Last Hurrah' final tour and last show ever at Save the b in December.
Matt Harvey from Concord Dawn supplied for TimeOut by Ingrid Bennie. 
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Nicola Toki

Our Guest picking their favourite songs today is New Zealand conservationist Nicola Toki. Her passion and enthusiasm for our nature and native wildlife is inspiring.
Nicola Toki

Matthew Hyde of Beastwars

Matthew Hyde, lead singer of Kiwi metal band Beastwars, tells Music 101 how nurse training and snowboarding have helped him learn to relax.
Matthew Hyde - Singer of Beastwars

Kip Chapman

Our guest on the Mixtape this week is actor, director, producer Kip Chapman
Kip Chapman

Ariana Tikao

Ariana Tikao is a gifted musician, singer, taonga puoro practitioner and New Zealand arts laureate. Ariana Tikao is joined by host Kara Rickard on this Mixtape.
Ariana Tikao

Cleve Cameron

Our guest picking the music over the next hour is instigator, innovator and general all-round creative legend - Cleve Cameron.
Cleve Cameron, Big Street Bikers

Suzy Cato

Our guest picking the songs over the next hour is one of our most well known and well loved television personalities and children's musician, Suzy Cato. Suzy Cato is well known as the host of Suzys World and You and Me. She has continued bringing songs, words and wisdom to children all over the world since.
Suzy Cato With Loopy Tunes

Marnie Karmelita

Our guest on the Mixtape today is director of the highly anticipated Wellington Jazz Festival which runs in Wellington from the 25th -29th October. Festival director Marnie Karmelita is curating the hour and features some of the artists playing the festival.
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - September 12: Portraits of Karnie Karmelita at Clyde Quay Wharf September 12, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Tantrum/ http://marktantrum.com)

Jonathan Ganley

The Mixtape Jonathan Ganley
Photographer Jonathan Ganley

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