Music

On this week's show Mark has a birthday tune for blues legend Earl Hooker, reggae courtesy of U Roy, anniversary tracks from Little Feat and Van Morrison plus a soul smash from Irma Thomas. Audio

This weeks guest on the RNZ Mixtape starting working for RNZ Music in 2014 after stints at RDU and Radio Active, before being elected to Greater Wellington Council. She joined Tony Stamp on air again… Audio

This week we introduce you to emerging Artist Tia Ward  (Taranaki, Ngāti Maniapoto) with her beautiful waiata ‘Ko Wai Ahau’. Video, Audio

His profile has soared since composing the ear-catching theme for HBO series The White Lotus, but Cristobal Tapia de Veer has been generating inventive music for film and TV for a long time. Video, Audio

Camp Camp are a Melbourne rock trio who received international acclaim for their feminist anthem ‘The Opener’. Their third album Running With the Hurricane shows a quieter side to the band, after the… Video, Audio

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio

DC Parmet has been Sir Elton John's tour manager since 1997. Sir Elton will soon stage a concert in Christchurch and then two in Auckland. DC Parmet says it'll be the last time the singer performs in… Audio

Hip hop & reggae musician Rubi Du. Audio

RNZ Concert launches a refreshed programme schedule on Monday 23 January, with presenter-led shows and an evolving playlist to better meet the listening needs of the audience throughout the day.

US folk artist Matthew Bean aka Sneaky Bones is back in New Zealand for a third time, performing live for the first time since 2019. He'll be playing a string of North Island centres starting later… Audio

We're on the road with actor, dancer, singer and has been performing in Hamilton - billed as the most acclaimed musical of the past decade. Kiwi Akina Edmonds is one of the stars of the show which has… Audio

At a time when few New Zealanders seemed to be singing about themselves, The Front Lawn turned the Hutt Valley and Takapuna Beach into musical landmarks. A forerunner of Flight of the Conchords, they… Audio

Using his stage name Tha Feelstyle, Samoan-born rapper Kas Futialo made his groundbreaking album, Break It To Pieces, mixing Pasifika beats with hip-hop, funk and no shortage of catchy hooks. Some of… Audio

We're in the car with Herb Christophers who has just retired from the Department of Conservation after a 30-year career. Herb is a walking encyclopaedia on everything you need to know about our native… Audio

They had a sold out show in Tamaki Makaurau two years ago and now they're back and gearing up to hit the road. Tuawahine is the powerhouse all-women band featuring the likes of Tami Neilson, Anika… Audio

A setting of Psalm 23, a hymn by New Zealand writer Joy Cowley and a confirmation hymn - just some of the listener requests in this week's programme. Audio