Music

Charlotte brings new music from Nigerian-born British singer SADE, and local artists Jim Nothing and MA. Audio

Chris du Plessis is trying to track down a 1950s Hohner Verdi Piana accordion which was passed down in his family until it went missing in the 1980s. Audio

It's 350 years since the death of English composer Pelham Humphrey at age 27. Corrina Connor talks with RNZ Concert's David Morriss about why he should be remembered, and his contribution to English… Audio

Mel Parsons performs songs from her latest album Sabotage along with crowd favourites at The Piano in Ōtautahi  Christchurch earlier this year. Audio

Here are New Zealand's Top 30 favourite classical pieces - as voted in Settling the Score 2024 - and why people love them. Video, Audio

Music from the world, with Orchestra Makassy, Opium Moon, and NZ duo Ariana Tikao & Bob Bickerton - whose convergence of Māori and Celtic musical traditions weave a journey through Kāi Tahu mythology.

A recent and handsome boxed set of five Aretha Franklin albums from the 70s is all the excuse William Dart needs to dedicate a half-hour to the undisputed and much missed Queen of Soul. Audio

Hymns by Charles Wesley feature in this week's programme. Nicknamed 'the Bard of Methodism', he wrote thousands of hymns throughout his life. Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic soul from Candi Staton and Bettye Swann, blues from Albert King plus Merry Clayton covering the Rolling Stones. Audio