Music
Music professor hands over the baton
Peter Adams, a stalwart of the Dunedin music scene, is retiring as Music Professor at Otago University after more than 30 years with the institution. Audio
Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna - New Zealand String Quartet
Listen to the New Zealand String Quartet perform recent compositions from Japan, Aotearoa, South Korea, and the U.S. in this Asian Composers League concert, Te Waipuna, held in Christchurch in 2022. Audio
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Lilburn Lecture 2023: Unknown Country: Listening for the Sound of Aotearoa New Zealand - Nick Bollinger
Award-winning writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger delves into diverse corners of Aotearoa's musical past and present to investigate what it is that differentiates New Zealand pop music… Video, Audio
Sufjan Stevens: Resilience and Vulnerability
Sufjan Stevens' new release, Javelin, has provoked William Dart to a week of deep immersion in the American's earlier music to find out just where his new elegiac songs fit in. Audio
Na te me tua i unea mai e
This traditional hymn was recorded by the congregation of the Cook Islands Christian Church, Porirua, in December 2023. Audio
Worlds of Music 3 December, 2023
This week music from a meeting of African heavyweights Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, and a unique take on a jazz standard from Belgian singer Mélanie De Biasio. Audio
The seven types of people on Spotify Wrapped day
It doesn't matter who you are, whether you hate music or have never and will never use Spotify. Everyone fits the mould for at least one of these types on Wrapped day.
Hymns on Sunday, 3 December 2023
We're celebrating the First Sunday of Advent today with some favourite Advent hymns including O Come Emmanuel, and Of the Father's Heart Begotten. Audio
2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 5 - WEBSTER This Memory of Earth
Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 4 - ROHDE Inside voice
Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 3 - MARGETIC Ricercar
Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 2 - TOKUNAGA Cosmic mosaic
Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 1 - LEE Rain Drops Stained Glass
Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
Nashville Babylon: 2 December 2023
On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic reggae from Horace Andy, a soulful take on Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young courtesy of the Isley Brothers, a brace of tracks from Bonnie Bramlett plus a… Audio
Another side of Bob Marley - 'We had an instant sort of good vibe'
Every photographer needs their muse, and for Kate Simon, Bob Marley has proved a lasting one. Audio
I Love Being Here with You
It's a variety pack this week, as Nick checks out tracks from Diana Krall, Miles Davis, Esperanza Spalding, and the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. Audio
The Mixtape: 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. Video, Audio
Shane MacGowan's wife hopes 'Fairytale of New York' will be Christmas number one
Victoria Mary Clarke compared the song's tumultuous love story with her own marriage to MacGowan.
Liam Finn - New Single 'I Want You To Be So Happy'
Liam Finn joins us in studio next to share his brand new single - "I Want You To Be So Happy" from his solo project Hyperverse Video, Audio
Introducing: Ema I'U
This week on Introducing we meet Samoan musician, actor and poet EMA I'U who has just released her powerful new 'Flower of Life'. Video, Audio