Music
King Creosote on his new album: I DES
King Creosote from Fife on his new album: I DES Video, Audio
Dolly Parton: ‘I’m a girl singing a rock album’
She’s known as the queen of country music, with a distinctive look and sound that’s been delighting fans for more than 50 years. But it turns out that even Dolly Parton has suffered from a touch of… Video, Audio
Rock 'n' Roll With It: Oasis in Aotearoa
Wellington-based author and archivist Karamdeep Sahota - who has written a book about Oasis' 1998 tour to New Zealand. Get on the Rollercoaster: Oasis in New Zealand, March 1998. The book delves into… Audio
HAYDN: Symphony No 103 in Eb, Drumroll
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 17 November 2023. Audio
RACHMANINOV arr Zoltan Kocsis: Vocalise
Performed by Alexander Gavrylyuk at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 17 November 2023. Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No 1 in Bb minor Op 23
Performed by Alexander Gavrylyuk and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 17 November 2023. Audio
Auckland Philharmonia: Gavrylyuk Plays Tchaikovsky
Ukrainian-born Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk is the Auckland Philharmonia's guest for the mighty First Piano Concerto by Tchaikovsky ... always a crowd favourite. Giordano Bellincampi… Audio
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Bringing classically-trained confidence to waiata project
Opera singer Kawiti Waetford talks to Bryan Crump about his role in a new online celebration of song in Te Reo Māori. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
NZ Live: Troy Kingi
On the new album Time Wasters, Troy Kingi uses his voice as an instrument layered over ambient music "to give it a bit more balls". The multi-talented Māori musician and actor performs the… Video, Audio
Aaradhna: 'I've learnt to just put my foot down on things that I believe'
This month, Aaradhna released a new single called 'SHE'. The award-winning R&B artist tells TAHI's So'omalo Iteni Schwalger about the self-ownership that's shaped the music on her upcoming album. Video
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Dame Malvina Major donates her archives to Waikato University
Dame Malvina Major is one of New Zealand's foremost opera sopranos and has just gifted her personal archives to Waikato University. Dame Malvina speaks to Jesse. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Circle Of Friends is the ninth album from esteemed Auckland producer Christoph El Truento - a jazz record involving collaborations with a bunch of his favourite local singers/rappers/instrumentalists… Audio
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 2: Kapowairua
15-year-old Kapowairua pays tribute to the five tribes of Muriwhenua, from the most northern reaches of Aotearoa New Zealand, before performing a te reo Māori cover of Aradhana’s "Brown Girl." Video
The Korean cultural export sweeping the world
K-Pop is about dance moves and perfectly presented superstars as much as it is about the music. The phenomenon's Kiwi fans love it for that. Audio
Music with plenty of horsepower
John Robinson from the Australian folk fusion quartet Equus talks with Bryan Crump ahead of their appearance at next year's WOMAD festival. Video, Audio
The TAHI 16th November 2023
It's a big one, on today's show, Aaradhna, what more can we say, also joining us is the incredibly talented YAHYAH, it doesn't get much better than this folks! Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 15 November 2023
In Pocket Edition this week, Maggie Tweedie introduces us to fresh music from Mermaidens, Christoph El Truento and Ha the Unclear. Bryan Crump meets an award winning jazz musician and we learn of a… Audio
A drummer's life back on the farm
Jeremy Fitzsimons has left the city but kept his city job – playing percussion. He speaks to Bryan Crump about moving to the family farm while continuing to work as a musician. Audio