Vocals
Music with Kirsten Zemke: The la-la-la phenomenon
Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke looks at why non-lexical vocables or nonsense syllables are used in a variety of music genres. Audio
Simon O'Neill: Musical Chair
Tenor Simon O'Neill is in the Musical Chair this week talking about his upcoming tour here in New Zealand and the stellar career he's carved out for himself. Audio
Our final conversation with Sharon Jones
When it comes to the modern-day soul and funk revivalist movement Sharon Jones was First Lady. Local soul sister Tyra Hammond spoke to her in 2014. Audio
Fatima
The Swedish born vocalist and Floating Points collaborator tells Emma Smith how she hand picked the production talent on her debut Yellow Memories. Audio
The Sampler - D'Angelo
Revered, reclusive RnB artist D'Angelo has been working on a new album for over a decade, and has just re-released a 1995 live recording as a stop-gap measure. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Audio
Che Fu's lifetime achievement award
Che Fu is one of New Zealand's most successful hip hop vocalists.
In 2009 the Samoan musician received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music.
On the 8th May 2014 he was… Audio
Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter took home the 2014 Grammy for best jazz vocal album with his Liquid Spirit LP, recorded on Blue Note Records. Porter was encouraged to pursue singing by his mother, after an injury… Audio
Estère
Wellington producer/ vocalist Estère Dalton and her MPC Lola share insights into their debut album Estère with Emma Smith. Audio
