Featured Music Stories
Celebrating 90s Trip Hop
Music reporter Yadana Saw Joins Mark and Kara in the studio to discuss the origins of 90s Trip Hop and highlights some of the seminal tracks provided by producers and beatmakers of cinematic chill. Video, Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 5 January 2025
5 Jan 2025It's a gentle start to this week's Summer Hymn Requests, with Eleanor Farjeon's Morning Has Broken sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Audio
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Settling The Score, Encore!
1 Jan 2025From 6am to 8pm on New Year's Day you can hear New Zealand's favourite classical music of 2024, as chosen by RNZ Concert listeners. The Top 30 list is here and will be broadcast between noon and 6pm on 1 January 2025!
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The Phoenix Foundation & NZSO - Celebrate!
2 Aug 2018Top New Zealand composers Gareth Farr, Claire Cowan, Chris Gendall and Hamish Oliver worked with The Phoenix Foundation and NZSO conductor Hamish McKeich to arrange orchestral versions of the band’s much-loved works. Video, Audio, Gallery
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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Hymns on Sunday, 26 January 2025
26 Jan 2025Charles Wesley’s hymn Love divine, all loves excelling is the choice of not one but three listeners in this week’s programme of Summer Hymn Requests. You can also hear Honour the dead, Shirley Murray’s hymn for Anzac Day, and a beautiful a cappella rendition by the Tapestry Chamber Singers of It is well with my soul. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 19 January 2025
19 Jan 2025This week’s listener requests include a contemporary setting of Psalm 23, a chorus from John Stainer’s oratorio The Crucifixion, and a 21st century hymn by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 12 January 2025
12 Jan 2025What’s the link between the 19th century hymn The church’s one foundation and composer Karl Jenkins’ 21st century work The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace? Find out in this week’s programme of listener requests. Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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Finn Andrews on poetry, imposter syndrome and a new album
25 Jan 2025Recognised internationally as one of the finest songwriters of our time, The Veil's Finn Andrews joins Charlotte Ryan on the eve of their Europe and UK tour… Audio
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Review: Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’
25 Jan 2025A Complete Unknown, the highly anticipated biopic film about the legendary American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, is now showing in New Zealand cinemas. Directed… Audio
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Joan as Police Woman: On writing songs to process big feelings
21 Dec 2024Ahead of her 'Joan As Police Woman' shows in New Zealand next May 2025, Joan Wasser jumps on the phone from her home in Brooklyn to talk about how songwriting… Audio
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Essential Albums: Good Shirt - Good
16 Nov 2024Goodshirt combined classic pop influences with a D.I.Y sensibility learned from Chris Knox, to make one of the essential New Zealand albums of the early 2000s… Audio
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The Mixtape - Songwriter Holly Arrowsmith
25 Jan 2025Our guest curating the Mixtape is multi award-winning songwriter Holly Arrowsmith. Born in Santa Fe desert, New Mexico, and then raised in the mountains of… Audio
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Music festivals: Costs on the rise, but punters spoiled for choice
12 minutes agoMusic lovers are spoiled for choice when it comes to summer festivals across the motu, but rising production and artist costs - along with dwindling ticket sales - are proving challenging for…
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The Veils' Finn Andrews: 'I'm an aspirational poet - it's a terrible thing to be'
26 Jan 2025Musician Finn Andrews talks about the difference between songwriting and poetry, overcoming impostor syndrome and using ChatGPT for song blurbs. Video, Audio
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Worlds of Music 26th January 2025
26 Jan 2025Music from the world for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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Worlds of Music 26th January 2025
26 Jan 2025Music from the world for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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NZ-born singer inducted into Australian country music 'Roll of Renown'
Keith Urban was born in Whangārei, before moving to Australia at the age of two.
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Nashville Babylon: 25 January 2025
25 Jan 2025On this week's two hour edition of Nashville Babylon we have John Martyn covering a Portishead classic, blues from Slim Harpo and Jimmy Dawkins, deep soul courtesy of the Pointer Sisters as well as… Audio
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Holly Arrowsmith: 'If I wasn't a musician I'd cut ties with social media'
25 Jan 2025Ahead of the Auckland Folk Festival, Christchurch singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith chats to Charlotte Ryan and shares six of her favourite contemporary folk songs, on The Mixtape. Video, Audio
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Prosecutors won't charge rock star with sexual assault
The top prosecutor in Los Angeles said that his office will not bring charges against goth rocker Marilyn Manson, who has been accused of sexual assault and domestic violence.
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Beats Talking: DJ StickyFingaz
24 Jan 2025DJ StickyFingaz joins Corey Fuimaono for Beats Talking. He runs us through his DJ career opening for incredible acts on stage, late-night servo ad appearances, what radio means to him and how he ended… Audio
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Out and About: Rachel Ashby in Auckland
95bFM alumni Rachel Ashby joins Corey to discuss what we can look forward to in the wonderful world of gigs post-January 2025. Audio
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Postcards:Thabani Gapara explores the rhythm and soul of Zimbabwean music
Welcome to our new music series Postcards. In this episode of Postcards, we venture into the world of Thabani Gapara, a Zimbabwean saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer based in Auckland… Video, Audio
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Huia on her new single 'Kawakawa'
24 Jan 2025Huia speaks to Maggie Tweedie and Tony Stamp about their unique approach to releasing their bilingual record "Kawakawa," where each of the 12 tracks will drop every six weeks, allowing each song to… Audio
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Redefining Women in Country Music with Tami Neilson
Tami Neilson joins Tony and Maggie to set the record straight, shedding light on the crucial role women played in shaping this influential genre and selecting music that reflects their impact. Audio
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Music review with DJ Sticky Fingers
24 Jan 2025Rounding off three weeks of Summer Times with the enigmatic Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingers spinning some beloved Kiwi classics. Audio
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Musical Chairs: Dennis Bovell
23 Jan 2025Tony Stamp sits down with Carribean Reggae King Dennis Bovell MBE and trails through his many lives in music as a record producer, reggae guitarist, bass player and taste maker in the UK and abroad. Audio
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The volunteers behind the Waiheke Musical Museum
Waiheke Musical Museum was founded by Lloyd and Joan Whittaker in 1996, and houses a variety of antique instruments, many of which have an unusual backstory. The museum is in Oneroa on Waiheke Island… Audio
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The young musicians changing how Pasifika music is defined
The TAHI podcast host, So'omālō Iteni Schwalger, takes a deep dive into some of the young Pasifika musicians across Aotearoa who are changing how Pasifika music is defined, and shares a… Audio
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What inspires Te Kaahu?
23 Jan 2025Te Kaahu is one of two projects by Em-Haley Walker (Waikato-Tainui, Ngati Tipa). In this project, the artist shares stories about the new music she is releasing this year, highlighting how it honours… Audio
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Sharon Van Etten on touring and new music
23 Jan 2025American singer songwriter Sharon Van Etten discusses her music and new tour with her band The Attachment Theory across America and Europe. Audio
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Sol3 Mio singer debuts at the 'Olympics' of opera
23 Jan 2025Tenor Pene Pati says it was such a far-fetched dream to be able to make this debut. He's proud to represent Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
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Sol3 Mio singer debuts at 'the Olympics of opera'
Tenor Pene Pati made his debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera playing the lead role of the lecherous Duke in Verdi's libretto Rigoletto. Audio
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Amsterdam based Music Supervisor Laura Bell discusses music in films
Welcome to our new music series Sound Advice. Where we speak to Music Supervisors who meld the worlds of film and music unravelling the movies and soundtracks. In this episode Maggie Tweedie speaks to… Audio
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Emily Wheatcroft-Snape on Breaking Barriers in Music and Audio Engineering
Sound Engineer Emily Wheatcroft-Snape has many New Zealand records to her name. At the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards she was nominated for Best Engineer. She is also a musician herself and speaks to… Audio
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Brad Warrington AKA DJ Sticky Fingerz talks Hip Hop
22 Jan 2025DJ Sticky gets reflective and curates a playlist full of hip hop acts he has opened for. From De La Soul to Jurassic 5. Audio
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