Music 101 for Saturday 15 January 2022

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Self Esteem

Rebecca Lucy Taylor is a UK artist who makes music as Self Esteem. Her second album Prioritise Pleasure was hugely acclaimed, given Best Album of the Year by The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Gigwise. The Guardian also gave the single 'I Do This All the Time' Best Song of the Year, she won BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year, and is up for Best New Artist at the Brit Awards in 2022.

The Sampler: Best locals 2021

Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite local releases of 2021, including summery beats, bedroom pop, Dunedin legends, and dance floor bangers.

Che Fu & The Krates Live 

Che-Fu's groundbreaking 2nd Album Navigator charted new territory for New Zealand Hip Hop. Both a critical and commercial success, the album reflected a truly Pacific soul, with its seamless blending of reggae, RnB, Hip Hop and true stories.

The influence and legacy of Navigator underscores its importance, paving the way for Aotearoa Hip Hop's subsequent ascendancy. In 2002 Che won the APRA Silver Scroll Award with co-composer and keyboardist Godfrey deGrut for their song 'Misty Frequencies'. In 2009 Che became a member of the NZ Order of Merit, and in 2014 won a Pacific Music Awards Lifetime Achievement.

To Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Navigator, Che-Fu and his band the Kratez reunited for a performance at Auckland's Town Hall as part of the 2021 Auckland Arts Festival. It was an emotional return to the stage for Che and his whanau in front of an energized and adoring crowd...

Aotearoa Hip Hop Episode 3 

In this six-part series Phil Bell presents a deep dive into the origins and stories of this country’s love of Hip hop – talking to the originators the instigators, and the influencers about how Hip Hop has imprinted itself on the fabric of New Zealand’s music culture.

Listen in at the same time next week here on RNZ National for Episode 4 of Aotearoa Hip Hop - where DLT leaves Upper Hutt Posse to help form another legendary New Zealand act, Dam Native. We meet Zane Lowe, Ollie Green & Rob Salmon who form Leaders of Style and Urban Disturbance and also look into the crossover between the Aotearoa Jazz and Hip Hop scenes.

All 6 episodes in this series are currently available via the rova app – you can access these by heading to rova.nz

4:00 The Mixtape: Trevor Reekie

Trevor Reekie has been a pivotal figure in the NZ music scene throughout his career, from helping discover Bic Runga and Shihad, to performing in The Greg Johnson Set and Trip To the Moon.

In recent years Trevor has been showcasing trans-global artists on RNZ's Worlds of Music.
Here he shares five songs that have impacted him during his life.

Songs played on todays show

Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet
Sudan Archives – Come Meh Way
People Under The Stairs -San Francisco Knights
Jed Parsons - Bad Bad Person
Too Many Zooz – Warriors
Alvvays – Dreams Tonight
Nightmares on Wax – Isolated
Phosphorescent - Song For Zula
Beirut - Santa Fe
African Head Charge - Heading to Glory