Emma Smith

Frente Cumbiero, a new generation of Colombian music makers, give Emma Smith a lesson in the rhythms of the Pacific and Carribean coasts of Colombia. Audio

Will Holland aka Quantic made a name for himself at the turn of the century for his big funk and soul grooves released through UK label Tru Thought. But Quantic's style took on a new flavour when he… Audio

Nick Harte, the man behind Shocking Pinks is another artists compelled to create following the Christchurch earthquakes. He's just released his first material in six years Guilt Mirrors, an album… Audio

On March 2nd, around 80,000 people gathered in the small Wellington suburb of Newtown for the 18th annual Street Festival. The festival was born out of a community consultation process by Red Design… Audio

After recording and touring with David Byrne in the project Love This Giant, Annie Clark, aka St Vincent returned to her solo work, releasing her fourth album this week, simply titled St Vincent. Emma… Audio

2013 was the year The Harlem Shake had crowds of people the world over dancing like mad on youtube. The man behind the hit, Harry Rodriguez - better known as Baauer - was in New Zealand for… Audio

This week musicians and tech heads came together for Music Tech Fest- a good old fashioned hackathon organised by Andrew Dubber, professor of Music Industry Innovation at Birmingham City University… Audio

Brooklyn-via-Denver group Woodsman make woozy psychedelic sounds allergic to structural guidelines, and inspired by altered states of consciousness. Emma Smith speaks with Trevor Peterson, guitarist… Audio

Following the death of Wayne Smith, we look at how his song 'Under Me Sleng Teng', and the Sleng Teng Riddim changed the course of Jamaican music. Audio

Ohio experimental trio Emeralds ex-guitarist Mark McGuire speaking to Emma Smith about his new solo concept album Along The Way and the lessons he's learnt working in Hollywood. Audio

Producer, singer-songwriter, and rapper Spoek Mathambo talks about his latest project, working with rural tribes around South Africa. Audio

Spoek Mathambo is one of the artists leading the charge of South Africa's burgeoning dance music scene. He was in Wellington for The Webstock 2014 conference, where he gave a talk on the rise of DIY… Audio

Holly Herndon joins Emma Smith to talk about the follow up to her debut Movement- The Chorus EP, which samples her everyday interactions with her computer. Audio

Baltimore based electronic music duo Matmos make music with a sense of humour. They gained notoriety for their work with Björk, and later an album which utilised samples from medical procedures such… Audio

Radio New Zealand Music reporters Sam Wicks and Nick Atkinson join Music 101 host Emma Smith for a brief review of the Big Day Out 2014 music festival - the first to be held at Western Springs… Audio

The first lady of Funk, Sharon Jones tells what helped her through her recent battle with cancer, and her plans to head down under. Audio

Mark de Clive Lowe reflects on the life and influence of the late jazz guitarist, and pivotal figure in the acid jazz movement. Audio