Yadana Saw

CHAII came to New Zealand as an 8-year-old Iranian immigrant who learned to speak English by rapping to Eminem. Her debut single 'Digebasse (Enough)', with lyrics in both English and Farsi, has taken… Video, Audio

On this week's Pocket Edition: a performance from local up-and-comer Emily Muli, plus chats with Aussie teen star Kian and Canada's Rhye. Audio

Music 101's Yadana Saw looks at the finalists for the 2019 Taite Music Prize. Audio

Emily Muli is a young Tongan RnB singer who's rubbed shoulders with the British royal family, gone viral on YouTube, and wants to clear up some misunderstandings about young Pasifika people. Video, Audio

KIAN's debut song 'Waiting' has had 25 million streams. It won a nationwide song contest, and he's just been signed to the same label as Lorde, Drake, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj. Yadana Saw speaks… Video, Audio

Tonight Eminem is playing Wellington's Westpac Stadium in front of what is believed to be a record crowd of 45,000. Supporting him on his Rapture tour are Australian hip hop crew Hilltop Hoods who… Audio

Rapper Tom Francis is the first independent artist in the Southern Hemisphere to release a collaboration with California rap doggfather Snoop Dogg. He speaks to Yadana Saw about their song 'Lifestyle'

Aotearoa soul supergroup Love And Hope join Yadana Saw in the Music 101 studio. Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Dr Kirsten Zemke about recent abuse allegations in the music industry, and catch up with Horace Panter from The Specials. Audio

RNZ's Yadana Saw plays Butterfly by Kacey Musgraves, Dolly Parton's Dumb Blonde and This is America by Childish Gambino. Audio

Teresa Paterson has been involved in the NZ music industry for more than two decades working in band management, PR and at record labels, including a stint as the head of Virgin Records NZ. She shares… Video, Audio

With a rich discography that spans two decades of broken beat, jazz and Auckland's High Street scene, Mark de Clive Lowe has finally made an album that goes to his core. Heritage is a musical response… Audio

Kirsten Johnstone, Tony Stamp, and Yadana Saw present their favourite songs of the week, with a special ring-in from John Campbell. Songs by Tiny Ruins, Rosalía, Methyl Ethel, Fatima, Josin, and… Video, Audio

After two new shocking documentary series about R Kelly and Michael Jackson's alleged sexual misconduct, can we still listen to their music with a clear conscience? Yadana Saw speaks with… Audio

Karl Steven of Supergroove, The Drab Doo Riffs and Heart Attack Alley is the RNZ Mixtape selector. He shares his songs and stories of being in bands to studying for his PhD at Cambridge. Video, Audio

Jessie Moss and Paddy Burgin of The Wooden Box Band play live in the Music 101 Studio on the 2nd of February with Music 101 host Yadana Saw.  Audio

Yadana Saw caught up with Broods about their new album Don't Feed The Pop Monster. Audio

On this week's Pocket Edition Yadana chats to Gin Wigmore ahead of her return to NZ, and up & coming hip hop duo AP & Church. Audio

Rap duo Church and AP take their show to the regions. Church tells Yadana Saw what the youth want. Audio

Host Kirsten Johnstone is joined by RNZ music producers Tony Stamp, and Yadana Saw, The Sampler’s Nick Bollinger (who is off writing a book for the next six months) and Sharon Van Etten super-fan John… Video, Audio