Music
Aotearoa - Tihei Mauriora & He Waiata Mo Te Iwi
In the 1980s, a band of young Maori musicians set out to sing about their language and their culture. They named themselves Aotearoa. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums Nick Bollinger… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 5 February 2025
On this week's episode of Pocket Edition Maggie Tweedie shares acts she's seen perform live across Aotearoa's summer festival circuit. Audio
Bringing the Nordic sound to Aotearoa
Swedish-Finnish vocalist and educator Anna Fält is touring Aotearoa this month, holding workshops on the unique sound and history of Nordic folk singing. Audio
New Zealand Youth Choir goes to Waitangi
RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump talks with soprano Tess Dalgety-Evans ahead of the choir's performances at the Treaty Grounds on Waitangi Day. Audio
Music Critic: Womb and Phoebe Rings
Afternoons music critic Rachel Ashby recommends new music by Wellington band Womb, along with a Korean version of Phoebe Rings' popular single 'January Blues'. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 5 February 2025
In today's episode, unemployment has risen to the highest level since 2020 as the recession starts to bite; it's been a fiery reception for ACT leader David Seymour at Waitangi; a major upgrade has… Audio
First Song: Susan O'Neill
Up-and-coming Irish singer-songwriter Susan O'Neill joins Jesse live from our Christchurch studio to discuss her music and play a tune. Audio
Charlie XCX headling Laneway Festival
Laneway Festival, a one day event at Western Springs will have party-goers revelling all day and night tomorrow. Charlotte spoke to David Benge from Live Entertainment group TEG, who brought Laneway… Audio
Music with Ian Chapman: Family brands
Within the space of the last five months the second-oldest members of both the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds have passed away. Audio
Adam Chamber Music Festival 2024 - The End of Time ... and Beyond
Two works from the 21st Century and one of the 20th's most transcendent, Olivier Messian's Quartet for the End of Time. Audio
Classical sax education
Saxophonist Michael Jamieson talks to Bryan Crump about encouraging more sax players to go classical. Video, Audio
Music feature: Immigrant Songs
Today we're doing something a bit different for our weekly music feature. If once aspect of New Zealand culture has surprised Afternoons producer and British export Tom Riste-Smith, it's the treasure… Audio
Alayna & Grammy's Recap
Another Tuesday, Another Episode! So'omalo sits down with alayna to talk about her first single in over a year, Janay discovers she has gone viral on TikTok, and Harry comes to grips with the Luka… Audio
Grammy Awards 2025 dominated by women
It's one of music's biggest nights of the year - with this year's Grammy's largely dominated by women. RNZ's Tahi presenter Janay Harding spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Beyonce competes for the big prize - again - at Grammys
The superstar has never won the album of the year award despite winning 32 career Grammys - more than any other musician.
The day The Rolling Stones invaded Invercargill
This weekend marks 60 years since The Rolling Stones toured New Zealand in 1965. Dave Hogan tells Music 101 about meeting them at the airport, their Invercargill concert, and the lasting effects of… Audio
Bad Bunny has a lot to say (about more than Kendall Jenner)
Opinion - Latin superstar Bad Bunny's new album is a love letter to Puerto Rico - not what you'd expect from a gargantuan pop release.
Worlds of Music 2 February 2025
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
The Bob Dylan lyric that became a set design mantra on A Complete Unknown
In 'Like A Rolling Stone', Bob Dylan urgently repeats the line "How does it feel?" That question gets to the heart of set design, François Audouy tells RNZ's Culture 101. Video, Audio
The Bad Fire by Mogwai
The always consistent Scottish post-rockers deliver another solid collection. Audio
