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Here are the finalists for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards
Stan Walker and Avantdale Bowling Club's Tom Scott are leading nominations for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards.
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Classical and kapa haka combine to honour Māori Battalion
15 Apr 2024Bryan Crump talks with musicians involved in the Orpheus Choir's next concert on 20 April, which features Karl Jenkins' "The Armed Man" and a work by Takerei Komene, "E Kiwi E". It's the world premiere of their work, a tribute to the 28th Māori Battalion. Video, Audio
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Mark Knopfler: 'I'm really delighted when the records make people happy'
13 Apr 202474-year-old former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler talks to Charlotte Ryan. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Actor and artist Ana Scotney
13 Apr 2024Our guest on the Mixtape this week is actor, director and award winning artist Ana Chaya Scotney. Ana’s new play ScatterGun: After the Death of Rūaumoko is about to kick off at Tāmaki Makaurau’s Silo Theatre. Audio
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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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Orchestra students back in school for the holidays
Nicky Fogden-Smith, Coordinator and Course Director of the NZ Secondary Students' Symphony Orchestra, speaks to Bryan Crump ahead of the orchestra's concert in Christchurch. Audio
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From Belgium to Samoa via Aotearoa
18 Apr 2024Belgian classical crossover pianist Daniel Verstappen is coming to Auckland for a cultural crossover gig with Samoan New Zealander Dr Opeloge Ah Sam. Joe Harrop from the Black Quartet is the middle man. Video, Audio
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Embrace the music and dance
17 Apr 2024Ahead of the Royal NZ Ballet's Aotearoa tour performing Swan Lake, the company's executive director chooses some of his favourite music. Video, Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Featuring a political track from Dunedin doom-pop two piece Night Lunch, a new release from Baby Rose and BADBADNOTGOOD, and Melbourne-based Cyanide Thornton's self-titled 2018 EP. Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 19 April
19 Apr 2024Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Ayana Piper-Healion discuss the albums that were perfect from the first time you heard them. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
19 Apr 2024Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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NZ Live: Sam Cullen
19 Apr 2024For NZ Live today we have Invercargill, born Sam Cullen. He currently he lives in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland and a brand new EP out today. It's called Love Again. Sam in our studio for NZ Live this… Audio
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Taylor Swift fans react as new album leaks hours before release
Taylor Swift fans have been sent into something of a frenzy after her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, appears to have leaked online early.
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Music Critic: Jana Te Nahu Owen
18 Apr 2024Today Jana talks to Jesse about music from Sleater Kinney and Troy Kingi. Video, Audio
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The TAHI 18/4/2024
On the show today So’omālō is riding solo and is concerned that robots have learned to breath, musician KVKA who’s been all over the globe visits our studio to talk about his latest projects, and… Audio
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Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 18 April
On today's episode we hear from the education minister Erica Stanford about the proposal to cut 565 jobs at the ministry, we get reaction from Whanau Ora chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait on cuts to Oranga… Audio
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Aotearoa Music Awards back for 2024
18 Apr 2024After a year's hiatus, the Aotearoa Music Awards are back for 2024 taking place at the end of next month at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland. The finalists for this year's awards have just been… Audio
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Why are concert tickets so expensive?
17 Apr 2024Going to a gig? You had better start saving, with tickets to most international acts priced sky-high. Jogai Bhatt looks at why it costs so much.
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Moment of Calm: Cats on the keyboard
17 Apr 2024Listen to an Impromptu for Piano, by George the Cat. Audio
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Music with Dave Wilson: Jukebox Musicals
Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been hitting Broadway. Audio
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To the World's Edge and beyond
16 Apr 2024Young gifted and heading overseas, Bryan Crump speaks to talented musicians Madeleine Xiao and Lorna Zhang, joint winners of ROSL Pettman scholarships to study beyond Aotearoa in 2024. Audio
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Music feature: When The Cat's Away
16 Apr 2024Today we are celebrating the music of New Zealand's beloved supergroup, When The Cat's Away. Formed in 1986, the group is on tour for the first time in three decades, performing all the favourites. Audio
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The TAHI 16/4/24
On today’s episode, local electronic artist Lola reveals there was a ghost at her music video shoot, S.T.A.L & Hari speak about their collaboration on the single 'Forces' and Evie explains that music… Audio
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First song: Molly Payton
16 Apr 2024Today Molly Payton's released a new single, Accelerate. We have a chat to her about the track ahead of her big move to the UK. Audio
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Takerei Komene
15 Apr 2024Composer Takerei Komene talks with Bryan Crump about his composition "E Iwi E". The work will be premiered in the Orpheus Choir's concert on 20 April. Audio
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The High Llamas Transcend
14 Apr 2024We've waited eight years now for Sean O'Hagan and The High Llamas to come up with an album, but, according to William Dart, their new Hey Panda proves to be worth every day of anticipation. Audio
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Review: SZA thrills fans with visual spectacle at opening show
14 Apr 2024It was SZA's ability to command the stage and connect intimately with her audience that made the opening show of her SOS tour so special, writes Jogai Bhatt.
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Hauser: Rebel with a cause
14 Apr 2024A cellist is not the first person that springs to mind when you think: Rebel. But Hauser, the classical world's answer to Cher, is just that. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 14 April 2024
14 Apr 2024More Eastertide hymns today, including He is risen. The words, written by Cecil Frances Alexander in the 1840s, have been set to a tune by Dunedin composer and choral director Richard Madden. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 13 April 2024
13 Apr 2024On this week's Nashvlle Babylon there's birthday tunes for Al Green and Lowell George, classic reggae courtesy of Junior Murvin plus blues from Jimmy Anderson. Audio
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Black Spider Stomp
13 Apr 2024Wellington's Black Spider Trio recall the glory days of jazz manouche on their new album; Gene Ammons celebrates getting out of jail with a swinging tune; and Johnny Hodges's last album sees him… Audio
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