Eva Radich
New Zealand Military Tattoo
Champion piper Murray Mansfield is musical director for this year's New Zealand Military Tattoo in Palmerston North. Audio
Another competition success for composer Chris Artley
Composer Chris Artley, who's based in Auckland, continues to achieve recognition for his choral works with another competition win. Audio
A summer indulgence with some of the 2020 GRAMMY award winners
Romantic music for summer including GRAMMY award winners Mariachi Los Camperos. and Angélique Kidjo. Video
A Celebration of Song
A celebration of song with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Nick Cave and the King's Singers. Video
Madeleine Peyroux's seductively joyful album
Pick and Mix where Classical meets Prog Rock courtesy of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. We discover a highly polished and entertaining ensemble album from Madeleine Peyroux.and feature winners of the… Video
Sisters rule
We explore the many faces of sibling performance – from the Andrew Sisters in the 1940s to modern singing sisters and instrumental duos. Video
The instrument of the devil fits any style, from folk to bluegrass and classical
We feature the violin in all its glory – from folk to bluegrass and classical.
And we celebrate the music of Cole Porter. Video
Brass Bonzanza
Pick and Mix with a brass bonanza including: Classical brass from trumpeter Alison Balsom, Bold as Brass by Fanfare Ciocarlia from Romania, Premier trombone quartet BonaNZa and jazz virtuoso Louis… Video
Banjo heaven
Pick and Mix explores banjo nirvana with Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn and Argentinian band Che Apalache bring Latin rhythms to bluegrass.
We discover new Welsh band VRï and enjoy the tranquility and… Video
Julie London and the music of the sixties
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing: we take a trip on a spaceship with Julie London.
A tribute to the inventor of bossa nova, Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, who died earlier in… Video
Coming up
WOMAD adds top female artists to Taranaki Festival
WOMAD NZ announces extra artists including The Black Quartet from Aotearoa, singer songwriter Laura Marling, New York All-Women Mariachi Group Flor De Toloache and Troy Kingi. Video
We celebrate the beauty of the marimba
The Marimba: we hear players exploring the percussion instrument’s sonic dimensions. Video
Cuban big bands, Americana and flamenco
We look ahead to artists coming to WOMAD NZ and NZ Festival 2020 and enjoy torch songs from Cape Verde and 60’s era United States.
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Jitka Šuranská and Michel Legrand may be gone but their music lives on
Latin beats from Mexican guitarists Rodrigo Y Gabriela and Pink Martini, plus tributes to Jitka Šuranská and Michel Legrand who both passed away in 2019. Video
A who’s who of Pick and Mix bands make a date for Taranaki
The mesmerising duo of Welsh harpist Catrin Finch & Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita and the living legends of gospel music Blind Boys of Alabama are among twenty cutting-edge performers and… Video
Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Noam Pikelny, Darlingside & Norma Waterson
A celebration of country rock from the 70's to the present including classic recordings by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris and new music by English icons Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy plus vocal… Video
Mixing genres with top quality players
Classical musicians put their considerable skills to the test creating new versions of popular tunes. Video
Latin music in all its glory from Cuba, Peru and Argentina
Latin music from the stars of the Buena Vista Social Club, romantic ballads from Cuba, Argentine tangos and Afro-Peruvian songs.
And we hear the song that won the APRA Maioha Award for the best Māori… Video
Music with a Japanese flavour
Japanese music to help celebrate the Rugby World Cup and we preview the country's newest Arts Festival Te Tairāwhiti Video
Artists who work to promote peace
A tribute to champions for peace, from John Lennon’s ideal world of 1972 to today’s UNESCO Artists for Peace. Video
