Music
The Panel Expanded
An extra half hour with Wallace begins with a preview of Nights with host Emile Donovan and ends with some wonderful listener interaction. Wallace places a call to Alan Beck, member of the Taranaki… Audio
Patricia Hurley - Viva Opera!
Patricia Hurley's book Viva Opera! A Journey Through Italy draws on her lifelong passion for all things opera and her experience introducing tourists and singers to Italy's many opera meccas. Audio
Underwater musical experience
If you were at a particular public pool in Melbourne this week you may have seen an unusual sight. Saturate, is an underwater musical experience staged as part of the city's Rising festival. It… Audio
Parekaia Taipata & Rei
Matariki is upon us and we walk you through some ways to celebrate it. Parekaia Taipata & Rei are our special guests for this episode Manawatia a Matariki! Audio
The best of music in 2025 so far
We have crested the wave of 2025, and are currently gliding into its second half. One thing we can all depend on is music to buoy us up, and RNZ's Tony Stamp has some personal highlights from the year…
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 18 June 2025
This week on Pocket Edition - Maggie Tweedie interviews Canadian kiwi Tami Neilson ahead of her tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson next week and shares new music from home and abroad. Audio
Bookmarks with Chris Parker
It was almost 10 years ago that Chris Parker first came on 'Bookmarks'. Back then he'd just won Best Newcomer at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. It's safe to say he's no longer a… Audio
Music with Yadana Saw
Music correspondent Yadana Saw pays tribute to one Aotearoa's most beloved and respected music luminaries with a clutch of songs old and recent. Audio
WCMT/CMNZ: Ākarana Piano Quartet
Ākarana Piano Quartet perform at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington on 13 August 2023 in this Wellington Chamber Music Trust and Chamber Music New Zealand concert. Audio
Kapa Haka for everyone
Rawi Pere is one of the leaders of a Matariki project teaching Kapa Haka to beginners - Māori and non-Māori - which will perform publicly in Kerikeri this weekend. Audio
Sam Cullen & Valere
We have Sam Cullen and Valere in the studio talking their latest musical ventures. Janay lets us know some Matariki events you can head to What is your nickname for your partner. Some of ours will… Audio
Back to Basics - the sounds of Brazil with Leandro Vasques
In this first part of Back to Basics, Leandro Vasques talks about the history behind some genres, his musical influences and what life as a Brazilian muso in Auckland is like for him.
Classical, but not as he pictured it
Documentary maker Sebastian Kerebs goes behind the scenes to cover a series of Wellington classical music concerts aimed at people who don't usually go to classical music concerts. Video, Audio
Lenny Kravitz to tour New Zealand for first time
The 61-year-old rocker will bring his tour to Aotearoa for the first time ever.
Back to Basics - the sounds of Brazil with Leandro Vasquez
The unmistakable sounds of Brazil, even to the untrained ear are an instant invitation into the world of carnival and caipirinhas – but that’s the good stuff. Some of these sounds come from places of… Audio
Worlds of Music 15 June, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Le Trio Joubran, Lail Arad, Silk Road Ensemble, and NZ singer-songwriter Miriam Clancy. Audio
Jazmine Mary on vulnerability, guitar shredding and their Flying Nun debut
The NZ indie-folk artist discusses their new album, plus Pulp return after 24 years and Little Simz vents about her former producer.
Interview: Jazmine Mary
The neo-folk artist has just released a third album on Flying Nun, joining Tony in the studio to unpack its stylistic shifts and deeply-felt moods. Audio
Lotus by Little Simz
The Mercury Prize-winning UK rapper returns after publicly splitting from her producer with an album that addresses the falling out directly. Audio
