Featured Music Stories
Celebrating 90s Trip Hop
Music reporter Yadana Saw Joins Mark and Kara in the studio to discuss the origins of 90s Trip Hop and highlights some of the seminal tracks provided by producers and beatmakers of cinematic chill. Video, Audio
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Settling The Score, Encore!
1 Jan 2025From 6am to 8pm on New Year's Day you can hear New Zealand's favourite classical music of 2024, as chosen by RNZ Concert listeners. The Top 30 list is here and will be broadcast between noon and 6pm on 1 January 2025!
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The Phoenix Foundation & NZSO - Celebrate!
2 Aug 2018Top New Zealand composers Gareth Farr, Claire Cowan, Chris Gendall and Hamish Oliver worked with The Phoenix Foundation and NZSO conductor Hamish McKeich to arrange orchestral versions of the band’s much-loved works. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Hymns on Sunday, 29 December 2024
29 Dec 2024Welcome to the first of our Summer Hymn Requests programmes, which begins with Carl Boberg's well-loved hymn How great thou art. Audio
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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Hymns on Sunday, 19 January 2025
19 Jan 2025This week’s listener requests include a contemporary setting of Psalm 23, a chorus from John Stainer’s oratorio The Crucifixion, and a 21st century hymn by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 12 January 2025
12 Jan 2025What’s the link between the 19th century hymn The church’s one foundation and composer Karl Jenkins’ 21st century work The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace? Find out in this week’s programme of listener requests. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 5 January 2025
5 Jan 2025It's a gentle start to this week's Summer Hymn Requests, with Eleanor Farjeon's Morning Has Broken sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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Nashville Babylon: 18 January 2025
18 Jan 2025This week's 2 hour summer special features classic reggae from Prince Buster, blues and soul courtesy of Al Green, Big Mama Thornton and Rory Gallagher plus new… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 11 January 2025
11 Jan 2025It's another 2 hour summer special this week with Mark spinning classic blues from Slim Harpo, soul courtesy of Candi Staton, ska from the Bodysnatchers, an all… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 4 January 2025
4 Jan 2025It's another 2 hour summer special on the show this week with soul from Etta James and Otis Redding, blues courtesy of T-Bone Walker, 2-Tone ska from the… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 28 December 2024
28 Dec 2024On this week's special two hour show there's blues from Muddy Waters and Big Mama Thornton, classic soul courtesy of Irma Thomas, reggae from Lee Perry plus… Audio
Recent Music Stories
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Beats Talking: DJ StickyFingaz
24 Jan 2025DJ StickyFingaz joins Corey Fuimaono for Beats Talking. He runs us through his DJ career opening for incredible acts on stage, late-night servo ad appearances, what radio means to him and how he ended… Audio
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Out and About: Rachel Ashby in Auckland
95bFM alumni Rachel Ashby joins Corey to discuss what we can look forward to in the wonderful world of gigs post-January 2025. Audio
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Postcards:Thabani Gapara explores the rhythm and soul of Zimbabwean music
Welcome to our new music series Postcards. In this episode of Postcards, we venture into the world of Thabani Gapara, a Zimbabwean saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer based in Auckland… Video, Audio
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Huia on her new single 'Kawakawa'
24 Jan 2025Huia speaks to Maggie Tweedie and Tony Stamp about their unique approach to releasing their bilingual record "Kawakawa," where each of the 12 tracks will drop every six weeks, allowing each song to… Audio
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Redefining Women in Country Music with Tami Neilson
Tami Neilson joins Tony and Maggie to set the record straight, shedding light on the crucial role women played in shaping this influential genre and selecting music that reflects their impact. Audio
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Music review with DJ Sticky Fingers
24 Jan 2025Rounding off three weeks of Summer Times with the enigmatic Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingers spinning some beloved Kiwi classics. Audio
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Musical Chairs: Dennis Bovell
23 Jan 2025Tony Stamp sits down with Carribean Reggae King Dennis Bovell MBE and trails through his many lives in music as a record producer, reggae guitarist, bass player and taste maker in the UK and abroad. Audio
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The volunteers behind the Waiheke Musical Museum
Waiheke Musical Museum was founded by Lloyd and Joan Whittaker in 1996, and houses a variety of antique instruments, many of which have an unusual backstory. The museum is in Oneroa on Waiheke Island… Audio
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The young musicians changing how Pasifika music is defined
The TAHI podcast host, So'omālō Iteni Schwalger, takes a deep dive into some of the young Pasifika musicians across Aotearoa who are changing how Pasifika music is defined, and shares a… Audio
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What inspires Te Kaahu?
23 Jan 2025Te Kaahu is one of two projects by Em-Haley Walker (Waikato-Tainui, Ngati Tipa). In this project, the artist shares stories about the new music she is releasing this year, highlighting how it honours… Audio
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Sharon Van Etten on touring and new music
23 Jan 2025American singer songwriter Sharon Van Etten discusses her music and new tour with her band The Attachment Theory across America and Europe. Audio
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Sol3 Mio singer debuts at the 'Olympics' of opera
23 Jan 2025Tenor Pene Pati says it was such a far-fetched dream to be able to make this debut. He's proud to represent Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
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Sol3 Mio singer debuts at 'the Olympics of opera'
Tenor Pene Pati made his debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera playing the lead role of the lecherous Duke in Verdi's libretto Rigoletto. Audio
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Amsterdam based Music Supervisor Laura Bell discusses music in films
Welcome to our new music series Sound Advice. Where we speak to Music Supervisors who meld the worlds of film and music unravelling the movies and soundtracks. In this episode Maggie Tweedie speaks to… Audio
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Emily Wheatcroft-Snape on Breaking Barriers in Music and Audio Engineering
Sound Engineer Emily Wheatcroft-Snape has many New Zealand records to her name. At the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards she was nominated for Best Engineer. She is also a musician herself and speaks to… Audio
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Brad Warrington AKA DJ Sticky Fingerz talks Hip Hop
22 Jan 2025DJ Sticky gets reflective and curates a playlist full of hip hop acts he has opened for. From De La Soul to Jurassic 5. Audio
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The Scottish journalist championing NZ Music
Auckland based Glaswegian Journalist Conor Lochrie speaks to Tony Stamp and Maggie Tweedie about his work championing New Zealand Music as Deputy Editor at The Brag Media (Rolling Stone AU/NZ, Variety… Audio
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Live in-studio: Pony Baby
22 Jan 2025A partnership between two solo artists Taite award-winning Jazmine Mary and Silver Scroll-nominated Arahi, Pony Baby blend together their gentle melodies with proudly country sounds like banjos… Audio
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Garth Hudson, last original member of rock group The Band, dies
The organist and multi-instrumentalist's wizardry enhanced some of the best-known songs of 1960s and 1970s rock group The Band.
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Adam Chamber Music Festival 2024 - Dénes In Recital
21 Jan 2025Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon treats us to a programme that puts his beloved Bartók in amongst music by Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin. Audio
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Music Supervisor Jemma Burns on Crafting the Score
Welcome to our new music series Sound Advice. Where we speak to Music Supervisors who meld the worlds of film and music unravelling the movies and soundtracks. In this episode Maggie Tweedie speaks to… Video, Audio
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David Ridler on NZ's Music Industry and his 2025 predictions
David Ridler has 25 years experience in the NZ music industry, including six years as Head of Music at NZ on Air, as well as commercial radio programming, management and talent coaching. He joins Tony… Audio
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Aroha & Tali talk Electronica
Both halves of AROHA & TALI curates memorable musical experiences on the dance floor. Maggie Tweedie and Tony Stamp speak to duo about their favourite genre, Electronica. Audio
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Taste in Music authors Luke Pyenson and Alex Bleeker
21 Jan 2025What happens when a musician, food and travel journalist makes a book? The answer is a thoughtful collection of essays and conversations about kai, music scenes and genres. Tony Stamp speaks to the… Audio
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