Recent Music Stories
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment as trial nears
Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment regarding forcing employees to work long hours with little sleep
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Womad: 47 SOUL
15 Mar 202547SOUL is a Palestinian Shamstep group. In fact they founded the genre! The musical collective formed in Jordan in 2013, and take their influence from hip-hop, electronica and R&B - and melded it with… Audio
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Suzanne Porter: Putting together Womad
CEO of the Taranaki Arts Fetival Trust, who puts on Womad, and Event Director, Suzanne Porter speaks to her about putting the event together. Audio
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What are people wearing to WOMAD?
15 Mar 2025The opening evening featured a dress up theme: 'Skies of Wonder'.
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
14 Mar 2025He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Audio
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What are Wellingtonians wearing to the last Homegrown?
14 Mar 2025Thousands have gathered at the Wellington Waterfront as the Homegrown music festival has kicked off in the capital for one last time.
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This Weekend: WOMAD
14 Mar 2025TAHI presenter So'omalo Iteni-Schwalger is in New Plymouth for WOMAD 2025. Audio
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The sweet sound of the Irish harp
14 Mar 2025Award-winning Irish harp player Úna ní Fhlannagáin performs live in the RNZ Concert studio. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
14 Mar 2025Charlotte 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: Womb
14 Mar 2025Sibling trio WOMB are back with their highly anticipated third album One Is Always Heading Somewhere. Audio
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Homegrown festival to rock Wellington for last time
14 Mar 2025Fans are saying the magic of the event will be hard to recreate when it moves on from the capital next year. Audio
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Making music At the Movies
Having just clocked up one thousand episodes of At the Movies, reviewer Simon Morris shares his favourite film scores with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump. Video, Audio
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Podcast Critic: Summer Album / Winter Album and 20,000Hz
Elliot Childs has some great podcast recommendations today. Audio
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Can Robots Serve Ramen Correctly
We are asking the big questions! How do we feel about HDMI cords in 2025? Should you get a tattoo of your partners name All this and more! Audio
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RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 12 March 2025
12 Mar 2025This week on Pocket Edition Maggie Tweedie spotlights Lorina Harding, Ezra Collective, Jordan Rakei and Maribou State. Audio
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The multi-faceted Carleen Ebbs
12 Mar 2025Music development manager and London-trained Kiwi soprano Carleen Ebbs is carving out a musical career back home. Audio
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Bookmarks with Arnya Karaitiana
12 Mar 2025Aryna is a creative director who weaves indigenous traditions and wellbeing philosophies into her artistic practices. This year, supported by Toi Manahau: The Designers Institute of New Zealand, Arnya… Audio
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Music Critic: Vera Ellen and Horsegirl
12 Mar 2025Zac Arnold of Naked PR has new music from the very busy Vera Ellen and a recent track from a Chicago trio, Horsegirl. Audio
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Music : Whats on at WOMAD + A Homegrown goodbye
12 Mar 2025Yadana Saw previews some of the acts that are taking the stage at WOMAD this weekend, plus a look ahead to the final Homegrown festival in Wellington. Audio
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The Piano Presents Sundays at Four 2023: Michael Houstoun
11 Mar 2025Pianist Michael Houstoun performs a recital featuring works by two of the great Romantic composers – Brahms and Rachmaninov. Recorded at The Piano, Christchurch in September 2023, as part of their… Audio
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From tenor horn, to horn and tenor
11 Mar 2025Christchurch Symphony Orchestra principal horn Emma Eden talks to RNZ Concert about her brass band beginnings ahead of her starring role in Benjamin Britten's 'Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings'. Audio
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What is on King Charles' Commonwealth playlist?
Bob Marley, Beyoncé and New Zealand opera great Dame Kiri Te Kanawa are on the King's rotation. Video
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Music Feature: Aotearoa's electronic and dub fusion artists
For today's music feature, we're travelling back to the heady days of the 1990s - when a new generation of Aotearoa jazz, soul, funk, dub and lounge musicians rose to fame. Nathan Haines and Mark De… Audio
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Planet Vegeta & Island Vibes
We catch up with NZ artists Planet Vegeta & Island VIbes So'omalo talks about his splurge at the arcade We recap Pasifika Festival Audio
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