Music 101 for Saturday 29 April 2017
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
NZ Musician owner and editor Richard Thorne on the magazine's final print edition.
Tama Waipara and Teeks discuss their involvement in Maori music mentoring programme Pao Pao Pao.
Mel Parsons performs live.
Up and coming NZ rapper Mzwetwo and Tapz talk hip hop and immigration.
English dub producer Forest Swords on signing to Ninja Tune and his new album Compassion.
Christchurch musician Pickle Darling introduces himself.
Wellington Balkan-flavoured 9-piece Niko Ne Zna on Eastern European cuisine, and music.
Iraqui composer Rahim AlHaj talks to Trevor Reekie about his new album "Letters From Iraq".
This week's Mixtape is curated by Head Like A Hole's Booga Beazley.
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The end of New Zealand's last music magazine
1:15 PM.Richard Thorne, the owner/editor of NZ Musician, discusses putting the magazine to bed after 29 years and the future of NZMusician.co.nz Read more Audio
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Music 101 Pocket Edition 134: Mel Parsons
5:00 PM.In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, Kirsten Johnstone gets a recipe for borscht from Niko Ne Zna, Mel Parsons is currently on tour around New Zealand, she stops by for a live session, and Tony Stamp… Read more Audio
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Mel Parsons in session
1:30 PM.Mel Parsons performs a couple of songs ahead of her upcoming tour of the main centres. Read more Audio
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Forest Swords makes dub music for modern woes
2:00 PM.English dub producer Forest Swords has been riding a wave of acclaim over the last few years from forward-thinking music fans. He's collaborated with Massive Attack and Young Fathers, has just signed… Read more Video, Audio
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Mzwetwo and Tapz on race, rock and rap
2:15 PM.Mzwetwo and Tapz talk about their first Gallantino tour, merging rock into rap music and what it's like to grow up so far away from their Zimbabwe home. Read more Audio
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Damn by Kendrick Lamar
7:30 PM.Is Kendrick Lamar the greatest living rapper? Nick Bollinger weighs up the evidence. Read more Audio
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Pao Pao Pao
1:45 PM.Tama Waipara and Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi (Teeks) discuss the evolution of Pao Pao Pao a mentoring program for Maori musicians. Read more Audio
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Interview: Rahim AlHaj - Letters From Iraq
2:00 PM.For his new album, Grammy-nominated Iraqi musician Rahim AlHaj drew on stories recounted to him by people in his native country after the US invasion. Read more Audio
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Babushka's Balkan Banquet
1:45 PM.Kirsten Johnstone gets the recipe for Babushka's Borscht with Wellington Balkan brass band Niko Ne Zna. Read more Audio
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Introducing- Pickle Darling
2:00 PM.Christchurch musician Pickle Darling introduces his song "Mouthful". Read more Audio
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The Mixtape: Booga Beazley
5:00 PM.The one and only frontman of HLAH, Booga Beazley sits down with Kirsten Johnstone to share his favourite tunes and tall tales. Read more Audio
Music details
Artist: Kane Strang
Song: My Smile Is Extinct
Composer: Kane Strang
Album: 2 Hearts, No Brain
Label: Dead Oceans
Mel Parsons
Artist: Mel Parsons
Song: Friend, Far North Coast
Composer: M. Parsons
Album: Drylands
Label: Cape Road Recordings
Pao Pao Pao
Artist: Teeks
Song: Wash over me
Composer: Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi
Album: Pao Pao Pao vol 1
Label: Pao Pao Pao
Artist: Suren Unka
Song: 030
Composer: Suren Unka
Album: 030
Label: Dosing
Artist: DJ Shadow
Song: Systematic feat Nas
Composer: Josh Davis
Album: Silicon Valley soundtrack
Label: HBO
Mzwtwo and Tapz
Artist: Mzwetwo
Song: Young Stunna
Composer: Mzwetwo
Album: Gallantino EP
Label: independent
The Sampler: Kendrick Lamar "Damn"
Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Song: Feel
Comp: M. Spears, K. Duckworth
Song: DNA
Comp: K. Duckworth, M. Williams II
Song: God
Comp: M. Spears, R. Riera, D. Tannenbaum, K. Duckworth, D. Natche, R. LaTour, Anthony Tiffith
Song: Pride
Comp: K. Duckworth, A. Wise, Anthony Tiffith, S. Lacy
Song: Lust
Comp: M. Spears, K. Duckworth, C. Hansen, D. Natche, A. Sowinski, M. Tavares L. Whitty
Song: Blood
Comp: Anthony Tiffith, K. Duckworth, D. Tannenbaum
Song: Duckworth
Comp: K. Duckworth, P. Douthit
Song: Loyalty
Comp: K. Duckworth, D. Natche, Anthony Tiffith, M. Spears, T. Martin
Song: Fear
Comp: K. Duckworth, D. Maman
Album: Damn
Label: Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope
Artist: Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister
Song: Mercury
Composer: Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister
Album: Planetarium
Label: 4AD
Forest Swords
Artist: Forest Swords
Song: Arms Out, Panic, The Highest Flood
Composer: Matthew Barnes
Album: Compassion
Label: Ninja Tune
Artist: Forest Swords
Song: Shrine Out
Composer: Matthew Barnes
Album: Shrine (original dance score)
Label: Dense Truth
Artist: Forest Swords
Song: Ljoss, Anneka's Battle
Composer: Matthew Barnes
Album: Engravings
Label: Tri Angle
Artist: Kirin J Callinan
Song: S.A.D.
Composer: Kirin J Callinan
Album: Bravado
Label: Universal
Rahim AlHaj
Artist:Rahim AlHaj
Song: Letter 6. Unspoken Word – Laila
Composer: Rahim AlHaj
Album: Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Label:Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Rahim AlHaj
Song: 07 Letter 7. Fly Home – Fatima
Composer: Rahim AlHaj
Album: Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Label:Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Rahim AlHaj
Song: 01 Letter 1. Eastern Love – Sinan
Composer: Rahim AlHaj
Album: Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Label:Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Rahim AlHaj
Song: 04 Letter 4. The Last Time We Will Fly birds
Composer: Rahim AlHaj
Album: Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Label:Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Rahim AlHaj
Song: 03 Letter 3. Running Boy – Fuad
Composer: Rahim AlHaj
Album: Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Label:Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Rahim AlHaj
Song: 08 Letter 8. Voices to Remember – Zainab
Composer: Rahim AlHaj
Album: Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Label:Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Ha The Unclear
Song: Big City
Composer: Ha The Unclear
Album: Big City
Label: Banished from the Universe
Niko Ne Zna
Artist: Niko Ne Zna
Song: Babushka’s Borscht, Cecil’s Long Walk, Party Party Party, Opa Cupa, Rabbit Hole
Composer: Niko Ne Zna
Album: Babushka’s Balkan Banquet
Label: Private
Introducing: Pickle Darling
Artist: Pickle Darling
Song: Mouthful
Composer: Lukas Mayo
Album: Spring Onion Pancakes
Label: Z Tapes
Artist: Bibio
Song: Beyond My Eyes
Composer: Stephen Wilkinson
Album: Beyond Serious
Label: Warp
