Music 101 for Saturday 4 January 2020
On 101 this week Yadana Saw speaks with Niuean-Kiwi artist Mal Lakatani. We'll revisit Che Fu's album The Navigator in Nick Bollinger's Essential NZ Album series. Plus the Mixtape at 3pm is with RNZ's Katrina Batten.
Che Fu Photo: Supplied
12-1pm
Sampa The Great - live session
1-2pm
Mal Lakatani
Essential NZ Albums: The Navigator - Che Fu
2-3pm
The Secret Life Of Skank
3-4pm
The Mixtape: Katrina Batten
4-5pm
A History of Music and Technology: Hammond Organ
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The Return and near death of Zambian-Australian rapper Sampa The Great
1:05 PM.Zambian rapper Sampa the Great came to prominence through the Australian music scene and her star is on the rise. She's just been on Jools Holland, played Glastonbury and now squeezes in a live… Read more Video, Audio
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Mal Lakatani - live session
1:30 PM.Niuean musician and music educator Mal Lakatani shares his new song with Music 101. Read more Audio
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Essential New Zealand Albums: Che Fu - Navigator
4:00 PM.Che Fu's Navigator is an essential New Zealand album for its all-embracing fusion of soul, reggae, hip-hop and Pacifican sounds. Nick Bollinger discusses it in detail in this episode of Essential New… Read more Audio
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The Secret Life of Skank
12:30 PM.Nick Atkinson spoke to a DJ, an academic and several musicians to find out about the local take on this Jamaican sound. Read more Audio
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Mike Nesmith of the Monkees: “I’m way too stoned to do an interview right now!”
2:20 PM.Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of '60s pop group the Monkees are performing in NZ this month. RNZ Music's Elliott Childs spoke to Nesmith as he was enjoying a somewhat hazy afternoon in the Los Angeles… Read more Video, Audio
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The Mixtape - Katrina Batten
3:00 PM.This week's RNZ Mixtape selector is newsreader Katrina Batten. She talks to Yadana Saw about her lifelong love of pop music. Read more Audio
Music played in this show
12-1pm
Beastie Boys - Groove Holmes
James Blake - I’ll Come Too
Haim - Summer Girl
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick it
Sampa the Great - Heaven, Final Form (live at RNZ)
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
Nadia Reid - Fade Into You (live at RNZ)
Penguin Cafe - At the top of the Hill, They Stood...
1-2pm
Nesian Mystik - It's On
Mal Lakatani - Smile
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Brittany Howard - Stay High
Che Fu - Misty Frequencies, Catch One, Random, Share The Info, The Abyss, He Kotahi, Roots Man, The Natural, Fade Away, Hold Tight
2-3pm
Toots & the Maytals - (Take Me Home) Country Road
Bob Marley and The Wailers - So Jah Say, Natty Dread, Revolution
Burning Spear - Slavery Days
The Mighty Herbsman - Love is Forever, Baby We've Got a Date
The Yoots - Tutira Mai
The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville, Mary Mary
Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Listen To The Band
2814 - Restore
Quincy Jones - Summer in the City
3-4pm
Jackson 5 - Can You Feel It?
Stars on 45 - Stars on 45 Medley
Duran Duran - My Own Way
Gomez - See The World
The Nextmen - The Drop feat. Joe Dukie
BTS - MIC Drop (Steve Aoki remix)
4-5pm
Grandbrothers - Bloodflow
