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Local music fanatics take us along on a personal pilgrimage to discover more about the musical roots and stories of a place, culture, or artist.
An occasional series that runs during Music 101 and 8:30pm Fridays.
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Is the traditional music of India's Thar Desert under threat?
10 Dec 2017The musicians of the Thar Desert in India's Rajasthan state, have maintained a continuous musical lineage for well over 1,000 years. But the sands and sounds of the Thar Desert are shifting. Dan Beban… Read more Audio
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Tour Diary: Estère in Africa
22 Jul 2016"This is really special for me, because this is the first time I've ever been to Africa, and my father is from here!" Estère Dalton tells a jubilant festival audience in Mozambique. Join the… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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The Chills Tour Diary
Despite a 20 year break from touring overseas, The Chills still maintain a loyal fan base in the UK, US and Europe. Keyboardist for the band, and keen anthropologist, Oli Wilson, talks to the fans… Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Beijing Experimental Underground
5 Dec 2015Daniel Beban takes a tour of the underground experimental music scene in Beijing, where he discovers a tight-knit community of artists who create their music on the fringes of mainstream Chinese… Read more Audio
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RDU's New Christchurch Digs
5 Dec 2015Retiring from their mobile broadcast set-up, AKA the RDUnit, AKA a re-purposed horse float, Christchurch's RDU 98.5FM are finally in their permanent new home. RDU alumni Yadana Saw and Melody Thomas… Read more Audio
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Orchestra of Spheres China Tour Diary
28 Nov 2015On their first tour ever of the Peoples Republic of China, Orchestra of Spheres toured and long-time collaborator, VJ Lady Lazer Light, played 10 shows over two weeks all around the country, at clubs… Read more Audio
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Jon Lemmon
21 Nov 2015For his new music video, Jon Lemmon summons a bunch of his friends to dance in his single bedroom. Yadana Saw gets behind the scenes on this crowdsourced music video. Read more Video, Audio
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Salad Boys
31 Oct 2015Canterbury's Salad Boys have just completed a 18 date tour of the United States in support of their debut album Metalmania. While the band were dossing on his couch in NYC, Josh Burgess put a few… Read more Audio
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On the road With The Courtneys
18 Apr 2015Flying Nun devotees The Courtneys made a pilgrimage from Canada to New Zealand to tour the North Island last month. Zac Arnold joined the band on the road, armed with a microphone for the sound… Read more Audio
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Wanderlust
7 Feb 2015Pitched as a 'transformational festival' Wanderlust brings together yoga and music to open hearts, minds, and hip flexors. Started in the United States in 2009, the Wanderlust experience has reached… Read more Audio
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A Centenary of Sun Ra
24 Jan 2015A look at the career of one the 20th century's great composers, band leaders and eccentrics, Sun Ra. A mysterious and elusive figure, for most of his life Sun Ra constructed a web of myths and legends… Read more Audio
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Tom Scott's guide to Melbourne
22 Nov 2014It's been a year since @Peace and Home Brew frontman Tom Scott moved to Melbourne, keen to make some noise in the Australian music scene while staying close to home. For a progress report on the moves… Read more Audio
