Rob Ruha

Worlds of Music Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots. Audio

Reverend Dr Rangi Nicholson was a student at Victoria University in 1971 and was given the role of media publicist leading up to the Māori language Petition in 1972, he says he was often standing… Video, Audio

Rob Ruha won four awards, Ria Hall was named Best Female Artist, Alien Weaponry took out Best Music Video, Troy Kingi won Best Pop Album, and Seth Haapu won Best Songwriter at the 11^th Annual Waiata… Video, Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Rob Ruha and Ria Hall about the Waiata Māori Music Awards, and English trip hop institution James Lavelle talks about being the subject of a new documentary. Audio

Rob Ruha and Ria Hall are bringing their highly acclaimed live show Behind The Lines to New Zealand, after a sold-out performance at the Darwin Arts Festival. The pair dropped in to give RNZ Music's… Audio

To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, RNZ Music spoke to some of our favourite musicians who sing in te reo. We asked them to share their top Māori phrase and tell us about why music is important to… Audio

The powerhouse quartet of Moana Maniapoto, Rob Ruha, Warren Maxwell and Shihad’s Jon Toogood play politically loaded songs. Audio

2017 has been a massive year for self-described 'haka soul' musician Rob Ruha. In a track on his new album Survivance, Ruha pushes back against what he says is harmful misinformation about Māori… Audio

Rob Ruha and band are joined by Bella Kalolo, Kirsten Te Rito and Kaaterama Pou, to play a selection of waiata from Rob's upcoming album Survivance live at Auckland's The Lab studios. Video

Each recipient receives $50,000 to be used in any way they choose. Past winners include Taika Waititi, Chris Knox,  Moana Maniapoto, Eleanor Catton and Jane Campion.  Video, Audio

In the Music 101 Pocket Edition,we talk to Victoria Banks who has started an online petition asking Apple Music to include liner notes on their streaming platform. Tony Stamp hosts a live session with… Video, Audio

The blockbuster Disney film Moana has been translated into a record 54 languages, and the latest of those is te reo Māori. Musical director Rob Ruha spoke to Yadana Saw about what it was like creating… Video, Audio

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition, the cast of Auckland Arts Festival's Revolutions discuss protest music, Auckland-born trap musician Quix talks about his success in Los Angeles, and we visit… Audio

Does music have the potential to start a revolution? Video, Audio

Trevor Reekie features a number of different musicians including music from Italy and India, Iran, Gypsy Balkan sounds from Barcelona, a track from influential 60's English folk singer songwriter, the… Audio