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Music 101 Pocket Edition 219: Gin Wigmore/ Church & AP
On this week's Pocket Edition Yadana chats to Gin Wigmore ahead of her return to NZ, and up & coming hip hop duo AP & Church. Audio
Church and AP
Rap duo Church and AP take their show to the regions. Church tells Yadana Saw what the youth want. Audio
Song Crush - Ep 1: Sharon Van Etten/Lawrence Arabia
Host Kirsten Johnstone is joined by RNZ music producers Tony Stamp, and Yadana Saw, The Sampler’s Nick Bollinger (who is off writing a book for the next six months) and Sharon Van Etten super-fan John… Video, Audio
The music of 2018: Part three
We've already talked about politics and the rise of hip hop abroad - today though let's return home and look at some of the stand-out news here in New Zealand. Audio
The music of 2018: Part two
Music 101's producer Yadana Saw discusses the resurgence of hiphop. Audio
The music of 2018: Part one
Yadana Saw looks back on the biggest music moments of 2018. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 218: Goodbyes and highlights of 2018
In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan and Nick Bollinger share their plans for 2019, Julia Dean gives us a surprise performance and lots of favourite 2018 tracks and music news. Audio
The Mixtape: Lorraine Barry
Lorraine Barry is the manager behind Dave Dobbyn, Tom Scott, Mark Vanilau and Nomad. In her RNZ Music mixtape she shares songs and tales from her international career working with Massive Attack… Audio
Musical Politics in 2018: Maybot, DJ Goldcard and Tay Tay sum up an absurd year
Yadana Saw makes sense of events in 2018 when musicians went political and politicians embraced music like never before.
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Music 101 Pocket Edition 217: Orbital/Drax Project
In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan speaks with Phil Hartnoll one half of sibling duo Orbital, we meet with Wellington's Corduroy and Drax Project takes Yadana Saw on a tour of their rehearsal… Audio
RNZ Music's favourite international songs of 2018
The RNZ Music crew (Kirsten Johnstone, Tony Stamp, Nick Bollinger, Alex Behan, and Yadana Saw) make their music picks from 2018's crop of international releases and give their opinions on the… Video, Audio
NZ Nigerian hip hop star Unchained XL: 'My life can represent a new culture'
Nigerian-New Zealand artist Unchained XL is forging an identity for other African Kiwis to look up to. Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 216: UnchainedXL/Hooked on Bach
In this week's Pocket Edition, Nigerian New Zealand hip hop artist Unchained XL treats to a live session, Trevor Reekie delves into the fascinating story of Switched on Bach, which is celebrating its… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 215: Mojo Juju/Mel Parsons
In this week's Pocket Edition, Australian artist Mojo Juju shares her Native Tongue, Mel Parsons and Alex Behan discuss Glass Heart - Mel's latest album and Phodiso Dintwe speaks with Raiza Biza and… Audio
Noah Slee on his short film 'And So, We Move to Otherlands'
Berlin-based Tongan-New Zealand artist Noah Slee has followed up his debut album Otherland with a short film based on the music and its themes. He speaks to Yadana Saw about how he plucked up the… Video, Audio
'You’re not enough of anything to own any of it'
For her third album, Native Tongue, Australian Wiradjuri Filipino artist Mojo Juju looked into her family’s ancestry to explain her present. She speaks with Yadana Saw about putting a mirror to… Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 213: Fanau Spa/Congress of Animals
In this week's Pocket Edition, Jana Whitta gets in the Fanau Spa with Big Fat Raro and Brown Boy Magic; Kirsten Johnstone speaks with producers Sylvia Massy, Gil Norton and Clint Murphy about their… Audio
Luke Buda and Don McGlashan's new protest song to get kids off Nauru
When The Phoenix Foundation's Luke Buda decided to write a protest song to bring attention to the “horrific” situation of children detained in Nauru, he was initially intimidated by the subject… Video, Audio
Live session: Congress Of Animals
Wellington supergroup Congress of Animals treat us to a stripped-back acoustic sing-along version of their song 'Shine' and chat to Yadana Saw. Video, Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 212: Artisan Awards/ Yoko Zuna
On this week's Pocket Edition we visit the NZVMA Artisan Awards, and host proto-jazz outfit Yoko Zuna for a live session. Audio
