Reggae

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff is heading back to New Zealand in March for a couple of gigs - in Auckland and Mt Maunganui. Jimmy talks to Wallace about his family's revolutionary roots, getting famous -… Audio

Wellington's seminal dub and soul marauders Fat Freddy's Drop recently toured Europe and the UK. Scott Towers aka Chopper Reeds, the band's saxophonist, documented the trip and talked to the people… Audio

Placing the needle on the one drop of riddim, rocksteady, ska and roots and culture with deejay and toaster Miles Buckingham. When "Roots Spread" - Niney the Observer as well as "the God Son" and "the… Audio

Featuring Moana and the Tribe, one of Aotearoa's hardest working ambassadors of Te Reo. Plus respected French roots and reggae band Dub Inc, a seven-piece multi-cultural group who prove very popular… Audio

"High fidelity" means being true to an original acoustic event; recreating music that is exactly as it sounded when it was recorded. In Audiophilia, Julie Hill talks to sound system, hi-fi and speaker… Audio

Hollie Smith and her three-piece band keep the impending rain away with a compelling set that showcases Hollie's indisputable vocal talent. Plus a set from respected French roots and reggae band Dub… Audio

Emma Smith speaks to London jazz vocalist Zara McPharlane, about covering Junior Murvin's Police and Theives. Audio

DJ who owned one of the world's largest and most significant collections of reggae music until around 8500 of his records were destroyed in a fire at a storage facility earlier this year. Audio

"Moisty" Atsushi Ukito is a Japanese ex-pat living in Auckland. His reverence for original 1960s Jamaican ska music and in particular The Skatalites inspired him to compose and produce his own music… Audio

Nick Atkinson corrals some of the main players in Aotearoa's small, but determined community of Sound System wranglers, they who build and shift heavy bins upon which reggae of all vintages is played.

Wellington's DJ Lemon talks with Kirsten Johnstone about the loss of his extensive roots, reggae and house music record collection in the Kiwi Self-Storage fire in Kilbirnie. Audio

February 6 is the birthday of the late great superstar of reggae, Bob Marley, making Waitangi Day the biggest day in the calendar for New Zealand reggae music. Every year the One Love festival draws… Audio

From the pioneering South Pacific flavours of Chaos, Herbs and Dread Lion, to the contemporary sounds of Che Fu, DLT and Fat Freddy's Drop. The impact of Bob Marley's 1979 Western Spring's… Audio