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Radio New Zealand
​Music Correspondent Appearances

2025

12 February A Tribute to Toni Huata
Music by Toni Huata, Ardijah

16 April Queer Men in Jazz
Music by Billy Strayhorn, Fred Hersch, Richard Cortez

2024

31 January Music from the Harp
Music by Arooj Aftab (feat. Maeve Gilchrist, harp), Nala Sinephro, Meshell Ndegeocello (feat. Brandee Younger, harp)

​28 February Black Musicians in Country Music Past and Present
Music by Beyoncé, DeFord Bailey, Charley Pride, and Mickey Guyton
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​27 March Experimentalism at The Stone in New York City​
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Music by Linda May Han Oh; Brandon Lopez (bass), Fred Moten (poetry), Gerald Cleaver (drums); Nicole Mitchell
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​17 April Jukebox Musicals
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Music by Alanis Morissette (and from the musical Jagged Little Pill), Alicia Keys (and from the musical Hell's Kitchen), and Tina Turner (and from the musical Tina: The Tina Turner Musical​)

​22 May Highlights from Long Play 2024, Brooklyn, NY
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Music by Josh Johnson, Rafiq Bhatia, and Patti Smith

​​19 June Current Music Research in New York City
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Music by Yoko Ono, Ivy Queen, and Ella Fitzgerald & Tommy Flanagan
​17 July Music about Family
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Music by Atina Apostolova, Bill Withers, The Supremes, and Sister Sledge

​21 August Music and Healing
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Music by Masanga Marimba Ensemble, Kudsi Erguner, and Casual Healing

​11 September Music of Springtime
​Music by the Carter Family, Nirvana, and Prince

​16 October ORO MĀIA
​Music by Buckshot LeFonque, 2Pac, and MĀ
[no recording available]
​27 November What Makes a Good Musical Finale?
​Music by Cynthia Erivo / Ariana Grande (Wicked), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl)

​​11 December Songs to Embrace Rest
​Music by André 3000, Ambrose Akinmusire, Shabaka

2023

1 February Indigenous Musical Activism
Music by ​Halluci Nation ft. Leonard Sumner, Shad, and Northern Voice, Amanda Rheaume, and DOBBY ft. Baarka

​22 February Songs for enduring the natural world
Music by Bessie Smith, Anohni, and Fat Freddy's Drop

​14 June Gender Inclusivity in Jazz
Music by Gian Slater, Spirograph Studies, and Freyja Garbett (featuring Wallace)

​19 July Matariki Music: Music of the Night Sky
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Music by Florence + the Machine, Ljubojna, and Maisey Rika 

​16 August 50 Years of Hip Hop
Music by Gil Scott-Heron, Afrika Bambaata and Soulsonic Force, and King Kapisi
​​13 September Music and Language Revitalization
Music by Portavoz, Luanko, and DJ Cidtronyck; Alidé Sans; and Zachary Alaka‘i Lum

​​4 October Music as a form of interspecies interaction
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Music by Dave Wilson, Shabaka Hutchings feat. esperanza spalding, and Makaya McCraven

​​8 November Artists re-recording their music: Taylor Swift is not the first to do it​
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Music by Blondie, Yumi Zouma, and Joni Mitchell

​​6 December Songs that Empower
Music by BLACKPINK, Natasha Bedingfield, and ​Aretha Franklin 

2022

15 June Nubya Garcia, Kiefer, Myele Manzanza, Louisa Williamson

​14 September Going Back to the Future: Futurism in Music
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Music by Janelle Monaé, Sun Ra, Troy Kingi, and Sudan Archives

​19 October ​Jazz pathways through NZ: gems from Wellington Jazz Festival
Music by Melissa Aldana, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Gretchen Parlato
2 November Songs about Work
Music by Dolly Parton, the Bangles, Elaine Purkey, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

​7 December The Gift of Song
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Music by the Pretenders and Joe Cocker, and from traditional Shaker tunes

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