Radio New Zealand
Music Correspondent Appearances
2026
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18 February Latin American Musicians in the Global Mainstream
Music by Bad Bunny, Shakira (feat. Wyclef Jean), Gloria Estefan, and Ricky Martin 1 April Cuba Dupa celebrates the sound of Wellington Music by Love Party; Tahini Bikini; You, Me, Everybody; and RIIKI REID 3 June The World War II-era partisan songs still alive today Music by Giovanna Daffini, Il Canzionere Italiano, Ansambl Laradice, and Darko Rundek |
19 August The Sound of the Electric Guitar Music by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Brittany Howard |
2025
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12 February A Tribute to Toni Huata
Music by Toni Huata, Ardijah 2 July Lalo Shifrin and 20th-century Hollywood film music Music by Lalo Schifrin, Portishead, Jimmy Smith |
10 September A Capella Around the World
Music by Tenores di Orosei “Antoni Milia”, Mbuti community, and Dinwiddie Quartet 15 October Hit Songs Written for Films Music by Audrey Hepburn, Whitney Houston, and Lada Gaga & Bradley Cooper 19 November Romani Music Music by Esma Redžepova; Bajsa Arifovska, Raim Baki, Hustrev Said, and Naser Mustafa; and Brady Winterstein 3 December Brass Bands and Their Social Functions Music by Nenad Mladenović; Percy Cahill / Wynton Marsalis, Orquestra Popular Céu Na Terra |
2024
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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
27 March Experimentalism at The Stone in New York City Music by Linda May Han Oh; Brandon Lopez (bass), Fred Moten (poetry), Gerald Cleaver (drums); Nicole Mitchell
17 April Jukebox Musicals 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 Music by Josh Johnson, Rafiq Bhatia, and Patti Smith 19 June Current Music Research in New York City Music by Yoko Ono, Ivy Queen, and Ella Fitzgerald & Tommy Flanagan |
17 July Music about Family
Music by Atina Apostolova, Bill Withers, The Supremes, and Sister Sledge 27 November What Makes a Good Musical Finale?
Music by Cynthia Erivo / Ariana Grande (Wicked), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl) |
2023
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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 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 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 Music by Blondie, Yumi Zouma, and Joni Mitchell |
2022
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14 September Going Back to the Future: Futurism in Music 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 Music by the Pretenders and Joe Cocker, and from traditional Shaker tunes |