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Love and Hope live at Old St Pauls Apr 20, 2019

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Troy Kingi, Mara TK and Mark Vanilau are Love and Hope. To coincide with Te Matatini, the national kapa haka championships, the trio played Wellington's Old St. Pauls for a special night with friends and whānau.

Red Bull Music Academy panel discussion Apr 20, 2019

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To mark the end of the Red Bull Music Academy- a yearly worldwide programme of lectures and workshops- we invited four Kiwi graduates to share their experiences.

Song Crush Ep13: Weyes Blood, Hybrid Rose, Meer Apr 20, 2019

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The Song Crush squad gets swept away by Weyes Blood, celebrates staying home with Hybrid Rose and Fanfickk, and samples Meer's aural cuisine.

Music 101 Pocket Edition 230: Matt Corby/ Damon Krukowski Apr 18, 2019

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In this week's Pocket Edition we speak to Australian chart-topper Matt Corby, and Damon Krukowski from Galaxie 500 explains his podcast Ways of Hearing, which tackles the ways digital audio is changing us.

IllBaz: "Racism in the music industry... It's always there" Apr 18, 2019

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Ill Baz is one of the acts performing at the upcoming You Are Us/Aroha Nui benefit shows, raising money for those affected by the Christchurch terror attack. He talks to Tony Stamp about growing up Muslim in Aotearoa, and how our country has responded to the attack.

The Mixtape: Tom Scott Apr 16, 2019

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Auckland rapper Tom Scott's collaborative project Avantdale Bowling Club has taken out the 2019 Taite Music Prize, which recognises outstanding creativity in an album. He joined Kirsten Johnstone to choose songs and share yarns for the RNZ Music Mixtape.

How Bob Marley’s 1979 Western Springs concert changed NZ music Apr 16, 2019

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Bob Marley played his first and only NZ concert on Monday, 16 April 1979, at Auckland's Western Springs. Gareth Shute looks back on that visit and the seismic effect it had on this country's relationship with reggae music.

The Mixtape: Grant Smithies Apr 13, 2019

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Grant Smithies is a music critic, writer, reviewer and record store owner. He shares his favourite songs and tales of alternative careers in his mixtape with Yadana Saw.

Introducing: Samson Pax Apr 13, 2019

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Auckland hip hop artist Samson Pax introduces us to his track 'Coast'

Marlon Williams in Auckland Apr 13, 2019

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Singer/songwriter Marlon Williams talks to Yadana Saw ahead of tonight's You Are Us (Aroha Nui) concert in Auckland.