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Australian pop sensation Kira Puru on dancefloors, diversity and her Tainui roots Oct 27, 2018

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Pop singer-songwriter Kira Puru is taking off in Australia. Kira – who's of Māori heritage – has recently released her first, self-titled EP on which she celebrates dancefloors and diversity.

The Sampler : The Loneliest Girl by Princess Chelsea Oct 23, 2018

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Romance and disappointment go hand in hand in the bittersweet pop of Princess Chelsea, as Nick Bollinger discovers.

Music 101 Pocket Edition 209: Che Fu/Tiny Ruins Oct 20, 2018

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In this week's Pocket Edition, we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of 2B Spacific the debut album of Che Fu, Tony Stamp speaks with Thai New Zealander Phum Viphurit and we hear the latest tune from Tiny Ruins.

RNZ Music Spring mixtape Oct 20, 2018

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The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, we're heading to warmer times with the RNZ Music crew and their musical selections for springtime

Thomston turns up after two long years to give us The Heights Oct 20, 2018

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Thomston has been suspiciously quiet for the last two years and now we discover why. He's been writing a lot of songs. He stops by the RNZ studio's to share just one of what might be up to eighty new creations.

Live session: High Hoops performs tracks from new album Seasons on Planet Earth Oct 20, 2018

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HIGH HØØPS is the solo project of Leisure's Jordan Arts. He's just released his debut album Seasons on Planet Earth. Jordan put a band together and dropped into RNZ to perform two stand-out track from the album - 'Madly' and 'Blue Eyes'.

Bangkok-via-Hamilton musician Phum Viphurit on his newfound fame Oct 20, 2018

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This Thai musician spent his formative years in New Zealand, and has now found global success via Youtube.

Trevor Reekie's WOMAD 2019 highlights Oct 20, 2018

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RNZ's Trevor Reekie shares some of his highlights from the Womad 2019 line up announced this week.

Lily Allen on getting back her smile Oct 19, 2018

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Lily Allen has dealt with fame since she was 21. In an interview promoting her upcoming New Zealand show she addresses both the up and downsides to fame, the rawness of her new album, toxic internet culture and her new, happier place.

Che Fu on his debut album 2b S.Pacific Oct 18, 2018

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Twenty years on from the release of his debut album 2b S.Pacific, we speak to Che Fu about how getting kicked out of Supergroove lit a fire that helped him create his landmark album and become the artist he is today.

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