Legendary DJ, bFM good sort and general all round wahine toa Aroha is back in Aotearoa and she has just released her debut EP 'No More Jenga'. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about how it was made, and catch her playing across the festy circuit this summer!
Danel McBride, aka Sheep, Dog & Wolf, has a new album coming out in February 2021. This morning he popped in for a chat about the new single 'Two-Minds' and how the record came about. Whakarongo mai nei!
I tēnei ata we spoke with Anna Coddington and festival director Shona McCullagh about the Auckland Arts Festival kicking off next March. Shona runs us through the programme for 2021 and Anna chats about her new album 'Beams' and what we can expect from her performance.
I tēnei ata Nigel Borell (Pirirākau, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Whakatōhe), Curator of Māori Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, popped in for a kōrero about the new exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art, which opens at the gallery this weekend. It will be the largest exhibition the gallery has ever hosted, and will survey contemporary Māori art dating from 1950 until today. Whakarongo mai nei to hear more!
Disciple Pati has a brand new single out today! ATMA is produced by Leaping Tiger and comes hot on the heels of an extremely busy year for Pati playing flash gigs, winning awards and generally killing it. Tune in and head along to the show at Galatos tonight!
Matt Hunter, aka Kenny Sterling, popped in to talk about his new album Symphony of Streetlights. Whakarongo mai nei to hear how it was made, the cinematic videos that accompany it and much more.
Dancer and choreographer Sean MacDonald popped in for a kōrero about Ngā Wai which opens tomorrow night at Q Theatre. The dance work features Sean and members of the Atamira Dance Company performing a piece that navigates storytelling, mana wāhine, and a bit of lockdown art too. Whakarongo mai nei to hear more!
Jingle those bells: the 95bFM, Wine Cellar & Whammy Bar Xmas Party is back for another year with a stellar lineup just announced this morning! One of the acts performing on Dec 19 is Phodiso, who also popped in for a chat about the music he has been releasing this year and what you can expect from the gig. Whakarongo mai nei!
Emily Edrosa is back in Aotearoa and she's got a brand new record out today. Another Wave is Coming is Emily's first solo record, tune in to hear about how it was made- and head along to the Wine Cellar tonight for the gig!
Devin and Monax, aka Pacific Heights and CHAII, pop into the studio to bring us a hot new track that they've collaborated on. The pair chat to Rachel about how this last year has been, and how the new single, 405, came to be during a global pandemic.
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