Winner of the 2024 Play It StrangeWaiata Reo Māori songwriting competition Uta Te Whanga joins mentor Rei for a kōrero with Matthew Crawley about the competition process, the meaning behind the winning waiata Aku Karu Pohewa, and all the excitement in store for the awards ceremony on 23 October at the Auckland Town Hall.
Milly joins A. Savage co-frontman of Parquet Courts to talk his solo tour around New Zealand and Australia, where he will be playing at The Others Way. Shout out to everyone that made this possible!
Rosetta chats to Rachel and Kaitlyn about the IGNITE programme at Big Fan. Kaitlyn wears many hats at bFM, including being our Events Manager, and is mentor to Rachel - who is one of the Ignite participants this year! The Ignite programme acts is an eight-week industry specific training programme for rangatahi with a passion for music.
Rosetta chats to HINA about her new reo Māori waiata HINĀTORE, which recounts Tāne’s quest to bring light to the world covered in darkness following the separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about the collaboration that went into the creation of the track and catch up on what HINA is up to!
Crawley chats to Goodspace about their new single You Only Get What You Leave from their upcoming album Let's Talk About Death out on 5th October, as well as the album installation at Lim Chhour titled VENDOR running all week long from September 28th. Go check it out!
Milly is joined by Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell on 95bFM Drive this week to discuss the new book Ngā Hapa Reo - Common Māori Language Errors. Celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and a new resource to help Māori learners and those that are fluent alike.
Tuva'a talks to Sam V, one of the judges for the 2024 Stand Up Stand Out(SUSO) initiative established by Auckland Council initiative, in partnership with Auckland Live, Rockshop and Auckland UNESCO City of Music. SUSO provides pathways for rangatahi across the Tāmaki Makaurau region to develop their skills in music and dance composition and performance. Whakarongo mai nei!
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