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Travelling Tunes

Ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke leads us around the world on a new musical exploration each week. Thanks to Drake Street Studios.

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Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere September 19, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere September 19, 2025 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere September 19, 2025, 26.2 MB
Fri 19 Sep 2025

Kei te kōrero Kirsten Zemke ki ngā waiata reo Māori i tēnei wiki, mā runga Travelling Tunes! Whakarongo mai nei!

Ngā waiata:

“E Kore E Motu” (Fade Away) Ché-Fu

“Piata Mai Nei” (Shiny) Jemaine Clement 

“Haere Mai Rā” (Sway) Bic Runga

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere September 5, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere September 5, 2025 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere September 5, 2025, 28.87 MB
Fri 5 Sep 2025

Today on Travelling Tunes, Rosetta and Milly chat with Kirsten Zemke about Children's Music! Whakarongo mai nei!

Song selections: 


Simple Plan - What's New Scooby Doo? (2022)
The Muppets - Jungle Boogie (2015)
Peter, Paul and Mary - Puff, the Magic Dragon (1962)

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 29, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 29, 2025 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 29, 2025, 25.03 MB
Fri 29 Aug 2025

Today on Travelling Tunes, Rosetta and Milly chat with Dr Kirsten Zemke about all things New Jack Swing! Whakarongo mai nei!

Song selections:


Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison (1990)
Jade - Don't Walk Away (1992)
Another Bad Creation - Playground (1991)

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 22, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 22, 2025 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 22, 2025, 27.03 MB
Fri 22 Aug 2025

Today on Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke chats with Rosetta and Milly about the origins of the Women's Music Movement, a movement born in the early 70s through the advocacy of feminists and lesbians who formed their own record labels, centering women artists as well as women who worked in the non-musical roles (sound engineers, producers, label managers etc). Whakarongo mai nei!

Song selections:

Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine (1989)
Cris Williamson - Waterfall (1975)
Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers (2005)

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 15, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 15, 2025 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 15, 2025, 32.85 MB
Fri 15 Aug 2025

Today on Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke is chatting with us about all things Ska! 

Selections:

Fishbone - Party At Ground Zero (1985)

The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (1979)

The Skatalites - Guns of Navarone (1985)

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 8, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 8, 2025 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 8, 2025, 31.41 MB
Fri 8 Aug 2025

Today on Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke is talking to Milly and Rosetta about songs with spoken word intros!

Song selections:

Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (1980)

Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around (2002)

The Tossers - Drinking In The Day (2005)

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 1, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 1, 2025 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere August 1, 2025, 26.53 MB
Fri 1 Aug 2025

Today on Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke is chatting with Milly and Rosetta about all things Butt-Rock!

Track selections:

3 Doors Down - 'Kryptonite' (2000)
Nickelback - 'Too Bad' (2001)
Creed - 'Higher' (1999)

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere July 25, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere July 25, 2025 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere July 25, 2025, 34.17 MB
Fri 25 Jul 2025

Today on Travelling Tunes, Milly and Rosetta are chatting with Dr. Kirsten Zemke about Family bands, and musicians that are siblings! 

Song selections: 

Cannonball - The Breeders (1993)

Gallows - Coco Rosie (2010)

We Are Family - Sister Sledge (1979)

 

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 18, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 18, 2025 Kirsten Zemke: July 18, 2025, 26.64 MB
Fri 18 Jul 2025

This week for Travelling Tunes Dr. Kirsten Zemke, dive into the world of tunes from Portland, Oregon!

 

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025 Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025, 26.39 MB
Fri 11 Jul 2025

Dr Kirsten Zemke phones into the studio to have a yarn with Annabel and Callum about jazz scat vocals and is evolution this morning on Travelling Tunes

Playlist:
Dizzy Gillespie - Oop-Pop-A-Da (1947-1994 Remastered)
Tania María - Yatra – Ta (1981)
Mark Murphy - Bebop Lives (Boplicity) (2015)