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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: May 31, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 31, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: May 31, 2019, 24.97 MB
Fri 31 May 2019

Ahh, yes, electroswing, the polarising meld between EDM and swing dancing. For some, Dr. Kirsten Zemke, it just works and for others, Rachel, not so much. Featuring on Caravan Palace's Beatophone, Right Said Fred Let's Face the Music and Dance, The Swing Bot's Shake Like It's Coming On, you be the judge.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 24, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 24, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: May 24, 2019, 25.17 MB
Fri 24 May 2019

Ahh, NZ Country Music, there's a lot to be said for this genre. But Dr. Kirsten Zemke reckons the music speaks for itself, with Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders' Stolen River, Pasty Rigger's Beautiful Lady, and Prince Tui Teka's Moe Mai E Hine.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 17, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 17, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: May 17, 2019, 26.3 MB
Fri 17 May 2019

Rachel is chatting to Dr. Kirsten Zemke about K-Pop this week, featuring (우원재) Woo Won Jae's (시차) We Are, (락타이거즈) The Rocktigers', Come Back, and (혁오) HYUKOH's (万里 ) Wanli. And a special request from a few of the 95bFM dj's favourite K-Pop group, NCT U.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 10, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 10, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: May 10, 2019, 22.81 MB
Fri 10 May 2019

Mento is the hot topic this week, lots of bango and sounds that bring the sun out. Dr. Kirsten Zemke takes us for a dive into Count Lashers' Island Gal Sally, Laurel Aitken's Nebuchadnezzar, and Lord Flea & his Calypsonians' Bachelor's Life.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 3, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 3, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: May 3, 2019, 23.15 MB
Fri 3 May 2019

Dr. Kirsten Zemke joins Mikey for some soul music, seems appropriate. With Curtis Mayfield's The Making of You, James Brown's Try Me, The Stylistic's People Make the World Go Round and a special number, from Mikey.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 26, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 26, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: April 26, 2019, 27.13 MB
Fri 26 Apr 2019

Dr. Kirsten Zemke is talking Grime this week, Tess is excited, Mikey's curious. Referencing Dizzee Rascal's I Luv U, Skepta ft. JME's That's Not Me and Stormzy's Know Me From, we dive deep into a genre that may even be compared to Punk. Wow.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 12, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 12, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: April 12, 2019, 26.3 MB
Fri 12 Apr 2019

Talking folk metal this week with Dr. Kirsten Zemke, with tracks from Eluveitie's Inis Mona, Korpiklaani's Tuli Kokko, and Forefather's Miri It Is. Check 'em out.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 5, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 5, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: April 5, 2019 , 29.01 MB
Fri 5 Apr 2019

Dr. Kirsten Zemke is loving Italo Disco this week, Jock Hattle's Crazy Family, Fancy's Slice Me Nice, and Casco's Cybernetic Love are getting Mikey and Dr. Kirsten Zemke pretty excited. Mikey's even got a few of his own special tracks to share.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 29, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 29, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: March 29, 2019, 30.4 MB
Fri 29 Mar 2019

Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings in Bhangra, the genre you can't not dance to. Featuring on The Safri Boys O Chan Mere Makhna, Jazzy B's Londono Patola Reloaded, Pardesi's Pump Up The Bhangra and the famously sampled, Punjabi MC's Mundian To Bach Ke.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 22, 2019

 Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 22, 2019 Kirsten Zemke: March 22, 2019, 28.79 MB
Fri 22 Mar 2019

Dr. Kirsten Zemke talks about Afrofuturism with Mikey, the history, it's aesthetic and how it features on A Tribe Called Quest's Jazz (We've Got), Thundercat's Lone Wolf and Cub, and Sun Ra's Love In Outta Space.