We’re in Adelaide to talk with Alina Kuzma who sings and plays the bandura (a traditional stringed Ukrainian instrument) in the all-female ensemble Daughters of Donbas who are playing WomAdelaide on their way to Auckland for a concert at the St Heliers Church and Community Centre Thursday March 12th.
Daughters of Donbas are a music and human rights project highlighting the plight of “at least 20,000 Ukranian children abducted from occupied Ukraine and taken to Russia”. Alina is joined by Canadian journalist and record producer Daniel Rosenberg.
The very talented Joe Kaptein forgoes his morning coffee to head into 95bFM to tell us about his residency at the Upside Down Lounge at the Goblin Bar, cnr Ponsonby and Richmond Roads every Wednesday night. Joe plays in AIGHT and also Pool Sharks. “Loungey jazzy-y grooves” and perfect for a mid-week night out.
Our Demo God this week has tripped into Americana with Finn Johansson on the back of the horse. Lead singer and vocalist for Soft Bait Josh Hunter took up the challenge, twisted the prompts and surprised us all with his (as yet) untitled demo. Hear it here!
Street dancer and music producer MANFRD is in the studio to enlighten Karyn on everything from popping to krumping and the art of street dance. If you’re a dancer or just love watching the form, then find out more about the three day Base Street Dance Festival at the Basement Theatre and the Beatpad Dance Battle on Day 2 of the Festival Friday | 6 MAR | which is Battle night. Entries are open now!
Liam Hansen (Misheard presents) is in the studio with a rundown on the artists appearing at Queer Autumn 2, a now annual event celebrating "the intersections between alternative music and the rainbow/takatāpui community of Aotearoa. Queer Autumn returns to Whammy Bar on Sunday, the 22nd of February.
Daniel Clarke, the Director of Auckland Live, is in the studio to tell us what his team are up to with the huge range of diverse events on in Aotea Square throughout February for Summer in the Square. Everything from poetry to Afrobeats. It’s whānau-friendly and it’s free!
Charlotte pops in to do her civic duty and tell Karyn about Night Mayors: creatives having their say on what they would do with the city if they were Mayor.
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