Frances Chan highlights her favourite acts from a busy month of live gigs, including Jeff Mills, Love Square and Son Rompe Pera, plus new releases from Yussef Dayes, Monty Alexander and Allysha Joy, and a smooooth jazz falsetto interlude.
Setlist:
Jeff Mills & Tony Allen – The Seed (Edit)
Doctor L, Tony Allen, Jean-Phi Dary – Afropusherman
Prahbu Edouard – Rangoli
Son Rompe Pera – Cumbia pa Tu Madre
Baaba Maal ft General Paco Lenol – Mbeda Wella
Arooj Aftab – Suroor
Nitin Sawhney ft Natacha Atlas – Be Who You Are
Love Square – Sweet Tooth (instrumental)
Carnivorous Plant Society – Sex Guru
Yussef Dayes ft Elijah Fox – Istanbul
Monty Alexander – Regulator (Reggae-Later) (Live)
Monty Alexander – V.E. Swing
Dred Scott Trio – Gateway
Medeski, Martin & Wood – Chinoiserie
Thundercat ft Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins – Show You the Way
Donald Fagen – Planet D’Rhonda
Afonk, Varra, Lorenzo Ceci – Around the Galaxy
Varra – Gatito Viajero
Nate Smith – Get Down, Get Down
Arnauld Dolmen & Leonardo Montana – Zouky Monky
Bokante – History
Everwave, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Allysha Joy – Freedom Praise
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!
Gareth Shute is in to chat about his NZ Music Month historical walks and tours around the city, including around Queen Street, Karangahape Road and the Auckland Town Hall. Whakarongo mai nei!
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