Amamelia aka 95bFM alum Amelia Berry spoke with Chris Cudby about the newly launched Bananamelia! The Music Archive, a collaboration with The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa — a project spearheaded by Michael Brown, author of Eyeliner's Buy Now (33 1/3 Oceania Series).
Winner of Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau (Best Electronic Artist) at the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards and the inaugural SRN Award for Favourite Solo Act in 2021, Amamelia also chatted about her new single 'Theme From Living', from her forthcoming album The Joy Of Living, plus a brand new remix of Frau Knotz's 'Victory Dance on ZR3'.
Head over to natlib.govt.nz to learn all about and access Bananamelia! The Music Archive.
The best and freshest local tunes from Aotearoa New Zealand — thanks to NZ On Air Music!
Featuring an All-New Zealand cast of songs including State of Mind, Kadyn Webster, Young Gho$t and Amamelia - plus tracks from the host's own productions including Albany A&E and Arno.
London-based New Zealand author Eva Wyles joins Thursday host Emma Gleason to discuss Deliverywoman, Eva's new book of short stories, which she's currently touring around Aotearoa. The two discuss the art of observational writing, how a sense of humanity can be found in people and places, plus what's good about Wellington. She also recommends some great books: SecretHeart and Bug Week by Airini Beautrais, Audition by Pip Adam, The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey, Temporary by Hilary Leichter, and Tenth of December by George Saunders.
You can see her at Time Out bookstore on February 20 for the Deliverywoman book tour, where she'll be interviewed by Saraid de Silva. Eva will also be at Christchurch's Scorpio Books on March 3.
Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason talks to Frankie Curac and Nikkie Rich from Niko Ne Zna ahead of their Auckland shows. The Wellington-based Balkan brass band is heading up to play at Leigh Sawmill on Friday April 10 and at the Dalmatian Cultural Society in Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday 11 April (tickets are still available for both dates). They discuss their distinctive sound, how the band started and what to expect from their live shows. (Plus how their music ended up in What We Do In The Shadows and where to get good Balkan food in Auckland.)
Frances Chan plays her favourite jazzy theme tunes, celebrates the diversity of James Gadson, plus classics that have spawned tasty samples and a bunch of new releases too.
Playlist:
Ahmad Jamal – Theme from M.A.S.H
Masayoshi Takanaka – Funkee Mah-Chan
Toshiki Soejima – Resonance
Daniel Caine Orchestra – Theme from “Barney Miller”
Kool & The Gang – Give it Up
Raffy Bushman – The Leopard
Monty Alexander – Aggression
Herbie Hancock – Heartbeat
Donald Fagen – I.G.Y.
Vulfpeck – Running Away
Flea – A Plea
Ebi Soda, Yaz Ahmed – Chandler
Tom Lundberg – Theme from “Night Court”
Glass Museum – III
Weather Report – Elegant People
Jaco Pastorius – Kuru/Speak Like a Child
Jill Scott – Pay U on Tuesday
Aja Monet ft Meshell Ndegeocello, Georgia Ann Muldrow
Justin Hurwitz – Theme from “Whiplash”
Dr Tree – One for Dianne
It's the monthly check-in from your f'uncle Campbell Ngata with those soulful essentials plus a spesh guest in the form of Matiu Te Maire, a digger and battle DJ, now resident in Te Tairāwhiti, his mix bristling with classics and sample cuts for Hip-Hop's golden era, he also tips his pōtae to new inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2024) A Tribe Called Quest, and Kool & the Gang. We hope that you will find our presentation precise, bass-heavy, and just right!
We finish Five Go Off in a Caravan - hope you enjoyed it! Plus we chat with Barnie about his show MOON at the comedy festival, and listen to the finalists for "Best Children's Music Artist" at the Children's Music Awards happening today!
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