RNZ: Music 101

Nick Bollinger discusses the solo debut of Berlin percussionist and electronicist Daniel Brandt

Nick Bollinger gets to grips with the glacial grooves of Icelandic quartet Vök.

Combining elements of jazz, Afro-beat and electronica in a cosmic and apocalyptic brew, The Comet Is Coming are the Saturday night headliner at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival. Nick Bollinger caught up with the trio on the eve of their performance.

Gold's top-flight musical instincts led him to record some of the most iconic names in world music.

Dan Auerbach has collaborated with the finest pedigree of Nashville musicians for his second solo album 'Waiting on a Song'.

Polish club are a Sydney duo whose blistering live performances are winning them fans across Australia. They're bringing their debut album tour to New Zealand for two shows at the end of June and caught up with Music 101's Alex Behan.

Dunedin musician Kane Strang's second album 2 Hearts And No Brain is about to be released by American label Dead Oceans. Tony Stamp talked to a jet-lagged Kane the day after he got back from a European tour.

Laughton Kora talks about his expansive career, from Kora to Kinetic. And about seven songs that have influenced him along the way.

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition we talk to Stan Walker about his new song and stunning music video 'New Takeover, hear songs from a couple of the big winners at the Pacific Music Awards and the Country Music Awards, Trevor Reekie catches up with British singer-songwriter Beth Orton, plus new music from Amber Coffman, Radiohead and BooWho.

The husky tones of Ben Ottewell (Gomez) are returning to New Zealand in support of his third solo album, A Man Apart.