RNZ: Music 101

Tiki Taane talks to RNZ Music about one of his many gigs - live sound engineer for Shapeshifter.

Auckland singer-songwriter Lilly Carron introduces her song 'Evaporate The Rain'.

On this week's Song Crush we delve into UK hip hop, doom rock, alt-country and plenty in between, with help from Wallace Chapman and Leilani Momoisea

New Zealand songwriter Aldous Harding teases with cryptic lyrics and a feather-weight feeling on her third album Designer. Kirsten Johnstone speaks to the woman behind the songs.

American teen doom-pop sensation Billie Eilish played to a sold-out Spark Arena in Auckland recently. Well-jaded concert goer Yadana Saw chaperones two 12-year-old fans for their first ever concert and review.

Originally from Benin, Angelique Kidjo has had a stellar career that saw her begin singing from the age of 6 and after escaping political turmoil in Africa to France. Where she rose from poverty to become a Grammy Award-winning artist. Trevor Reekie caught up with Angelique Kidjo before her WOMAD Taranaki performance.

Troy Kingi, Mara TK and Mark Vanilau are Love and Hope. To coincide with Te Matatini, the national kapa haka championships, the trio played Wellington's Old St. Pauls for a special night with friends and whānau.

To mark the end of the Red Bull Music Academy- a yearly worldwide programme of lectures and workshops- we invited four Kiwi graduates to share their experiences.

On 16 April, 1979, Bob Marley played his only New Zealand concert at Western Springs. Trevor Reekie speaks to those who were at that performance forty years ago and the impact that Marley's visit had on our musical and political landscape.

The Song Crush squad gets swept away by Weyes Blood, celebrates staying home with Hybrid Rose and Fanfickk, and samples Meer's aural cuisine.