The SOUNZ Podcast

Culture, music & climate change from a Kiribati lens captures the musical journey of one of Kiribati’s well-known artist, Betaia Nehemiah, from the moment music entered his world, the status and desire for music growth within/for Kiribati, as well as the impacts of the climate on the island.

Culture, music & climate change from a Kiribati lens captures the musical journey of one of Kiribati’s well-known artist, Betaia Nehemiah, from the moment music entered his world, the status and desire for music growth within/for Kiribati, as well as the impacts of the climate on the island.

El Sistema is a world-famous orchestral music program that started in Venezuela in 1975. Sistema-inspired programs have been active in Aotearoa for over ten years, breaking down the barriers to music tuition in low socio-economic areas, and providing free lessons and instrument hire. In this podcast episode, Kirsten Johnstone gets to know some of the players and teachers, investigates how it’s been adapted in Aotearoa, and tackles some of the trickier questions people raise about Sistema.

Ross Harris is an Arts Foundation Laureate, and one of New Zealand’s most highly respected composers. In this podcast, Ross chats with Nick Tipping about his connection to klezmer music: the way it’s changed him as a composer; and the way it’s led him into areas he didn’t expect.

Ese Aumalesulu is a Samoan-born kiwi who owns & manages a recording studio called TeJit Records, as well as a member of The Four Fathers, a band made up of low-vision musicians.

Ese talks to us about his journey as a vision-impaired tagata sa’ilimālō (pacific disabled person), starting from his village in Samoa to his life in Aotearoa, including all the bells and whistles that he encountered, discovered & overcame along the way.

Join host Crystal Edwards (aka Kiino Krystal) and our three special guests — Tina Cross, Taisha Tari and Ainslie Allen — as they share their inspiring journeys and experiences throughout their music careers as versatile artists in the Aotearoa music industry

Join host Crystal Edwards (aka Kiino Krystal) and our three special guests — Tina Cross, Taisha Tari and Ainslie Allen — as they share their inspiring journeys and experiences throughout their music careers as versatile artists in the Aotearoa music industry

Join host Crystal Edwards (aka Kiino Krystal) and our three special guests — Pere Wihongi (aka Pai Pere), Mistee K and Tīpene Harmer — as they share their inspiring journeys and experiences throughout their music careers as independent artists in the Aotearoa music industry.

Join host Crystal Edwards (aka Kiino Krystal) and our three special guests — Pere Wihongi (aka Pai Pere), Mistee K and Tīpene Harmer — as they share their inspiring journeys and experiences throughout their music careers as independent artists in the Aotearoa music industry.

Join host Toni Huata and three guests — Maisey Rika, Jerome Kavanagh, and Ngahiwi Apanui — as they explore the influence that Māori boarding schools had on their chosen music careers, education and international touring experiences.

We have a long history of silencing women’s voices in Western music, and while society has taken steps towards gender equality, it is important that we keep the conversation about gender going.

‘Rodger Fox has been a central figure in the New Zealand jazz community for decades. From his early career in the rock band, Quincy Conserve to appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and through his life’s work in jazz education, Rodger has broken new ground and connected local musicians to the global stage. Nick Tipping talks to Rodger about a life lived in jazz.