Trevor Reekie

Rick Bryant has been the vocalist and bandleader in bands like Original Sin, Mammal, Blerta, Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers, The Jubilation Gospel Choir and the Windy City Strugglers. Here he talks… Audio

The many voices of ngā taonga pūoro (Māori musical instruments) are interwoven with the deep tones of the double bass on Al Fraser and Phil Boniface's album Ponguru. Video, Audio

On Worlds of Music this week Trevor talks to ex pat Kiwi author Garth Cartwright who has just published his new book 'Going For A Song - A Chronicle of the UK Record Shop'. Audio

On Worlds of Music this week Trevor talks to Cameroonian singer and songwriter Blick Bassy. One of the highlights and major 'discoveries' of Womad 2018. Blick sings in his native tongue of Bassa (one… Audio

Episode 82 features something of a 'blues' theme including an interview with Wellington musician Darren Watson who has just released a new album, (his 6th) called Too Many Millionaires - an acoustic… Audio

Garth Cartwright is a New Zealand-born, London-based music and arts writer. He has a new book - Going For A Song: A Chronicle of the UK Record Shop, in which he traces the history of the record store… Audio

The multi-award winning Mexican guitar duo tell Trevor Reekie about their start in heavy metal bands and getting discovered while busking in Dublin. Audio

Blick Bassy is a film score composer who recently visited the country for Womad. Trevor Reekie sat down with the Cameroon born France-based artist to talk about uniqueness, keeping language and… Audio

Opera star Jessye Norman wins the Gould Prize, we mark the passing of film director Miloš Forman, review the NZSO’s first shed series gig, and begin a new series exploring great composers and their…

On Worlds of Music this week just Trevor feaures two more of the live sessions recorded at the Plymouth Hotel in New Plymouth. The program includes Kiya Tabassian, an Iranian musician who plays the… Audio

Rodrigo and Gabriela are two Mexican heavy metal guitarists who turned acoustic and relocated to Ireland where they virtually stopped traffic busking on the streets of Dublin. They spoke to RNZ's… Audio

A 128 year old Italian violin went up for auction over the weekend, who was the famous owner? Trevor Reekie explores the world of Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriella, and Glenn Gould proves why the…

Trevor Reekie presents a selection of interviews and live sessions recorded at this year's Womad NZ festival, including performances from Constantinople, Manu Delago, Violons Barbares and Victoria… Audio

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy's floodwaters destroyed decades' worth of Laurie Anderson's work. A year later, her husband Lou Reed passed away. The artist and musician processes this period of loss in a… Audio

This week on Worlds of Music features new music from Spanish 7 piece band El Naan described as: one of the most interesting musical proposals from the Iberian Peninsula and something from Sister… Audio

Trevor Reekie talks to Israeli musician Victoria Hanna backstage at Womad. Audio

Live on the TSB Bowl stage at Womad Taranaki. Audio

Live on the TSB Bowl stage at Womad Taranaki. Audio

Dragon live on the TSB Bowl Stage at Womad 2018. Audio

Rahim Alhaj's new album 'Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet" draws from the stories and experiences recounted to him by Iraqui people following the U.S. invasion. He talked to Trevor Reekie… Audio