Trevor Reekie

We trace the journey of artistic director, composer and choir leader Rim D Paul and friends as they re-form the Aotearoa National Maori Choir (Te Roopu Waiata Maori o Aotearoa) after a ten year… Audio, Gallery

Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers have released a new album The Blacksoap from Monkeyburg. Trevor Reekie catches up with Rick Bryant, collaborator Gordon Spittle and producer Ed Cake. Audio

Stand Up, People - Gypsy pop songs from Tito's Yugoslavia 1964-1980 is a new album that has been two years in the making. Brits Philip Knox and Nathaniel Morris travelled the length and breadth of… Audio

Public Service Broadcasting are two bow-tied corduroy-clad English musicians who search out old British and American wartime propaganda reels, crackly radio broadcasts and public safety films -… Audio

Trevor Reekie reviewing Beast Wars second album Blood Becomes Fire for The Sampler on RNZ National, May 2013. Audio

Trevor Reekie reviews Delta Machine by Depeche Mode for The Sampler on RNZ National, May 2013. Audio

The late Bob Brozman, a virtuoso guitarist and music ethnomusicologist forged a career collaborating with musicians around the globe. On a return visit to WOMAD Taranaki in 2011, Trevor Reekie took… Audio

Trevor Reekie talks to Peter McLennan (Ex Hallelujah Picasso, DJ, Dub Asylum, video maker and journalist) who has curated his book I Believe You Are A Star and Gareth Shute (Musician, award winning… Audio

Mick Harvey (ex. Birthday Party, Bad Seeds) was in New Zealand recently playing shows in support of his latest work Sketches From The Book Of The Dead and dropped into Radio NZ to talk about things… Audio

The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese lute that dates back two thousand years and echoes ancient Chinese musical traditions. Wu Man is a virtuoso pipa player who preserves those traditions, as well as… Audio

Steve Miller is one of the great blues-rock guitarists and songwriters of American music. But there's a lot more to Steve Miller than just those massive hit singles like 'The Joker', 'Fly Like An… Audio

United Kingdom author Richard King's book: 'How Soon Is Now - The Madmen and Mavericks Who Made Independent Music 1975-2005' tells the story of the emergence of the UK's independent music scene from… Audio

The Rolling Stones band are 50 years old this year and for the four shows left in 2012, we have asked four friends of this show to pick their favourite tracks. First up, is Trevor Reekie - music… Audio

Kirsten Johnstone, Nick Atkinson, Trevor Reekie and Emma Smith discuss their favourites from a year of strong and diverse releases. Audio

Auckland singer songwriter Donna Dean has no shortage of NZ music awards to her credit, to say nothing of a Grammy nomination. Donna Dean plays live for us, accompanied by dobro player Glenn Campbell… Audio

Blondie emerged from the vibrant New York scene in the late '70s, although, at the time were deemed by the 'industry' and some of their peers as the band least likely to get a deal, let alone became… Audio

Tommy James was one of the biggest American rock'n'roll stars on the charts in the 60s and 70s. Perhaps best known in NZ as the writer of songs such as 'Mony Mony' and 'Crimson and Clover'; in the… Audio

Trevor Reekie talks to Staff Benda Billili at WOMAD Taranaki 2012. Audio