Turkish musicians join Recording Academy’s Grammy voting body
ISTANBUL This photo shows gold-plated Grammy trophies shaped like gramophones. Turkish composer Toygar Işıklı and pianist-composer Büşra Kayıkçı…
Bringing Motunui to Life: The Cultural Experts Who Guided Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia’s Live-Action “Moana”
Moana returned to answer the ocean’s call in Disney’s new live-action version of the animated smash hit this…
NZ-born composer Mark Smythe dies suddenly on hiking trip at 53
He was also the department head for composing for visual media at the Los Angeles College of Music.…
Composer behind The Lion King chant sues comedian for ‘misrepresenting’ its lyrics
The complaint states Learnmore “presented this as authoritative fact, not comedy”, and alleges he “mocked the chant’s cultural…
My Secret Auckland: Don McGlashan shares his favourite spots in the city
I’d have to say Humbug Cafe, a hidden gem in the foothills above New Lynn, on the way…
Top seed: Inside the mind of Nick Cave’s musical right-hand man, Warren Ellis
Nick Cave’s musical foil. Decorated soundtrack composer. Wildlife sanctuary founder. Ahead of two Aotearoa NZ Festival of the…
Gemma New’s masterful Mahler’s Sixth captivates with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – William Dart
By William Dart NZ Herald· 7 Sep, 2025 06:00 PM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald…