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Ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke leads us around the world on a new musical exploration each week.

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 11, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025


    Travelling Tunes takes us to whichever musical motherland our resident ethnomusicologist, Dr Kirsten Zemke, sets course for. This week's topic is Yé-yé!

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 4, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025


    Travelling Tunes takes us to whichever musical motherland our resident ethnomusicologist, Dr Kirsten Zemke, sets course for. Every Friday at 8:15am.

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025


    Ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke leads us around the world on a new musical exploration each week. This week, Kirsten chats about the history of hyperpop!

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 21, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 14, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: February 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: February 14, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025


    Kirsten phones in to talk to Jonny about the history of the Rhodes piano (a.k.a. The Fender Rhodes) and their prominence through the seventies and beyond. Whakarongo mai nei!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: December 6, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: November 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke traces the history indie, beginning with the cassette tape compilation C86  released by NME in 1986 the UK - the first use of 'indie' as a genre rather than independent release. Whakarongo mai nei!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: November 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke chats Sapphic Love Songs on Travelling Tunes today. Whakarongo mai nei ~ Travelling Tunes Tracklist: Melissa Etheridge - Come To My Window Tegan and Sara - Closer Young M.A - PettyWap Lilo - The Japanese House  

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: November 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: November 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024


    This week Dr Kirsten Zemke chats to Jonny about the genre of Jungle, it's variations and developments since it's inception from reggae and Jamaican music in the early '90s in the U.K. Whakarongo mai nei~

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: October 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024


    This week on Travelling Tunes, Kirsten chats to Jonny about songs of freedom and the use of music in civil rights and activism. Whakarongo mai nei!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: October 18, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024


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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: October 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke is here to yarn about dark 'n dusty Gothic Country. Running through Jonny Cash to contemporary artists such as Sons of Predition, Gothic Country is all about tales of woe. Catch these sounds on soundtracks such as True Detective, Twin Peaks, Fargo and True Blood. 

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: October 4, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke chats to Jonny about the Caribbean genre Calypso on this week's Travelling Tunes!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: September 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024


    Arrrrrrr - talkin' sea shanties aren't we? Ahoy to Drake Street Studios!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: September 20, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024


    Kirsten breaks the cardinal rule of 95bFM (according to Jonny) and plays emo on-air. Kirsten runs us through the history of the emo genre and it's origin in the hardcore punk scene in D.C during the 1980s. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: September 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024


    Kirsten and Jonny talk about hype man, rapper and radio DJ Fat Man Scoop and his discography in the wake of his passing this week. 

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: September 6, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke talks the genre of Phonk, including its origins in chopped and screwed '90s Memphis hip-hop and evolution into Drift Phonk and Brazillian Phonk. Thanks to Drake Street Studios.

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: August 16, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024


    Kirsten Zemke chats Californian "Souldies". Tracks include: The Altons “When You Go (That's When You'll Know)” 2020 Thee Sacred Souls “Can I Call You Rose?” 2020 Adrian Carmine “Listen To My Heart Speak” 2021

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: August 2, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024


    Kirsten Zemke on break dancing!

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 26, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke looks into the work of Adam Schlesinger! Songs include. Fountains of Wayne "Stacy's Mom" Care Bears On Fire “Barbie Eat A Sandwich” The Wonders “That Thing You Do!”

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 19, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke chats Japanese pop. The tracks included: "Plastic Love" Mariya Takeuchi 1984 “Say Goodbye”  Hiroshi Sato 1982 “4:00 A.M.” Taeko Onuki 1978 Thanks to Drake St Studios!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Amelia Berry: June 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024


    The excellent Amelia Berry takes care of Travelling Tunes in Dr Kirsten Zemke's absence, talking about twee (and setting the record straight). Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: Rāmere June 7, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024


    This week on Travelling Tunes we chat to Dr Kirsten Zemke about all things Acapella - whakarongo mai nei!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 31, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about the lap steel on Travelling Tunes. Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 24, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke does a special Aotearoa music edition, exploring old school NZ hip hop. Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 17, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke chats working class anthems on Travelling Tunes. Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 10, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke chats psychobilly tracks on Travelling Tunes. Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 3, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about cursive singing. Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 26, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024


     Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about speedy rappers on Travelling Tunes, brought to you by Drake Street Studios.

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr Kirsten Zemke: April 19, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke looks into Steel pan drums on Travelling Tunes - thanks to Drake Street Studios!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 12, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us on a trip to Ibiza on Travelling Tunes- thanks to Drake Street Studios!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: April 5, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024


    Need to brush up on your knowledge of "non-lexical vocables"? Join the Breakfast team as Dr. Kirsten Zemke takes us on a journey through the suprisingly complex world of "La La La" songs.

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke does a deep dive into Black country music on Travelling Tunes. Travelling Tunes is thanks to Drake Street Studios!

    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024


    We wake up on the right side of the bed on Travelling Tunes as Dr Kirsten Zemke gives us some wake up songs. 

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024


     Dr Kirsten Zemke gives us a rundown of songs with mallet percussion on Travelling Tunes.

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    Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: March 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024


    Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us through some songs about revenge.

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