The Mixtape

After an RNZ career spanning five decades, presenter and producer Lynn Freeman is saying farewell. Before taking off for a new role with Forest and Bird, she made us a mixtape.

Over the next hour you will hear from Comedian Urzila Carlson, Funeral Directors Francis and Kaiora Tioene AKA The Casketeers, Former Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, The Hori Hohepa Thompson, Black Grace's Neil Ieremia and Moana Maniapoto.

We here at Music 101 are beginning to wrap up the year, and so today we are celebrating some of our favorite Mixtapes of this year.

This weeks Mixtape is all about dinner parties. Our guest has picked the best music to play - and will share the worst too..

Our guest picking their favourite songs is the new Head of NZ on Air Music - Teresa Patterson. Teresa has worked in the NZ music industry for more than 25 years in a wide variety of roles across major music labels, artist management, major music festival management, marketing and PR, mentorship, head of the Music Managers Forum Aotearoa, and most recently at the NZ Comedy Festival. She has been closely involved with the establishment of SoundCheck Aotearoa, is a board member of MusicHelps, and is a past member of the NZ Music Commission Board. I wanted to invite her back on the show to talk about her new role and learn what happens behind the scenes at NZ on Air Music.

Our guests on the Mixtape this week picking their favourite songs are comedians Eli Matthewson and Chris Parker.

This weeks guest on the Mixtape is choreographer and dancer Neil Leremia.

Today's RNZ Mixtape guest is Roger Marbeck who runs Marbeck's record store in Auckland with both passion and a love for all genres of music including Classical, jazz, pop and roots music.

Our guest on the Mixtape picking his 6 favourite songs is Melodownz. An Award winning rapper, poet, and host of the brilliant youtube show Kava Corner, Melodownz is a pillar in the Aotearoa hip-hop scene and has been for close to a decade. He's the first act signed to the Kiwi arm of legendary hip-hop label Def Jam and this week released his debut album Lone Wolf. He's the first act signed to the Kiwi arm of legendary hip-hop label Def Jam and this week released his debut album Lone Wolf. The album includes features from the likes of funk legend Bootsy Collins, Denzel Curry and Troy Kingi to name a few, and pays homage to his roots growing up in Avondale, West Auckland and everyone who helped raise him along the way. His song choices are: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion song Fkj feat. Bas - Risk Bootsy Collins - Munchies for your Love Modjo - Lady Che-fu - fade away Isley Brothers - Highway of my life

Former Mayor of Auckland is our guest on the Mixtape this week picking his favourite tunes.

Leon Wadham, comedian, director and NZ star in of Lord of the Rings - Rings of Power picks his favourite songs on the Mixtape.

Joost Langveld talks to Trevor Reekie about some of his favourite songs that continue to influence and motivate his own creative endeavors.

Māori artist Hohepa 'The Hori' Thompson chats to Charlotte Ryan and shares six of his favourite songs.

This week on the Mixtape we celebrate Waiata Anthems week, and we hear from the artists themselves. Moana Maniapoto, Ladi 6, Barnaby Weir, and Yah Yah, tell us about their journey on the Waiata Anthem waka. .

Charlotte Ryan talks to Francis and Kaiora Tipene from the hit show The Casketeers.