Here Now

Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities and perspectives, all of which shape their life here.

Hosted and produced by Kadambari Raghukumar

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Beyond Bhangra and Bollywood - Back to Basics with Manjit Singh and Kooshna Gupta

In our second part to this series, we dive into another sonic universe - the fascinating connection between ancient Indian musical tradition and the more modern sounds of Indian film and folk music. While Bollywood and Bhangra are an inextricable and now cliched part of the modern Indian music experience, the real bedrock upon which all that is built really is classical Indian music. Join Manjit Singh and Kooshna Gupta as we look at Indian music beyond bhangra and Bollywood.
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Here Now: Manjit Singh

Back to Basics - the sounds of Brazil with Leandro Vasques

The unmistakable sounds of Brazil, even to the untrained ear are an instant invitation into the world of carnival and caipirinhas – but that’s the good stuff. Some of these sounds come from places of struggle and solidarity and in this first part of Back to Basics, Leandro Vasques talks about the history behind some genres, his musical influences and what life as a Brazilian muso in Auckland is like for him.
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Back to Basics: Leandro Vasquez

Health span versus life span -Dr Sharad Paul on 'biohacking our genes'

With his latest book, globally renowned skin cancer surgeon Dr Sharad Paul, reflects on habits and tweaks that may just allow us to hack into genomics to optimize our performance. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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Pepa Torre - Digging into definitions of self

Pepa Torre first came to New Zealand in the mid 90s. In her recent multimedia art installation called "23, 24, 25…Life U-Turns...Fate?", Torre looks back at 25 years of exploring time and experiences that define her idea of self.
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Accidental Comics - Sameena Zehra and Eddy Rodriguez

In our final episode of Accidental Comics - We're with guests Sameena Zehra and Eddy Rodriguez both of whom stepped into the world of comedy after coming to New Zealand.
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Accidental Comics - David Stuart

This week, Scotland to Auckland was a circuitous route for comic David Stuart who came seeking love and a laugh - he's gets there in the end. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
Accidental Comics

Accidental Comics - Annie Guo and Summer Xia

In part two of our series with funny folk, we're joined by Summer Xia and Annie Guo who found comedy through chance in New Zealand. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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Accidental Comics - Edd Rivera

In this four-part series, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to folks with jokes -  people from overseas who’ve ended up as stand-up comics out of chance - their comedy, an outcome of coming to New Zealand. Edd Rivera came to New Zealand thinking it was somewhere in Europe. True story and he’s been here eight years on. Comedy by chance, comedy to cope with moving countries. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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Here Now - comedy

Javier Murcia's sculpture - a question of matter and time

Javier Murcia's got his hands full rather literally. The sculptor is a master at casting in clay and bronze, the intricacies and subtleties of the human form. In this episode, he chats with Kadambari Raghukumar about his explorations in form and beyond.
Javier Murcia

Protoje - Keeping an even keel

Reggae artist Protoje who graced The Bowl stage at WOMAD Aotearoa this year, speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode on all things from patties to performances. 
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Trinidad to Taranaki - Queen Omega's humble heights

This year's WOMAD Aotearoa saw reggae icon Queen Omega draw crowds - she spoke to Kadambari Raghukumar about how it began for her.
Queen Omega from Trinidad and Tobago is a  powerhouse in the world-reggae scene.

A space for connection - centre in Queenstown built on community

Making that settling-in process a little easier, the small and welcoming Happiness House has been making an big impact on several lives in Queenstown.
Happiness House in Queenstown

Looking back at a year - Women's Day

Here Now looks back at some the conversations we had with women this past year on the series across all sorts of topics - Colombian stereotypes, medicine, comedy and academics.
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"We need a solution soon" - conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

Over 7000 people have been killed since January this year in the conflict that's ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kadambari Raghukumar talks about the impact of the war with Congolese with family members in the east of the country.
Congolese rallying in Auckland

Nadia Freeman's "The Girmit"

Artist Nadia Freeman's performance, The Girmit, explores a slightly unconventional approach to telling the story of how Indians came to be taken to Fiji in the 1800s.
Nadia Freeman created Coolie: The Story of the Girmityas. Photo: Supplied

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