Reviews
Uncle
Many reviewers judged the indigenous Pitjantjatjara singer-songwriter Frank Yamma's 2010 acoustic opus Countryman to be a masterpiece. The intervening years...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Cause ‘N Affect
Born of a Tongan father and a Kamilaroi Aboriginal mother, Sydney-based singer David Leha had a troubled childhood, and wound...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Housewarming
With sweet three-part harmonies and instrumental chops to burn, Melbourne's Mae Trio have become a favourite on the Aussie folk...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 2: Kahelelani Niihau
The second of a six-part CD series highlighting the music of the Hawaiian Islands, this release further expands the reputation...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Inoni Ana Totoraha
With an energy beyond that of normal mortals, these enthusiastic Solomon Islanders are a festival promoter's dream: Melanesian men with...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Declan Kelly Presents Diesel N’ Dub
The son of a Maori mother and an Irish father, Sydney-based drummer Kelly regularly fronts his own band The Rising...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Rima
Ever since the arrival of her genre-bending 90s band The Moahunters, veteran Maori songstress Moana Maniapoto has been one of...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
A Caribbean Songbook
You may well ask, “what's an album of Caribbean standards doing in the Pacific section?” Well, it makes sense when...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015
Beneath the Sun
A Murrungun man from Arnhem Land, singer-songwriter and actor Tom E Lewis is still best remembered for his murderous lead...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Tjamuku Ngurra: Grandfather's Country
Aboriginal desert reggae-rock has a history dating back to the late-70s, when Central Australian bands such as No Fixed Address...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
