Reviews
Resonance
The musical pedigree of Pitjantjatjara man Bart Willoughby goes back to the late 1970s, when he founded the pioneering Aboriginal...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Te Vaka Beats: Vol I
With ancestral links to the small Pacific islands of Tuvalu and Tokelau, Polynesian group Te Vaka originally formed in New...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Beneath the Surface
The latest release from Melbourne-based Aboriginal singer-songwriter Kutcha Edwards further expands his repertoire of heartfelt songs, delivered with honesty and...
Reviewed in issue May/2017
Ngiya Awungarra – I Am Here, Now
The indigenous culture of the two main Tiwi Islands – Melville and Bathurst, some 80km north of Darwin – has...
Reviewed in issue May/2017
Are’are’
Hailing from southern Malaita in the Solomon Islands, east of Papua New Guinea, Charles Maimarosia was the original lead singer-songwriter...
Reviewed in issue May/2017
Let Love Rule
Listening to veteran Aboriginal singer-songwriter Archie Roach's tenth album is a tender and touching experience. The title-track opens with the...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
Discover Music from the Pacific
Part of the ARC label's Discover series, this compilation features music from across the many island nations of the Pacific....
Reviewed in issue March/2017
New Era Frequency
Best known as the dynamic frontwoman for Australian roots band Blue King Brown, Nattali Rize (aka Natalie Pa’apa’a) has recently...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
A Bit Na Ta
George Telek, David Bridie & Musicians of the Gunantuna
An ambitious cross-cultural project between Australia and Papua New Guinea, A Bit Na Ta (The Source of the Sea) focuses...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
