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Review of Te Whare Tīwekaweka

Te Whare Tīwekaweka

Marlon Wiliams

Top of the World

Marlon Williams

Rating: ★★★★

Though this is not his first studio album release, Te Whare Tīwekaweka sees acclaimed Aotearoa artist Marlon Williams step foot...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Review of Muriwai

Muriwai

Ariana Tikao & Bob Bickerton

Oro Records

Rating: ★★★★

A hypnotic blend of instrumentation and language from both Celtic and Māori traditions, Muriwai is a captivating and immersive listening...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Review of Banbirrngu: The Orchestral Sessions

Banbirrngu: The Orchestral Sessions

Gurrumul

Universal Music Australia

Rating: ★★★★

One of the most beautiful and distinctive voices to ever emerge from Australia, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – better known simply...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

Review of Amen Amwin

Amen Amwin

AyoZaad

Lemur/Believe

Rating: ★★★

Promoted as an ‘exceptional collective of musicians electrifying the Indian Ocean,’ AyoZaad are dominated by the electronica of Italian-Australian DJ...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Review of ONO

ONO

Moana & The Tribe

Black Pearl

Rating: ★★★★★

Since her 1980s debut, New Zealand Māori singer Moana Maniapoto has remained at the forefront of Aotearoa’s Indigenous music scene,...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Review of NARA

NARA

Emily Wurramara

ABC Music

Rating: ★★★

The second album from Indigenous Warnindhilyagwa singer-songwriter Emily Wurramara displays the growth of her music since 2016’s Black Smoke EP...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of Kiho’alu: Stories in Song, Vol 1

Kiho’alu: Stories in Song, Vol 1

George Kuo

Dancing Cat Records

Rating: ★★★★

How delightful to have a new album from Dancing Cat Records. Founded by George Winston in the early 80s, this...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of For the Dreams

For the Dreams

King Stingray

Civilians

Rating: ★★★★

Ever since they began releasing hit singles in 2020, culminating in their self-titled 2022 debut album, it’s been impossible not...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of Wirlmarni

Wirlmarni

Kankawa Nagarra

Mississippi Records/Flippin Yeah Records

Rating: ★★★

Indigenous Walmatjarri elder Kankawa Nagarra (Olive Knight) hails from the remote Aboriginal community of Wangkatjunka, in Australia’s northwestern Kimberley region....

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of Keep It Tropical

Keep It Tropical

Bobby Alu

Bobby Alu

Rating: ★★★

Australian-Samoan singer, ukulele strummer and drummer Bobby Alu (aka Charles Robert Fa’agalu Wall) was born and raised in Queensland’s Gold...

Reviewed in issue October/2024

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