Reviews
Travels
Hawaiian-Japanese ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has been taking his humble instrument in new directions for some years. On this latest...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Global Grove
Born in Papua New Guinea, with Aboriginal ancestry from the Djaberadjabera people of western Australia, Adrian Fabila Tjupurrula (aka Tjupurru)...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Redaction
Although a Pākehā (New Zealander of European descent), ethnomusicologist Dr Richard Nunns is a leading authority on taonga pūoro, a...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
The Genesis Project
East Journey featuring Yothu Yindi
The link between young Arnhem Land outfit East Journey and veteran Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi is a family one. East...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
(2213) Home
Australia's Tiwi islands lie to the north of Darwin, Australia, where the Arafura and Timor Seas meet. The two main...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
Kauai: The Arch of Heaven
Legendary American bassist and producer Bill Laswell is certainly no stranger to cross-cultural world music projects. His formidable production and...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 3: Pi’ilani Maui
The third volume of Kuana Torres Kahele's six-part CD series celebrating the musical spirit of individual Hawaiian Islands continues the...
Reviewed in issue July/2015
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
