Reviews
Amen Amwin
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
ONO
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
NARA
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
Kiho’alu: Stories in Song, Vol 1
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
For the Dreams
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
Wirlmarni
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
Keep It Tropical
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
Migrating Bird
Originally from Mauritius, violinist-vocalist Véronique Serret is an Australian-based musician, known for her evocative compositions and performances. Bridging across film...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Sing Your Own Song
Hailing from the remote Nhulunbuy region in northeast Arnhem Land, bandleader Andrew Minyapa Gurruwiwi is also a popular broadcaster on...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Earthen
Anning is an Australian bassist-composer who studied in New York, before performing alongside such legendary jazz players as saxophonist Joe...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
