World Music
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Watermelon Boy Is Fusing Global Sounds That Are Perfect For The Dance Floor
101 Tropical Hits From Cosmic Space. It maybe a mouthful to say, but it's also the new, wildly energetic project from Watermelon Boy, the stage moniker of Melbourne producer
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Premiere: Watch The Natural Culture's New Lyric Video 'Beez Kneez'
Melbourne's groove funksters, The Natural Culture's newest release is the buzzingly sweet, feel-good jam 'Beez Kneez'.
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Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble Find Their Individual Voices On New Album 'Silver Lining'
When the pandemic arrived last year, despite it cancelling all of her work double bassist Kate Pass found a 'silver lining' by channelling her creative energies into her
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The River Folk Festival Is Pushing Ahead Adding More Talent To 2021 Line-up
With early bird tickets almost sold out, Victorian regional festival The River Folk Festival is pushing ahead with its 2021 event in late October adding to the line-up with a
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World Music Folkies Chaika Don't Subscribe To Labels Instead They Let Their Music Persuade New Audiences
A six-piece ensemble who play a diverse range of genres (from folk and jazz, to chamber music and world music) while also singing in multiple languages (Italian, Russian,
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Harry James Angus 2021 Australia Tour
Best known to music fans as the trumpet player for The Cat Empire, Harry James Angus has dropped a new single, 'Followers', and announced a slew of live dates that will see
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Songs Of GAIA – A Cross-Cultural Collaboration At Horizon Festival
Ambient sunset and breathtaking Glasshouse Mountain views, accompanied by the beautiful sounds of Ensemble Beyond Borders come together as part of the Sunshine Coast's
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5 Ancient Places That Inspired Steve Kilbey's New Double Album 'The Hall Of Counterfeits'
The past twelve months or so has seen Steve Kilbey – the prolific frontman of Australian icons The Church – release four albums under various guises, two of them
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Review: Sarah Blasko, Archie Roach & Lior @ 2021 WOMADelaide
At 2021 WOMAD, the park may have been smaller, your seat was a plastic lawn chair instead of picnic rug spread out upon the Botanic Gardens' grass, but if you squinted your
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5 Tips To Learn A Foreign Language With Memories Of Brazil
We can't travel internationally at the moment, but we can still dream.
Part of Adelaide Fringe's 2021 programme, 'Memories Of Brazil' features Shelley Dunstone... -
Archie Roach: Open Your Soul To The Fabled Storyteller To Receive Untold Emotional Riches
If you've ever wondered about a key to your soul's door, Archie Roach has it.
Carrying 'learnings' (less like the politicians who spawned the term) spanning... -
Review: MZAZA @ Brisbane Powerhouse
A sold-out audience gathered at Brisbane Powerhouse (6 February) to ponder, wonder or study what the stars are up to via the medium of MZAZA's new album and its
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2020 Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival Programme
In a sign that the old 'normal' is slowly returning, the 2020 Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival (SIWJF) will proceed IRL with 10 days of improvised and innovative
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Premiere: Stream Anousha Victoire's New Album 'Precious Things'
More than a decade removed from releasing new music, 'Last Man Standing' musician Anousha Victoire returns with an 11-track studio album titled 'Precious Things'
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Introducing Melbourne Vocalist-Producer-Performer Komang
After a sold-out first show at Melbourne's AsiaTOPA this past summer, Rosie Clynes aka Komang has recently released her debut single 'Dewi'.
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Premiere: Watch Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra's New Music Video 'Welcome To The Neighbourhood'
A response to the turbulent and very real issues 2020 has so strongly highlighted, Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra's new song, 'Welcome To The Neighbourhood', offers hope and
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Premiere: Stream MZAZA's New Single 'Lucifer'
One of Brisbane's finest exponents of world music, MZAZA have been delivering Balkan-French inspired compositions to folk lovers across the globe for more than a
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Premiere: loulou & Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra Collaborate On New Single 'Her Love It Rolls'
In a heartwarming tale of Meanjin musical romance, Louis Whelan (loulou) reunites with former The Mouldy Lovers bandmate Matt Hsu (Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra) with the
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Premiere: Stream Slowmango's Debut Self-Titled EP
Together since mid-2019, Adelaide five-piece group Slowmango have marinated long enough to now release their debut, self-titled EP.
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Premiere: Watch Firetail's Debut Music Video 'Bamboo' Feat. Meiwa
Tomorrow heralds the release of the debut single from Melbourne-based band Firetail.
Titled 'Bamboo' and featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Meiwa, Firetail...