by Michael Coghlan | Dec 8, 2014 | Live Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sun Dec 7 Joan Armatrading burst on to the music scene in the mid seventies as a black woman who didn’t sound like a typical black singer. She had a unique sense of melody and phrasing that was all her own. Born in the West Indies, she moved...
by Catherine Blanch | Oct 3, 2014 | Live Music
by Catherine Blanch. Grace Barbé has been lighting up stages around the country with an energetic fusion of pop, jazz, and reggae sounds, topped off with a mix of tropical island rhythms and African percussion. Add in her own Afro sound of the Seychelles and you won’t...
by Michael Coghlan | Jun 20, 2014 | Adelaide Festivals, Reviews
Space Theatre, Thu Jun 19 The pre-show has already begun when the audience filters in. There’s a self-absorbed guitarist sitting on stage practicing a few riffs. An Afro-headed cool guy is grooving around in the audience space and telling us how good the guitar player...
by Siân Williams | May 19, 2014 | CDs, Reviews
It is a few years now since this gorgeous trio’s last full length offering; this could be due to the fact that they have been busy scouring romantic and far-flung corners of the globe in Europe and the UK. All three original members are sought after musicians in their...