New Zealand Listener

Sensual and supple

From the Yandall Sisters, Māori showbands and Mark Williams through to Aaradhna repurposing Motown and the R’n’B of Vince Harder, Black America’s music has long been a reference point for local artists, notably soulful Māori and Pasifika singers.

The sound of spiritual yearning but

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