Reviews
Kia ora Whanau! I hope you enjoy these reviews of my lastest album, The Late Night Plays. - Whiri x
New Zealand Listener – Nick Bollinger review
”Two utterly different albums are each a demonstration of Whirimako Black’s daring. Is there a singer in this country more fearless than Whirimako Black? The dozen years since her first release – Hinepukohurangi: Children of the Mist, a collection of traditional waiata – have heard her singular voice in the company of Zimbabwean protest singers and uilleann pipers, funk bands and electronic collagists, swing trios and symphony orchestras.”
Elsewhere.co.nz review
“In Lover Man she hints at Holiday’s tone in God Bless the Child, on the Cohen she offers a terrifically slinky, finger-snap cocktail-hour revision of the song, U2′s often forgotten Love is Blindness (from Achtung Baby) sounds written for her smoky vocals, and the five minute-plus Davis piece becomes a restrained’n'funky showcase for her autobiographical lyrics (“I walked all the way from Ruatoki . . .”).”
New Zealand Herald - Lydia Jenkins review
“The Late Night Plays sees her covering favourites from the world of jazz and further afield. Black has a timeless quality and one of those voices that is reassuring not only in its accomplishment but in its ability to interpret, emote and inspire.”
Bay of Plenty Times – Whare Akuhata review
“Whirimako Black is a woman who can sing the blues and proves it on new album The Late Night Plays.”
