Unusual supergroup delivers a set that’s more sketches than songs proper.

An adventurous project that has been executed with tasteful verve.

A newcomers-friendly introduction to some impressively original sounds.

A high-quality collection of labyrinthine fusions from tantalisingly unfamiliar artists.

Musical democracy in action, an inspiring example of a band practicing what they preach.

A double-CD set that superbly showcases this label’s remarkable history.

As pure a life-affirming rush as the best pop music in any language.

Surrender your mind, body and soul to the Goat…

Solid-enough budget compilation highlighting both known and worth-knowing talents.

The players here set about forging exciting new traditions.

A carefully crafted collection from the Israeli singer.

Every track is destined to fill a dancefloor with abandoned gyrations.

Unlikely to stand out beside more complete N’Dour compilation sets.

One of Mali’s most popular artists continues to impress on the global stage.

Kanté remains one of Africa’s finest and most inventive singers and musicians.

Strong and varied set from this hard-to-pigeonhole Brazilian duo.

Sophisticated singing that could make this choir one of the best known in the world.

Bogotá quintet delivers fiery electro-Cumbia contortions with hidden depths.

A loveable enough effort from the Malian star.

Cherry-picked cuts from the catalogue of He Who Carries Death In His Pouch.

A bushfire that was threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown in Western Australia's South West is contained and an emergency warning downgraded.

South West farmers accuse Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of knocking back Wellington Dam desalination funding in favour of cash splashes in the east.

The town of Nannup is in limbo with the closure of a historical timber mill, with 30 jobs axed

Police seize $250,000 worth of methamphetamine after raiding several homes and businesses in Western Australia's South West.

A man accused of leaving his injured passenger in a stolen car after it collided with a train in WA's South West tells court he panicked and did not know what to do.

A group of young Indigenous Kimberley stockmen is following the American Dream competing on the professional bull riding circuit in the US.

A holiday house in the middle of a beautiful forest may sound wonderful, but what if your favourite isolated retreat became a bushfire death trap?

While capital cities struggle to handle their swelling populations, country towns are still crying out for more people.

A 15-year journey to build the world's largest wooden clock hit several hurdles, but the biggest was finding somewhere to put the 6-metre tall wooden timepiece.

An American company building WA's largest lithium refinery has received pushback from locals in WA's South West, amid concerns it is sourcing most of its workers from Perth.