The music is predominantly Greek, and the ancestry of three of four of the haBiBis includes a Greek component. They like to stress, however, that "Australian" is the appropriate adjective for their approach to the music, as well as for themselves (all were born in Melbourne). That approach is direct, uncluttered and free of any gimmickry. The haBiBis may not be "authentic" in any pedantic sense, but their album is certainly authentic in the sense that really matters: this is music performed with passion and intelligence, which can move a listener of whatever ancestry. The bands most striking aspect is their vocal sound. Two very different lead voices are used, both singly and together. Achilleas Yiangoulli is the male singer, with a richly-textured, yearning-filled voice and Racheal Cogan's is the sweeter, female voice, and she's also the recorder player. Each is a very fine singer - he has more of an Islamic quality, she has a more "Celtic" flavour - and they work together beautifully. The instruments are all acoustic, and the playing is non-flasherso and good - of the "don't waste notes" kind rather than the "look how fast my fingers are" school. Irine Vela mostly plays mandola and Mulaim Vela the guitar. Generally the instrumentation includes a guitar or two, mandola, recorder and hand-drum.