Mara!

Mara!
Origin Sydney Australia
Genres World music, world/jazz fusion
Years active 30
Labels Mara Music, Rufus Records, Real World Records, Topic Records (UK), Laika Disc (Germany), Marquee Music (Japan)
Associated acts Martenitsa Choir
Website www.maramusic.com.au
Members Paul Cutlan
Lloyd Swanton
Sandy Evans
Llew Kiek
Mara Kiek
Past members Jim Denley
Michael Haughton
Tony Gorman
Stefan Kozuharov
Andrew Robson
Steve Elphick

Mara! is an Australian world music quintet. They have won 2 ARIA Awards for Best World Music Album in 1996 (Ruino Vino)[1] and 2001 (Live in Europe)[2] and they were also nominated in 2006 (Sorella)[3] and along with the Martenitsa Choir in 1997 (Sezoni).[4]

Members

Members

  • Paul Cutlan - clarinets, saxophones
  • Lloyd Swanton - bass
  • Sandy Evans - saxophones
  • Llew Kiek - guitar, bouzouki, baglama
  • Mara Kiek - vocals, percussion

Former members

  • Jim Denley - flute, alto sax
  • Michael Haughton - tenor and soprano saxes
  • Tony Gorman - clarinet and alto sax
  • Steve Elphick - double bass
  • Andrew Robson - saxophones

Associate artists

  • Stefan Kozuharov (librettist)
  • Silvia Entcheva (vocalist)
  • Daniele di Giovanni - engineer
  • Guy Dickerson - engineer

Associate artists: Schools performers

  • Tim Clarkson - horns
  • Brendan Clarke - double bass
  • Dave Ellis - double bass
  • Loretta Palmeiro - horns
  • Sam Gill - horns

Discography

Mara!

  • Images (1984) - Topic Records
  • On The Edge (1987) - Sandstock Music
  • Don't Even Think (1990) - Sandstock Music
  • Ruino Vino (1995) - Rufus[5]
  • Live in Europe (2001) - Mara! Music[6]
  • Sorella (2005)[7]

Mara! & Martenitsa Choir

  • Sezoni (1997) - Rufus[8][9]
  • Tra Parole E Silenzio (2012) - Mara Music[10]

References

  1. ↑ Blake, Elissa (1 October 1996), "Graney Gets A Gong", The Age
  2. ↑ "ARIA Awards - The winners.", Australian Associated Press, 4 October 2001
  3. ↑ "And the ARIA nominees are ...", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 14 September 2006
  4. ↑ Lim, Annie (4 July 1998), "World at his beat", The Australian
  5. ↑ Clare, John (4 December 1995), "Pre-war Blue Eyes None Too Bright", Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ↑ Shand, John (21 April 2001), "World", Sydney Morning Herald
  7. ↑ Shand, John (21 January 2006), "Folk Jazz", Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ↑ Clare, John (30 June 1997), "Jazz", Sydney Morning Herald
  9. ↑ Chapman, Geoff (20 November 1999), "Conga king adds sizzle to soul", The Toronto Star
  10. ↑ Hillier, Tony (14 April 2012), "Music reviews", The Australian
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