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(Kavisha Mazzella)

Sing for everybody... sing for nobody

I took Sannyas in 1981 and lived in the Sahajam Commune in Fremantle from '81-'83.I loved it!. I met wonderful people there and had unforgettable times and friends from that precious time! Thank you!

Friends! For more details and to listen to her music you can go to her websites listed below.Happy Listening!

Contact Details

email: kavishakavisha.com

websites: Kavisha Mazzella; i Viaggiatori; La Voce Della Luna

blog: Kavisha Mazzella

discography: 1990 : Flowers In The Desert : I Papaveri; 1991 : Best Song In The World : Rich'n Famous; 1993 : The Joys Of The Women : film soundtrack; 1995 : Mermaids In The Well : solo; 1997 : Stepping Out with La Voce Della Luna Italian Women's Choir; 1997 : Three Sheilas with Judy Small & Bronwyn Calcutt; 1997 : Stepping Out with La Voce Della Luna Italian Women's Choir; 1998 : Fisherman's Daughter : solo, ARIA WINNER; 1999 : Live At The Melbourne Concert Hall with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus; 2000 : Canberra, Cork, Calgary...Live : solo; 2001 : Luna : E.P., Concert for East Timor with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus; 2001 : Concert for East Timor with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus; 2002 : Flight : Concert for Refugees with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus; 2003 : Silver Hook Tango : ARIA Nomination; 2005 : Azadi - Songs of Liberation with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus; 2006 : Mare Profundo with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus; 2007 : Luna Yarra with La Voce Della Luna Italian Women's Choir; 2010 : Suitcase Serenata with I Viaggiatori; 2011 : Love & Sorrow : National Film and Sound Archive Award; 2014 : Riturnella; 2017 : The Fearless Note

videography(afew): 1993 : Three clips from her movie The Joys of the Women feat. Le Gioie Delle Donne Italian Women's Choir; Kavisha and Gerry O'Beirne : Meet Me Tonight; Kavisha : Invisible Indivisible

see also: Kavisha on facebook; Kavisha on mySpace; interview, 2020

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-Born in London, England, to an Italian father and Anglo- Burmese mother and migrating to Australia in the early sixties, Kavisha comes from a musical family. Her maternal Grandmother played old folk tunes on banjo and sang in the church choir , her Mother plays guitar and sings and was her first guitar teacher and her paternal Uncle is a singer of the Neopolitan Bel Canto tradition.Born amongst  a family of singers , it was her destiny to sing.Whilst studying fine art at Claremont Art School , Kavisha started playing at a local winebar to pay for her paints and got carried away by music. In 1987 She met up with John Reed and formed Rich 'N' Famous .They were joined by Lee Buddle , Gary Burke, Rueben Kooperman, and Peter Grayling  in Fremantle .In 1993 she migrated to Melbourne embarking on her solo career.
-Kavisha is a multi award winning  singer songwriter & storyteller who enjoys exploring musical boundaries.Well known in the Australian Folk festival scene for her original songs which slide smoothly from heartbreaking passion to dreamy high notes.Her rich sound is reminiscent of Portuguese Fado Queen Marriza,fused with the social commentary of Luka Bloom. While it has been said " she sings with the voice of a heartbroken angel",  her performances are  also comic and uplifting. She makes passionate, life-affirming music which is an energetic fusion of her own original music in which you can also hear echoes of Italian folk traditions tinged with Country, Celtic and Gypsy styles.She enjoys collaborating with many musicians , most recently Irine Vela and Peter Vadiveloo.She is passionate about human rights and often takes part in projects highlighting refugee,multicultural and indigenous issues.
-She has been exploring her  musical heritage Italian Folk Roots music since the late 80's and is one of Australia's finest exponents of the Italian Folksong Tradition. She also sings from time to time with her brother Giri Antonio Mazzella  in the Commedia Academy of Australia's The Black Nonnas Music Theatre and with i Viaggiatori (the Travellers) Italian Folk Band.  She also leads the Melbourne Italian Women's Choir "La Voce Della Luna".
+''Sing for everybody... sing for nobody''
-Kavisha has performed at International music festivals that include Australia-Ireland Festival Dublin, Cork Arts Festival Ireland, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Scotland, Calgary Folk Festival Canada, European Union Broadcasters Festival Miscolc Hungary, Femme Funk Festival New Caledonia. In July 2011 Kavisha has been invited to EthnoHistria Festival  in Slovenia EU.
-Awards and nominations include the
-:Australia Day Honour, Order of Australia (AM) in 2011 for services to Music, Indigenous, Multicultural and Refugees Issues
-:WAMIA (West Australia Music Industry Award) 1990 Songwriting Prize for "Wedding Sheets"
-:WAMIA 1992 Songwriting Prize for " Little Sister"
-:WAMIA 1993 Outstanding Female Vocalist
-:GREENROOM AWARD 1996 Musical Direction of "Emma Celebrazione" by Graham Pitts
-:ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Award) 1998 for Best World Music Album of the year "Fisherman's Daughter"
-:Australian World Music Awards Thredbo 2000
-:Italian Government award Italia Nel Mondo Award 2000
-:ARIA nomination 2003 for Best World Release "Silver Hook Tango"
-:Port Fairy Artist of the Year 2004
-:Victorian Multicultural Commission Excellence Award 2008
-:Limelight Magazine 2010 nomination for best World Release by Kavisha & i Viaggiatori for "Suitcase Serenata"
+I took Sannyas in 1981 and lived in the Sahajam Commune in Fremantle from '81-'83.I loved it!. I met wonderful people there and had unforgettable times and friends from that precious time! Thank you!
+Friends! For more details and to listen to her music you can  go to her websites listed below.Happy Listening!
 '''Contact Details'''
-;address
-:Melbourne
-:Australia
-;phones
-:Phone:
-:Mobile:
-:Skype:
 ;email
-:kavisha[[image:666.gif]]kavisha.com
+:kavisha[[image:666.gif|link=]]kavisha.com
 ;websites
-:[http://www.kavisha.com www.kavisha.com] (under renovation?)
+:[http://www.kavisha.com Kavisha Mazzella]
 :[http://www.viaggiatori.com.au/ i Viaggiatori]
 :[http://www.lavocedellaluna.com.au/ La Voce Della Luna]
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 ;discography
-:1995 : [[Mermaids in the Well]]
+:1990 : [[Flowers In The Desert]] : I Papaveri
-:1998 : [[Fisherman's Daughter]]
+:1991 : [[Best Song In The World]] : Rich'n Famous
-:2003 : [[Silver Hook Tango]]
+:1993 : [[The Joys Of The Women]] : film soundtrack
-:2011 : [[Love & Sorrow]]
+:1995 : [[Mermaids In The Well]] : solo
+:1997 : [[Stepping Out]] with La Voce Della Luna Italian Women's Choir
+:1997 : [[Three Sheilas]] with Judy Small & Bronwyn Calcutt
+:1997 : [[Stepping Out]] with La Voce Della Luna Italian Women's Choir
+:1998 : [[Fisherman's Daughter]] : solo, ARIA WINNER
+:''1999 : [[Live At The Melbourne Concert Hall]] with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus''
+:2000 : [[Canberra, Cork, Calgary...Live]] : solo
+:''2001 : [[Luna]] : E.P., Concert for East Timor with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus''
+:''2001 : [[Concert for East Timor]] with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus''
+:''2002 : [[Flight]] : Concert for Refugees with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus''
+:2003 : [[Silver Hook Tango]] : ARIA Nomination
+:''2005 : [[Azadi - Songs of Liberation]] with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus''
+:2006 : [[Mare Profundo]] with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus
+:2007 : [[Luna Yarra]] with La Voce Della Luna Italian Women's Choir
+:2010 : [[Suitcase Serenata]] with I Viaggiatori
+:2011 : [[Love & Sorrow]] : National Film and Sound Archive Award
+:2014 : [[Riturnella]]
+:2017 : [[The Fearless Note]]
-;videography
+;videography(afew)
-:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvr6QkiR6Q RocKwiz: Kavisha Mazzella]
+:1993 : [http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/joys-women/ Three clips from her movie ''The Joys of the Women''] feat. Le Gioie Delle Donne Italian Women's Choir
+:Kavisha and Gerry O'Beirne : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beGIYzm6tJE ''Meet Me Tonight'']
+:Kavisha : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbv4R2jt3AY ''Invisible Indivisible'']
 ;see also
 :[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=648382360 Kavisha on facebook]
-:[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Music-of-Kavisha-Mazzella/147074152012233 Music of Kavisha Mazzella on facebook]
 :[http://www.myspace.com/kavishamazzellamusic Kavisha on mySpace]
-:[http://www.multiculturalarts.com.au/events2009/kavisha.shtml Kavisha Mazella Trio, Victorian Tour]
+:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whlXttC4BPg interview, 2020]
-:[http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2010/03/15/2846276.htm Kavisha on ABC Radio Melbourne]
-[[category:Names|Kavisha, Ma]]
+[[category:Names|Kavisha, Ma Dharma]]
-[[category:Melbourne|Kavisha, Ma]]
+[[category:Melbourne|Kavisha, Ma Dharma]]
-[[category:Music - People|Kavisha, Ma]]
+[[category:Music - People|Kavisha, Ma Dharma]]

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