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(Kavisha Mazzella)

" Sing For everybody... sing for nobody" Born in London, living in Australia since a small child, Kavisha comes from a family of singers .Her Mum taught her guitar and her grandmother played the banjo and her Uncle sings from the Italian opera and Neopolitan bel canto tradition .She sings also with her brother Sw Gyan Giri and Sw Prem Sanjiva in I Papaveri Italian folk song band and Black Nonnas music and comedia theatre.

Brought up in a loving Catholic family, Kavisha  sang in Church choir and loved the stories of the saints but was looking for something deeper. At age of  21 she came accross the teachings of Osho Rajneesh ,fell in love with the joyous heart path and  became a sannyasin with the name "Dharma Kavisha" meaning The Path of the Godess of Poetry. She was at the Ranch playing music for Bhagwan and also visited Pune 2 briefly.Since then Kavisha  has explored Dzogchen in Tibetan Buddhism , Advaita Philosophy with Sailor Bob , and is currently a student at the Wu Wei Tai Chi School.Kavisha brings  all these influences into her choir teaching ,ecstatic singing style and exploration of  compassion and deep, soulful silence through the gateway of song.

As well as writing and singing her own songs and doing concerts Kavisha leads healing through song choirs.Kavisha runs a Meditation, Song and Silence group once a month at Northcote Uniting Church called" Empty Sky "in which meditative chants and songs from different sacred world traditions are sung interspersed by periods of silence. There is also a multifaith multicultural choir at Manningham Arts Centre called the United Nations Of Song and is open every term to new members.Here we explore the common ground in culture and faith. Also Kavisha runs a choir for friends,family and those on their healing journey from mental Illness.Kindly sponsored by the Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria this is called The Moon's A Balloon Choir.

Kavisha has performed at national folk festivals, International music festivals that include Woodford,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. for more details and to listen to her music go to www.kavisha.com...

Contact Details

email: kavishakavisha.com

websites: www.kavisha.com Kavisha Mazzella; i Viaggiatori; La Voce Della Luna

blog: Kavisha Mazzella

videography: 1993 : Three clips from her movie The Joys of the Women feat. Le Gioie Delle Donne Italian Women's Choir

SBS RocKwiz: Kavisha - Invisible Indivisible

Kavisha and Gerry O'Beirne - Meet Me Tonight

see also: Kavisha on facebook; Music of Kavisha Mazzella on facebook; Kavisha on mySpace

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+" Sing For everybody... sing for nobody"
+Born in London, living in Australia since a small child,
+Kavisha  comes from a family of singers .Her Mum taught her guitar and her grandmother played the banjo and her Uncle sings from the  Italian opera and Neopolitan bel canto tradition .She sings also with her brother Sw Gyan Giri  and Sw Prem Sanjiva in I Papaveri Italian folk song band  and Black Nonnas music and comedia theatre.
+ Brought up in a loving Catholic family, Kavisha  sang in Church choir and loved the stories of the saints but was looking for something deeper. At age of  21 she came accross the teachings of Osho Rajneesh ,fell in love with the joyous heart path and  became a sannyasin with the name "Dharma Kavisha" meaning The Path of the Godess of Poetry. She was at the Ranch playing music for Bhagwan and also visited Pune 2 briefly.Since then Kavisha  has explored Dzogchen in Tibetan Buddhism , Advaita Philosophy with Sailor Bob , and is currently a student at the Wu Wei Tai Chi School.Kavisha brings  all these influences into her choir teaching ,ecstatic singing style and exploration of  compassion and deep, soulful silence through the gateway of song.
-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.
+As well as writing and singing her own songs and doing concerts Kavisha leads healing through song choirs.Kavisha runs a Meditation, Song and Silence group once a month  at Northcote Uniting Church called" Empty Sky "in which meditative chants and songs from different sacred world traditions are sung interspersed by periods of silence. There is also a multifaith multicultural choir at Manningham Arts Centre called the United Nations Of Song and  is open every term to new members.Here we explore the  common ground in culture and faith. Also Kavisha runs  a choir for friends,family and those on their healing journey from mental Illness.Kindly  sponsored by the Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria this is called The Moon's A Balloon Choir.
-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 [[Sw Anand Giri|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".
-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
-:[http://aymc.org.au/2011/01/australia-day-honours-list/ 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
+Kavisha has  performed at national folk festivals, International music festivals that include Woodford,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.
+for more details  and to listen to her music  go to www.kavisha.com...
 '''Contact Details'''
-;address
-:Melbourne VIC
-:PO Box 44
-:Coburg VIC 3058
-:Australia
-;phones
-:Mobile: 0412-893-355
-:Skype: kavishamazzlla
-:Skype: kavishamazzella
 ;email
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 :[http://kavishamazzella.wordpress.com/ Kavisha Mazzella]
-;discography
-:1990 : [[Flowers In The Desert]] : I Papaveri
-:1991 : [[Best Song In The World]] : Rich'n Famous
-:1995 : [[Mermaids In The Well]]
-:1997 : [[Stepping Out]] : La Voce Della Luna, Italian  Women's Choir
-:1997 : [[Three Sheilas]] with Judy Small & Bronwyn Calcutt
-:1998 : [[Fisherman's Daughter]]
-:''1999 : [[Live At The Melbourne Concert Hall]] with the Melbourne Millenium Chorus''
-:2000 : [[Canberra, Cork, Calgary...Live]]
-:''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]]
-:''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
-:2010 : [[Suitcase Serenata]] with I Viaggiatori
-:2011 : [[Love & Sorrow]]
 ;videography
 :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
-:2008 : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HpCmdLRuF8 ''Love and Justice''] A women's anthem sung by 400 women of Victoria, Australia to mark the centenary of Suffrage - finally getting the Vote in Australia after 19 attempts in Parliament. Composed and conducted by Kavisha.
 :[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvr6QkiR6Q SBS RocKwiz: Kavisha - ''Invisible Indivisible'']
-:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_E2hlEeIBo SBS RocKwiz: Kavisha & Mick Thomas - ''Don't You Want Me Baby'']
-:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWmDDG1cuc Kavisha sings ''Amour'']
 :[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beGIYzm6tJE Kavisha and Gerry O'Beirne - ''Meet Me Tonight'']
-:[http://espanol.video.yahoo.com/watch/3506977/9738145 ''Bella Caio'' by Kavisha Mazzella & The Bella Caio Trio]
-:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imnYHMX-rvM Interview]
 ;see also
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 :[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]
-:[http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2010/03/15/2846276.htm Kavisha on ABC Radio Melbourne]
-:[http://www.boite.com.au/artists/artist_detail.php?artist_id=309 Kavisha at The Boite]

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