"Her voice flows like tears of joy and sorrow, there’s a saltiness and warmth of sensuality here that sings the great bitter sweet song of life. Kavisha Mazzella may have the first and last letters of the alphabet in her name but in truth, there’s a power and presence in her stage performance which is simply beyond words." Colum Sands - "Rootin'About" for RTE Radio in Dublin. Folkclub BBC Radio Ulster
"clear and beautiful vocals" Bruce Elder - Sydney Morning Herald
"Mazzella's voice has a wonderful purity of tone and can lift over a melodic line with bell-like, weightless grace." Jessica Nichols -The Age
"her songs have a great sense of melody and lyrical depth..." Jim Lee, Dirty Linen Magazine
"...she sings with the voice of a heartbroken angel..." Victoria Laurie, The Australian
Kavisha Mazzella
Born in London England, to an Italian father and Anglo Burmese mother and migrating to Australia in the early sixties,Kavisha is an ARIA Award winning musician and singer who crosses musical boundaries and create community experiences in her shows .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....
As well as leading the Kavisha Mazzella Trio (with Irine Vela and Peter Vadiveloo) , she collaborates with many artists in theatre projects,teaches workshops in voice in Italy and Australia and has run choirs such as Melbourne based "La Voce Della Luna" Italian Womens choir of which she is the current Musical Director.In 2008 Kavisha was a recipient of the Victorian Governments Multicultural Awards for Excellence for her contribution to Community Arts.
