Kavisha Mazzella - Official website

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     Kavisha Mazzella is a 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 hear echoes of Italian folk traditions with Country, Celtic and Gypsy.       

 Early days of music saw her busking in the streets of Fremantle and Europe (she got arrested in Copenhagen and spent the day in the local lock-up for busking before 1pm!)and playing the  Stables Folk Club and Fly By Night Club in Fremantle.It wasnt til Franco Di Chieras film " The Joys Of The Women" in 1993 came to national television that she became known to a national audience! 

Kavisha is currently the Musical Director of  Melbourne's vivacious Italian Women's choir " La Voce Della Luna"for the last 13 years.Check out Kavisha and the choir at La Voce Della Luna on MYSPACE .

    She has given workshops in Australia and Italy in voice and Italian folk traditions. Her latest cd "Silver Hook Tango " is out through Blackmarket Music in Australia. Produced by Irish guitar Master Gerry O'Beirne and recorded at Spring Studios by Harry Williamson this album was nominated for an ARIA award.

     She is a  recent member of the Charcoal Club a project initiated by Aboriginal activist /Filmaker Richard Frankland with Andy Baylor and has a history of collaborations with artists  such as Kutcha Edwards,Kev Carmody and Archie Roach & Ruby Hunter ,Neil Murray,Mick Thomas and folk legend Judy Small and classical guitarist Seb Jorgensen,Donal Lunny,Ross Bolleter,John Reed,Peter Grayling and Lee Buddle.

 Currently she is performing with Greek- albanian musican and composer

Irine Vela and percussionist Peter Vadiveloo making up the Kavisha Mazzella trio . She also is a guest member of the Bella Ciao Trio with italo Australian jazz artists trumpeter Gianni Marinucci and  drummer Ronny Ferella .She has also collaborated with Author Arnold Zable to create a theatre show of storytelling and music about human rights & refugees called " Anytime the wind can change"They perform this show for community groups and high schools.

     Kavisha is a winner of various awards including Port Fairy Artist of the Year 2004, the 1998 ARIA for her album " Fisherman's Daughter" and the Italia Nel Mondo Award from the Italian Government in 2000 for her contribution to Italian Culture in Australia.She sings in Italian, italian dialects and English amongst other languages.She makes music that comes from the heart and her performances have people singing along before they know it.

to hear some more of KAvisha's recent music go to her mYSPACE page!

 

 KAvisha has been commissioned to write a WOMEN'S ANTHEM celebrating 100 years of the suffrage To see more go to the Victorian Women's Trust website!

   SPECIAL OFFER!

To Purchase the Film by FRANCO DI CHIERA's FILM  " JOYS OF THE WOMEN " on DVD

Special purchase price of AUD 29.00 including postage within
Australia.Contact Electric Pictures, 33 Canning Highway, East FremantleWA 6158,   

Tel. (08) 9339 1133, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

 

 CONTACT:

Kavisha Mazzella
email ; kavisha.mazzella @pacific.net.au
website;www.kavisha.com

+61 (mb)0412 89 33 55  PO Box 49
    Northcote Victoria
     Australia
       3070                

 

  TO DOWNLOAD RECENT PHOTO  of KAvisha by SIMON DARBY(NZ) go to http://www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au/Kavisha_mazzella.jpg