"sing for everybody - sing for nobody..."

 

Welcome to the site of Kavisha Mazzella A.M

award winning singer-songwriter ,choir leader,song collector, visual artist.

 

" Kavisha is one our country's finest singer-songwriters" Julian Burnside Q.C.


"A power and presence that's beyond words" Colum Sands


 ARIA award winner and songbird Kavisha Mazzella original song's lyrical ingredients include humour, poetry, social justice and the spiritual. Combine this prowess with the voice of an angel and you have the experience of a Kavisha concert. Singing in English and Italian, she will take you on an uplifting boundary riding journey of well-crafted  stories and songs ringing with echoes of Celtic, Fado and Gypsy influences that will strike a resounding chord within. With 5 solo albums under her belt, she has sung at festivals from afar afield as Ireland, Italy Slovenia to  Noumea in the Pacific to the Praries of Canada to tropical Queensland and  edge of the world Western Australia.She has been researching Italian folksong as remembered by immigrants to Australia since the 80's, creating choirs such as " The Joys of The Women" and " la Voce Della Luna Italian Womens Choir.She is currently musical director of "The Moon's a Balloon Choir" which is sponsored by the Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria. Everywhere she sings and plays she has the audience singing along before they know it !

NEWS! 2013- Pre Order your NEW italian Folk  album ! RITURNELLA

Kavisha is recording a new Italian Folk Album "RITURNELLA " ( the one who returns).Co-Produced and engineered  by Belfast Poet and songwriter Andy White at the Growlery Studio... They are recorded live with Kavisha playing her little spanish nylon string guitar in the classic folk style of the 60's.-Naked and unnadorned... Kavisha is also playing mandolin, gnnachere (neopolitan castenets) and singing harmonies.These  heartbreakingly beautiful songs are little gems in the Italian folk  treasury." I have always wanted to do this album.It's the culmination of 30 years of study of these amazing songs."

To pre-order and support the recording of RITURNELLA please pre oder below on Paypal.

 

So far Kavisha has recorded..10 songs from the 17th to the 19th centuries and from all parts of Italy.They are:

  • Riturnella,Mi Votu Mi Rivotu, Ricciulina, L'America
  • Maremma, Angellare`,Fammi Restari
  •  Sento il Fischio, Scura Maie  & Nova Gelosia

 

"Kavisha herself is in as fine a form as ever, delivering her superb mixture of homespun stories and traditional gems. Her voice is shimmering and effortless - she has the remarkable ability to throw her voice at a microphone from a metre away, almost like a ventriloquist, then move right in for the kill." Mike Moroney, Edinborugh Folk Club, Dunedin NZ

"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

"She sings with the voice of a heartbroken angel"Victoria Laurie -The Australian

"Her songs have a great sense of melody and lyrical depth.." Jim Lee, Dirty Linen Magazine. UK

"Irrestistable,heartfelt collection of beautifully produced songs" Robyn Johnston , ABC Radio National on " Love and Sorrow"

"Fabulous album, sophisticated, aromatic, beautiful, soulful, moody." Matthew Donlevy ,Peermusic  on " Love and Sorrow"

 

Kavisha songs on YOUTUBE

PABLO NERUDA  New song  for 2013!

Kavisha sings INVISIBLE INDIVISIBLE on ROCKWIZ

VENEZUELA

INVISIBLE INDIVISIBLE

BELLA CIAO di Risaia

VA PENSIERO

LOVE and JUSTICE  Choral piece

MORE  of Kavisha's SONGS  on REVERBNATION                    Unreleased Kavisha on  MySpace


Kavisha's music

Mermaids in the Well 1995

Under the loving guidance and musical arrangements of Lee Buddle (Soundmine Studios Perth West Australia) and John Reed, this album took 5 years to make! It was released in 1995 Featuring INVISIBLE INDIVISIBLE & CLOUDS OF GLORY.

Fisherman's Daughter - ARIA WINNER 1998

Kavisha collaborated with one of Australia's best loved singer-songwriters Michael Thomas ( ex-Weddings, Parties, Anything) to create " Fisherman's Daughter".The album won the 1998 ARIA award for the best Traditional/Folk/ World music album of the year. One of the album's songs "Big Blue Above" was chosen for Australian t.v series Seachange. Features BIG BLUE ABOVE & GYPSY SONG.

Canberra Cork Calgary 2000

Live recordings of Kavisha solo  tour in Ireland,Canada and Australia. Available at Garage sales only-Sorry we are out of stock!

Silver Hook Tango- 2003  ARIA nominee

"Kavisha Mazzella, one of the brightest stars on the Australian folk scene, has produced a beauty with her fourth and latest enstallment "Silver Hook Tango." Taking the masterstroke perfect musical settings to accompany her dreamy poetic word pictures. Mazzella's beautiful singing works so well with Gerry O'Beirne's ravishing impressionistic array of guitar sounds."Paul Barr, Readings Book shop Carlton Melbourne.  Features SILVER HOOK TANGO,ALL GOD"S BEGGARS & VENEZUELA.

Love and Sorrow -

Winner of National Film and Sound Archive award 2011

"Tis a musical match made in Heaven" says Tony Hillier of Kavisha's latest album. Produced by Nano Stern and recorded again at Spring Studios Prahan in Melbourne,engineered mixed by Harry Williamson this album features the wordless and beautiful " OLIVE TREE " as featured in the 2013 film Summer Suit , GECKO SONG, GETHSEMENE and MAGDALENA amongst others.

Select CDs

Love and Sorrow

 

*Love and Sorrow has won the  National Film and Sound Archive Award for best Cd release at the National Folk Festival ,Easter 2011.

 

"ARIA award winning artist, Kavisha Mazzella, delivers another album, featuring her exemplary songwriting and singing skills. Her songs marry the rich folk music traditions of her Italian parentage, with an ability to articulate the contemporary everyday. This album produced by Chilean guitarist Nano Stern, has a sweet musicality that enhances Kavisha’s sweet,marvelous voice."Paul Barr Readings Books and Music

Love & Sorrow Kavisha Mazzella Black Market Music

**** (four stars)

 

"Subtle multi-instrumental colouring from producer, Nano Stern allied to an exemplary sound engineering and mixing job by Harry Williamson, has helped convert a batch of characteristically well-crafted songs into Mazzella’s magnum opus. Love & Sorrow certainly has an epic sweep"  **** Tony Hillier     The Weekend Australian

Price is $25 plus postage $5

Booklet of lyrics and drawings are inside front cover! ENJOY!