Approx. 9 minute read The month of March is behind us and being the eventful month that is was, there is much upon which to reflect. On the 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD). The theme for this year’s celebrations and acknowledgement was #ChooseToChallenge. This expresses the fact that we are all responsible for […]
Approx. 6 minute 30 second read “Poetry and music are the best at the highest level of the human mind. Out of poetry, out of their need for poetry, human beings have developed the idea of God. And so when we sing, when we dance, when we speak poetry we are speaking out of God’s […]
Join Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers this Arts Thursday to meet two special guests. KATHRYN HUNYOR Australian Design Centre, in partnership with ArtsPeople, presents DESIGN 101, a new series of entertaining and informative lectures on design and design history given by top experts. These lectures focus on the forces and people who have shaped our contemporary world and will be hosted by […]
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Approx. 6 minute read Alex Silver has earned the utmost respect (and general street cred) in the jazz music world for her performance chops, composition sensibility and for being something of a pioneer for women in jazz as the inaugural recipient of the Jann Rutherford Memorial Award. I had the pleasure of first encountering Alex […]
Approx. 10 minute read I first came across Briana Cowlishaw’s music on her latest album, Fjord, where she teams up with her long-time collaborator, Gavin Ahearn. Briana’s voice totally enticed me- it is so enchanting on the classic numbers Gentle Rain (originally bossa nova number written by Luiz Bonfá) and Stompin’ at the Savoy (written […]
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Approx. 12 minute read Against some challenging odds, Athésia’s perseverance and passion for music led her to carve out her own unique path and nurture an enriching career as a musician. She shares her Canadian French Haitian heritage and culture, using music as a channel to bring communities together and to serve a noble cause. […]
Approx. 8 minute read Maria Mitar has a gift for weaving the diverse music threads of Western Sydney together in to a beautiful tapestry of sound, colour, culture, dance and celebration. As a co-founder of the Cultural Arts Collective, along with partner Richard Petkovic, Maria brings communities together to explore and bridge the space between heritage, […]
Approx. 6 minute read Artists are endlessly curious beings. This is certainly true of Miriam Lieberman. I love the way she describes how she discovered rhythms in everyday objects around her as a child and how her desire to unveil more of the world and its music led her to West Africa. Read on to […]
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Approx. 19 minute read Maryanne Piper is a profound collaborator whose work output includes diverse elements from women’s composition and performance initiatives, to a literacy program that uses music a a vehicle and working on Jazz, Classical and Cultural music with stellar musicians from the shores of Aotearoa, the Conservatoires of Europe and her home […]
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Approx. 6 minute read Angela Rosero believes that being authentic is the best way to connect with her audience. I’ve had the experience of connecting to Angela’s music as an audience member on a few occasions. The first was at Camelot’s Django Bar where I remember sensing her stage presence, sharing her amazing music with […]
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Approx. 14 minute read An interesting theme that connects many parts of my Shout Sister Shout series is the musical influence mothers have had on their daughters. The Godmother of Rock ’n Roll and inspiration for Shout Sister Shout, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, made her start in music all because of mum, Katie Bell Nubin. Mother […]
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Join Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers this Arts Thursday to meet two special guests from two local landmark organisations. Randi Linnegar King Street Gallery on William is in the centre of Sydney’s arts district, not far from the AGNSW and the MCA. Since opening originally in King St, Newtown in the 1980s, it has grown to represent many established artists […]
Read More… from King Street Gallery & Half Time: 18 March 21