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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Approx. 6 minute read My next interviewee in the Shout Sister Shout series, Loretta Palmeiro, brings a sense of boundless energy to her work. Working as an in-demand session musician, she is constantly bouncing around the city from jazz venue to theatre to recording studio much like a pinball darting around the playfield – if […]
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Approx. 12 minute read The March 4 Justice protest in Sydney took place yesterday 15 March. I am in awe of the community of people from all walks of life who gathered to protest gendered violence; sexual harassment and domestic violence against women. While I celebrate and have such admiration of the courage of everyone […]
Approx. 7 minute 30 second read I love learning of the relationships between artists; how they collaborate, inspire each other and create opportunities for each other. For example, one of my favourite jazz pianists, child prodigy Joey Alexander was discovered on Youtube by Wynton Marsalis (of Marsalis family jazz royalty, naturally) who then gave Joey […]
Approx. 12 minute read Artists have an inner drive to deliver their calling to the world and persuade others to appreciate the unique perspective or thing of beauty they surface, even when their pursuit is somewhat out of the ordinary or has never really been done before. Rock ’n Roll did not exist before Sister […]
Read More… from Shout Sister Shout: Jenny Eriksson (IWD 2021)
Approx. 7 minute read One of the wonderful things about working in the Arts is being surrounded by people who express their own interests and talents and share them with the world. It’s a dynamic creative space where dancers, musicians, circus performers, sculptors, painters, writers, impresarios, designers… find each other and invent ways to collaborate […]
Artist Profile – Melissa Mladin Review by Anthony Frater (Arts Wednesday) It’s like we are looking into the dark internal spaces of someones brain, yes we have X-ray vision. It’s an evolution: evolution and change the aim, stasis the antithesis. An evolution that has taken visual artist and painter Melissa Mladin on an exploratory journey […]
Approx. 7 minute read I first came across Kristin Berardi’s beautiful voice on her album Where or When a few years back – I’m a late comer to her music ( I know!) considering she had a dozen releases to her name before this 2015 album. I was hooked from the moment her sonic scapes […]
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