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, […]
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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 […]
Read More… from Shout Sister Shout: Miriam Lieberman (IWD 2021)
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 […]
Read More… from Shout Sister Shout: Angela Rosero (IWD 2021)
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 […]
Read More… from Shout Sister Shout: Emily-Rose Šárkova (IWD 2021)
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 […]
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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 […]
Read More… from Shout Sister Shout: Loretta Palmeiro (IWD 2021)
Professor Geraint Lewis joins us again for Part 4 of Our Universe and in this episode he asks: what are the most energetic things in the universe? The answer is that they are shrouded in mystery. My special guest at 11:00 am is Austen scholar, Ruth Wilson, who advocates a new way of teaching and […]
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 […]