Mara!
{{Short description|Australian world music quintet}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mara!
| image =
| caption = Australian World Music at its best
| image_size =
| alias =
| origin = Sydney Australia
| genre = World music, world/jazz fusion
| years_active = 30
| label = Mara Music, Rufus Records, Real World Records, Topic Records (UK), Laika Disc (Germany), Marquee Music (Japan)
| associated_acts = Martenitsa Choir
| website = www.maramusic.com.au
| current_members = Paul Cutlan
Lloyd Swanton
Sandy Evans
Llew Kiek
Mara Kiek
| past_members = Jim Denley
Michael Haughton
Tony Gorman
Stefan Kozuharov
Andrew Robson
Steve Elphick
}}
Mara! is an Australian world music quintet. They have won 2 ARIA Awards for Best World Music Album in 1996 (Ruino Vino){{Citation | last = Blake | first = Elissa | date = 1 October 1996 | title = Graney Gets A Gong | periodical = The Age }} and 2001 (Live in Europe){{Citation | date = 4 October 2001 | title = ARIA Awards - The winners. | periodical = Australian Associated Press }} and they were also nominated in 2006 (Sorella){{Citation | date = 14 September 2006 | title = And the ARIA nominees are ... | periodical = The Gold Coast Bulletin }} and along with the Martenitsa Choir in 1997 (Sezoni).{{Citation | last = Lim | first = Annie | date = 4 July 1998 | title = World at his beat | periodical = The Australian }}
Members
= Members =
- Paul Cutlan - clarinets, saxophones
- Lloyd Swanton - bass
- Sandy Evans - saxophones
- Llew Kiek - guitar, bouzouki, baglama
- Mara Kiek - vocals, percussion
= Former members =
- Jim Denley - flute, alto sax
- Michael Haughton - tenor and soprano saxes
- Tony Gorman - clarinet and alto sax
- Steve Elphick - double bass
- Andrew Robson - saxophones
= Associate artists =
- Stefan Kozuharov (librettist)
- Silvia Entcheva (vocalist)
- Daniele di Giovanni - engineer
- Guy Dickerson - engineer
= Associate artists: Schools performers =
- Tim Clarkson - horns
- Brendan Clarke - double bass
- Dave Ellis - double bass
- Loretta Palmeiro - horns
- Sam Gill - horns
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Images
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| scope="row"| On the Edge
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| scope="row"| Don't Even Think
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| scope="row"| Ruino Vino
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| scope="row"| Sezoni (with Martenitsa Choir) |
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| scope="row"| Live in Europe
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| scope="row"| Sorella
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| scope="row"| Tra Parole E Silenzio (with Martenitsa Choir) |
|
Awards and nominations
= ARIA Awards =
Mara! have won two ARIA Music Awards from four nominations, all in the same category: Best World Music Album.ARIA Music Awards for Mara!:
- Search Results 'Mara!': {{cite web
|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?q=silverchair&view=list&text=Mara!#
|title=Search Results for 'Mara!'
|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
|access-date=7 January 2019
}}
- 1996 winners and nominees: {{cite web
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142950/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996
|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1996
|title=Winners by Year 1996
|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
|archive-date=14 December 2007
|access-date=7 January 2019
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy
}}
- 1997 winners and nominees: {{cite web
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222011152/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997
|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1997
|title=Winners by Year 1997
|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
|archive-date=22 December 2007
|access-date=7 January 2019
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy
}}
- 2001 winners and nominees: {{cite web
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235727/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2001
|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2001
|title=Winners By Year 2001
|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
|archive-date=26 September 2007
|access-date=7 January 2019
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy
}}
- 2006 winners and nominees: {{cite web
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212125336/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2006
|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2006
|title=Winners by Year 2006
|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
|archive-date=12 December 2007
|access-date=7 January 2019
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy
}}
{{awards table}}
|-
| 1996 || Rulno Vlno || rowspan="4" | Best World Music Album || {{won}}
|-
| 1997 || Sezoni (with Martenitsa Choir) || {{nom}}
|-
| 2001 || Live in Europe || {{won}}
|-
| 2006 || Sorella || {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.maramusic.com.au/ArtistDetail.aspx?ID=2 Mara!]