Mara!

Mara!
Origin	Sydney Australia
Genres	World music, world/jazz fusion
Years active	30
Labels	Mara Music, Rufus Records, Real World Records, Topic Records (UK), Laika Disc (Germany), Marquee Music (Japan)
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 Danny Thompson
Website	www.maramusic.com.au

Mara! is an Australian world music quintet. They have won 2 ARIA Awards for Best World Music Album in 1996 (Ruino Vino) ^[1] and 2001 (Live in Europe) ^[2] and they were also nominated in 2006 (Sorella) ^[3] and along with the Martenitsa Choir in 1997 (Sezoni). ^[4]

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
• Danny Thompson - 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

List of albums

Title	Album details
Images	Released: 1984 Label: Plant Life (PLR 070) Formats: LP, Cassette
On the Edge	Released: 1987 Label: Sandstock Music (SSM 025) Formats: LP, Cassette
Don't Even Think	Released: 1990 Label: Sandstock Music (SSM 042) Formats: LP, CD, Cassette
Ruino Vino	Released: 1995 [5] Label: Rufus Records (RF013) Formats: CD
Sezoni (with Martenitsa Choir)	Released: June 1997 [6] [7] Label: Rufus Records (RF030) Formats: CD
Live in Europe	Released: April 2001 [8] Label: Mara! Music (MM001) Formats: CD
Sorella	Released: 2005 [9] Label: Mara! Music Formats: CD
Tra Parole E Silenzio (with Martenitsa Choir)	Released: April 2012 [10] Label: Mara! Music Formats: CD, digital

Awards and nominations

ARIA Awards

Mara! have won two ARIA Music Awards from four nominations, all in the same category: Best World Music Album. ^[11]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	Rulno Vlno	Best World Music Album	Won
1997	Sezoni(with Martenitsa Choir)		Nominated
2001	Live in Europe		Won
2006	Sorella		Nominated

References

1. Blake, Elissa (1 October 1996), "Graney Gets A Gong", The Age
2. "ARIA Awards - The winners.", Australian Associated Press, 4 October 2001
3. "And the ARIA nominees are ...", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 14 September 2006
4. Lim, Annie (4 July 1998), "World at his beat", The Australian
5. Clare, John (4 December 1995), "Pre-war Blue Eyes None Too Bright", Sydney Morning Herald
6. Clare, John (30 June 1997), "Jazz", Sydney Morning Herald
7. Chapman, Geoff (20 November 1999), "Conga king adds sizzle to soul", The Toronto Star
8. Shand, John (21 April 2001), "World", Sydney Morning Herald
9. Shand, John (21 January 2006), "Folk Jazz", Sydney Morning Herald
10. Hillier, Tony (14 April 2012), "Music reviews", The Australian
11. ARIA Music Awards for Mara!:
    • Search Results 'Mara!': "Search Results for 'Mara!'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
    • 1996 winners and nominees: "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
    • 1997 winners and nominees: "Winners by Year 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
    • 2001 winners and nominees: "Winners By Year 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
    • 2006 winners and nominees: "Winners by Year 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

External links

• Mara!