Mara!

Australian world music quintet

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

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### Members

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* Paul Cutlan - clarinets, saxophones
* Lloyd Swanton \- bass
* Sandy Evans \- saxophones
* Llew Kiek - guitar, bouzouki, baglama
* Mara Kiek - vocals, percussion

### Former members

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* 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

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* Stefan Kozuharov (librettist)
* Silvia Entcheva (vocalist)
* Daniele di Giovanni - engineer
* Guy Dickerson - engineer

### Associate artists: Schools performers

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* Tim Clarkson - horns
* Brendan Clarke - double bass
* Dave Ellis - double bass
* Loretta Palmeiro - horns
* Sam Gill - horns

## Discography

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### Albums

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List of albums  Title  | Album details

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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

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### ARIA Awards

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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

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1996 | Rulno Vlno | Best World Music Album | Won
1997 | Sezoni (with Martenitsa Choir) | Nominated
2001 | Live in Europe | Won
2006 | Sorella | Nominated

## References

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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

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* Mara!