DELI DIVAS - ABC Music Deli Concert

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Friday 29th July 2005, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre
Ground Floor, Southbank Blvd, Southbank, Melbourne

Tickets: $15 (presale), $12 MAV Members, Door: $20 full and $18 conc. Bookings: 03 9417 6777

A concert featuring Australian based music divas from Indonesian, Italian, Greek, Vietnamese and El Salvadorian cultures. Performing original and traditional music, these artists highlight the incredible quality and wealth of music in this country.

Be transported by the evocative power of world music. This unique concert features five outstanding culturally diverse performances and is a rare opportunity for the people of Melbourne to experience in optimum acoustic conditions the musical traditions of some of our unique cultures based now in Melbourne.

Ria Soemardjo -Indonesia – exquisite vocals Born in Melbourne of Australian/Indonesian descent, Ria distinctive vocal style is shaped by her love of traditional Asian and eastern European music as well as an inventive and eclectic approach to improvisation. She is the only female performer of Javanese song in Melbourne and has recorded a CD of original and traditional song.

Ileana Posas - El Salvador – vibrant Latino jazz Ileana was born into a musical family in El Salvador. A popular and well-known singer in El Salvador since the age of 12, Ileana kept having success as a solo artist as well as becoming a familiar face on Salvadorian television. In July 2004, Ileana recorded four of her songs at the ABC studios in Melbourne. These four tracks were then broadcast on Radio National’s ‘Music Deli’ in August 2004. This is the first time Ileana will perform live her original songs for Music Deli.

Dang Kim Hien - Vietnam – ethereal spiritual music Hien is regarded as one of the leading master-performers of the Vietnamese zither dan tranh in the world and is an accomplished vocalist. Since migrating to Australia in late 1994, Hien has not only been active in performing Vietnamese music, but also participated in creating cross-cultural music.

Kavisha Mazzella & Irini Vela – Italy/Greece– contemporary world music ARIA award winning singer songwriter Kavisha Mazzella has a hauntingly beautiful voice, capable of both power and nuance. Singing in Italian and English, she sings traditional Italian folk and contemporary original songs in English that are inspired from her rich Celtic-Eurasian heritages. Kavisha will be accompanied by talented Greek musician Irini Vela. "She sings with the voice of a heartbroken angel..." Victoria Laurie ...The Australian

Susannah Coleman-Brown will be joining the Deli Divas Susannah is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Tasmania now living and performing in Melbourne. Her performances are intimate yet full of energy and sincerity. Susannah has a Bachelor of Music Performance (Voice/Improvisation) from the Victorian College of the Arts. In 2003 Susannah was awarded a John Vickery Scholarship from the College and in 2004 she received a Mabel Kent Singing Award and the prestigious Gwen Nisbet Music scholarship.

Produced by Multicultural Arts Victoria. The concert will be recorded by Music Deli ABC Radio National.

Please note : Due to unforeseen circumstances Nadia Elbana is unable to perform in Deli Divas as previously publicised.

For further information contact Kris Wong at Multicultural Arts Victoria - 03 9417 6777.

Media passes available.