_{KAVISHA MAZZELLA  A.M.} 

_{AWARD WINNING SINGER SONGWRITER, CHOIR LEADER and SOUNDHEALER}    

ARIA award winner, songbird and folkloric explorer Kavisha's original song's lyrical ingredients include humour, poetry, social justice and the spiritual. Combine this prowess with the voice of an angel and you have the experience of a Kavisha concert. Singing in English, Italian and other languages, she will take you on an uplifting boundary riding journey of well-crafted  stories and songs ringing with echoes of Celtic, Fado and Gypsy influences that will strike a resounding chord within. In 2011 she was awarded an Australia Day Honour for services to music and community.

  photo © Mauritzio Salvati 

 PURCHASE ALL KAVISHA'S DIGITAL ALBUMS  HERE ON BANDCAMP    

 Kavisha's CDS  available in READINGS Books and Music Carlton VIC

I am also available for NDIS support in Songwriting, Singing and Soundhealing 

 Concerts, Sound Journeys, Empty Sky Kirtan and Choir Workshops 2023 

MAY 

MON MAY 22nd  7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC 

 TUE May 23 rd 6.30pm pm Co. As .It. Faraday St Melbourne celebrates 30 th anniversary  of Franco Di Chiera's  groundbreaking film " The Joys of The Women " an award winning film about Kavisha and  her first italian Women's choir  le Gioe Delle Donne with  Q and A  with LINGUA MADRE choir performance and Film SOLD OUT .

 WED May 24th  6.30pm pm Co. As .It. Faraday St Melbourne celebrates 30 th anniversary  of Franco Di Chiera's  groundbreaking film " The Joys of The Women an award winning film about Kavisha and  her first italian Women's choir  le Gioe Delle Donnein Fremantle  with  Q and A  with LINGUA MADRE choir performance and Film SOLD OUT ...listen to film soundtrack 

 SUN May 28th 1-2.30 pm The Alchemy of Sound  Sacred Choir Workshop 

 SUN May 28th  Kavisha and friends present Empty Sky Kirtan at Saint Kilda South Port Uniting Church 325 Dorcas St South Melbourne 

MON MAY 29th   7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC 

 JUNE 

SAT JUNE 3rd Sound journey with Holotropic Breathwork with Anthony Olsen at the Augustine Centre Hawthorne 

MON JUN 5th   7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC 

MON JUN 12th   7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC  

 SAT June 17th  7 pm Kavisha and Friends in Concert -Italian songs  BOOK HERE   COOLROOM Castlemaine .

MON JUN 19th   7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC   

 SUN June 25th, EMPTY SKY KIRTAN music and Meditation evenings with Kavisha and Matthew- pm entry by donation at 

Saint Kilda Port Uniting Church 325 Dorcas St South Melbourne 

JULY

MON July 10 th   7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC  

MON July 17th   7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC  

SUN July 23rd   Kavisha in Concert at St Brigids Church 212 Koroit-Port Fairy Rd, PORT FAIRY 

MON July 24th   7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC  

 SUN July 30th 5-6pm , EMPTY SKY KIRTAN music and Meditation evenings with Kavisha and friends - pm entry by donation at 

Saint Kilda Port Uniting Church 325 Dorcas St South Melbourne 

MON July 31st  7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC  

AUG 

MON AUG 7th  7pm Lingua Madre Italian Community Choir every Monday at Saint Marks 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill VIC 

Friday AUG  11th  and SUN 13th BOOK HERE for the 30th Anniversary of The Joys Of The Women Film and Q and A at LUNA CINEMAS Essex St FREMANTLE WA

SEPT

 SEPT 9th and 10th   Concert and BIG SING at the  CHOIR festival SONGFEST 2023 GUILDFORD  West Australia

SEPT 14th Concert with poet /singer Miranda Atkinson in Wychcliffe WA ( details to be confirmed )

 SHENPEN SOUNDHEALING  with Kavisha 

Kavisha studied Integral Sound Healing with  SHA Sound Healing Academy International  2018 - 2021 . Soundhealing is a beautiful and powerful art where science and traditional knowledge meet.. The soundhealer creates a  live musical soundscape to allow one's body to deeply relax and thenmove from the fight /flight sympathetic nervous system to the "rest and digest" Parasympathetic Nervous system .This shift allows the bodys healing to be activated. Kavisha creates a soundscape with her voice , Wind Gong , Shamanic Drum , Himalayan Bowls , Harmonium and other instruments are also played to create a deep relaxing sound bath  In the caring safe environment .Kavisha creates sound with intention which creates a deep relaxation,transformation and healing .

Shenpen in Tibetan means of benefit to all . 

 Group sessions are available (up to 4 people @$40 per person ) and one on one sessions ( $90 ) at

Odiyana Buddhist Centre Meditation Room rear of 11 Henrietta St Hawthorn  3122

 BOOKING ESSENTIAL Please book via text 0412893355 

LINGUA MADRE  ITALIAN language Community Choir 2023 ( no auditions )

Italian language choir open to all . Coffee, Biscotti and  great songs !

Celebrate Australia's amazing immigrants and all they have bought here 

Learn  beautiful italian folk songs of work ,love, protest that come from all regions of italy and resonate through 600 years of singing 

Learn harmonies ,language and community sharing with stories and recipes in a safe caring environment .

Carers are free / Couples discounts available 

7pm -8.30pm at SAINT MARKS 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill 

please contact Kavisha 0412893355

Collaborating  with Kenny Dawson Goondiyandi artist  from Yiyili WA 

  SINGING in Villa Corsano,Ville di Corsano ,Tuscany ITALY Cantiamo Choral Tour 2015 !                 

HEARTLPLACE CHOIR  FREMANTLE  WA 2023 

 EMPTY SKY  Kirtan Sacred Songs and Chants  2023

KIRTAN WORKSHOP WITH KAVISHA MAZZELLA

"It was such a delight to experience Kavisha’s introduction to Kirtan. It was a beautifully crafted, calming, heart-centred and easy space for people to be in. I think it’s so important that festivals have quiet places where people can restore and reboot. " Jo Cresswell Artistic Director ,2023 National Folk Festival 

The next Empty Sky Kirtans will be held on the 4th Sunday of the Month at 5pm -6pm at 

Saint Kilda South Port Uniting Church South Melbourne  325 Dorcas St South Melbourne 

 May 28th, June 25th, July 30th, Aug 27th and Sept 24th   with my special guest musicians like  Matthew Arnold on Violin and others 

 Empty Sky /Sacred Choir workshop at  The Alchemy Of Sound Festival The Open Space  on SUNDAY May 28th at 1pm -2.30pm 

EMPTY SKY Sacred Songs and Chants CD

( Listen here on bandcamp )   

In SEPT 2018 I recorded these songs with my good friend veteran world musician Nicolas Lyon in Malmesbury .By March 2019 only 6 months later, it was ready for the world but it was in lockdown so wenever had a chance to launch it properly ! However a few friends got copies and they  say it got them through the difficult lockdown which made me so happy that the music was healing and useful . The songs include  a soulful version of Jarek Czechowicz's "Love, I call Your Name ", a reworking of the popular "Magnificence"  by Peter Makena, my original melodies to traditional wisdom texts the  Gayatri Mantra, Heart Sutra, Om Mani Padmi Hum, and the words of the mystic poets such as Kabir and Saint Francis. Finally ending with a rallying call for Mother Earth

Here are some EMPTY SKY Reviews 2020 

"What a beautiful CD it is! Especially in these distressing times, it has provided a calming and uplifting mood when it was most needed. THANK YOU." Jeannie Marsh- Melbourne singer and choir leader 

 "What it is ..is it calms me and makes me feel grounded and secure and it talks to a part of me which is beyond words .There's something about being from different traditions on one album that makes it absorbing. It touches different emotions from lament to uplift " Padma Locana ,Yoga  teacher Melbourne  March 2020

 REVIEW by ROBBIE GREIG  

Robbie Greig  Melbourne Singer Songwriter ,mentor and music teacher. March 2020

KAVISHA at the National Folk Festival Canberra  April 2023       -  Photo © Ian Deardon 2023

TESTIMONIALS 

 "Like all great artists, you bring so much joy into peoples' lives and make it possible for them to get out of their noise ... and ... rest with their feelings ... that's a teacherless teaching. "Robert

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"What an absolutely fabulous performance you spoilt us with!! Thank you."   Margot Leake,  Albany Entertainment Centre WA  

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"Just wanted to say a heart felt thank you for the wonderful workshop and concert at Woy Woy last week. It was such fun - the Seven Hundred Rolls song is truly fabulous. You not only sing like an angel, you know how to get other people to sing. What a gift. " Grace - workshop participant 

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 "I have seen Kavisha concerts for years and have her Dvd's  so when I heard she had a choir it seemed the one to try. It has met my expectations being an informal fun class but we do learn. My son- in- law mentioned my singing round the house has improved ! You can change anyrhing you want!!!!" Ange Choir member 

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"Your beautiful warm heart, music and songs were the perfect antidote for us here in Melbourne at present when we are in the midst of so much doom and gloom.The feedback from all the singers has been overwhelmingly positive and grateful for your sessions - and we can't thank you enough!" Jonathon Welch AM  ( Choir Of Hard Knocks Founder) Melbourne International Singers Festival 

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 "Mazzella’s voice has an edge of drama even at its softest, and when she really sings out it can be storming or exultant"

                       REVIEW of The Fearless Note  by John Shand , Sydney Morning Herald

 CD ORDERS

$25 plus $8 postage for 1 CD  paypal.me/mazzellamusic 

Please write to Mazzella Music 11 Henrietta St Hawthorn VIC 3122

or email kavisha(at)kavisha.com 

THANKYOU ! 

• EMPTY SKY sacred songs and chants ( 2019 )CDS and also digitally on Bandcamp 
• The Fearless Note (2017) also Digitally available on Bandcamp
• Riturnella (2014 ) Italian folksongs of 600 years also Digitally available on Bandcamp
• Love and Sorrow (  2010 )also Digitally available on Bandcamp
• Silver Hook Tango ( 2003 )also Digitally available on Bandcamp
• Fisherman's Daughter (1998 ) also Digitally available on Bandcamp
• Mermaids In The WEll ( 1995 ) also Digitally available  on Bandcamp
• Canberra Cork Calgary...live (2000) also Digitally available on itunes

ORDER your CDS below Folks

Photos  ©Claire Moody 2020

 Kavisha's  Youtube Channel

• VA PENSIERO Kavisha with La Voce Della Luna Italian Choir featuring Kavisha from the album "Luna Yarra" produced by Paul Petran -AS FEATURED IN Australian Filmmaker Aaron Wilson's  2021 accaimed FILM "LITTLE TORNADOES "

• AL GRASSBY'S Grandfather with Neil Adam,Judy Turner and Spanish band from the Asturias FELPEYU 
• AMOUR from Love and Sorrow 2011
• ALL GODS BEGGARS from Silver Hook Tango 2003
• BELLA CIAO di Risaia with I Viaggiatori Italian Folk from Suitcase Serenada 2011
• EMPTY SKY CHANTS and SACRED SONGS session LIVE  Aug 2020
• FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTER from Fisherman's Daughter 1998
• GECKO SONG from Love and Sorrow 2011
• INVISIBLE INDIVISIBLE from Mermaids In The Well 1995
• KINDNESS OF STRANGERS Xmas Carol 2016
• LOVE and JUSTICE Choir Women's Anthem with VICTORIAN WOMEN'S TRUST CHOIR 2008 
• LOVESWING (Kabir) 2021
• LOVE I CALL YOUR NAME  by Jarek Czecowicz from Empty Sky 2020
• NIGRA SUM from MARE PROFUNDO Kavisha ,Irine Vela and Richard Tedesco with Boite Millenium Chorus  2006
•  PHILOSOPHY MAN  live performance at Kidogo Arthouse Fremantle  NOV 2021
• RITURNELLA from Riturnella Italian Folk songs 2014
• ROSE IN THE BONES from Silver Hook Tango 2003
• SHE MOVES THROUGH THE FAIR from Mermaids In The Well 1995
• SING FOR NO ONE from The Fearless Note 2017
• TO THE RIVER   co written with Arnold Zable 
• THE FEARLESS NOTE from The Fearless Note 2017
• VENEZUELA from Silver Hook Tango 2003
• VULUMBRELLA Italian Folk Song from Mermaids In The Well 1995
• WE ARE ANGELS from Mermaids In The Well 1995
• WEDDING SHEETS from Suitcase Serenata 2010 

 KAVISHA INTERVIEWS  and live performance 

                   Kavisha in an  INTERVIEW with Patricia Hamilton of Concious Living TV  NOV 2021 

                   Kavisha with Suvas Agam from his Youtube Show SECRETS OF LIFE NEPAL NOV 2020

                   Kavisha and Franco Di Chiera  INTERVIEW about the film The Joys Of The Women  2012

                   Kavisha wins ARIA AWARD for best World Music Album 1998 

                  Kavisha Community Xmas play Jesus was a Middle Eastern Refugee  2012

                  Kavisha Community Xmas play  Beggars Orchestra play Hava Nagila 2012