{{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<br>Lloyd Swanton<br>Sandy Evans<br>Llew Kiek<br>Mara Kiek | past_members = Jim Denley<br>Michael Haughton<br>Tony Gorman<br>Stefan Kozuharov<br>Andrew Robson<br>Steve Elphick<br>Danny Thompson }} '''Mara!''' is an Australian world music quintet. They have won 2 ARIA Awards for Best World Music Album in 1996 (''Ruino Vino'')<ref>{{Citation | last = Blake | first = Elissa | date = 1 October 1996 | title = Graney Gets A Gong | periodical = The Age }}</ref> and 2001 (''Live in Europe'')<ref>{{Citation | date = 4 October 2001 | title = ARIA Awards - The winners. | periodical = Australian Associated Press }}</ref> and they were also nominated in 2006 (''Sorella'')<ref>{{Citation | date = 14 September 2006 | title = And the ARIA nominees are ... | periodical = The Gold Coast Bulletin }}</ref> and along with the Martenitsa Choir in 1997 (''Sezoni'').<ref>{{Citation | last = Lim | first = Annie | date = 4 July 1998 | title = World at his beat | periodical = The Australian }}</ref>
==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=== {| 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'' | * Released: 1984 * Label: Plant Life (PLR 070) * Formats: LP, Cassette |- ! scope="row"| ''On the Edge'' | * Released: 1987 * Label: Sandstock Music (SSM 025) * Formats: LP, Cassette |- ! scope="row"| ''Don't Even Think'' | * Released: 1990 * Label: Sandstock Music (SSM 042) * Formats: LP, CD, Cassette |- ! scope="row"| ''Ruino Vino'' | * Released: 1995<ref>{{Citation | last = Clare | first = John | date = 4 December 1995 | title = Pre-war Blue Eyes None Too Bright | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref> * Label: Rufus Records (RF013) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Sezoni'' <br> (with Martenitsa Choir) | * Released: June 1997<ref>{{Citation | last = Clare | first = John | date = 30 June 1997 | title = Jazz | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Chapman | first = Geoff | date = 20 November 1999 | title = Conga king adds sizzle to soul | periodical = The Toronto Star }}</ref> * Label: Rufus Records (RF030) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Live in Europe'' | * Released: April 2001<ref>{{Citation | last = Shand | first = John | date = 21 April 2001 | title = World | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref> * Label: Mara! Music (MM001) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Sorella'' | * Released: 2005<ref>{{Citation | last = Shand | first = John | date = 21 January 2006 | title = Folk Jazz | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref> * Label: Mara! Music * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Tra Parole E Silenzio'' <br> (with Martenitsa Choir) | * Released: April 2012<ref>{{Citation | last = Hillier | first = Tony | date = 14 April 2012 | title = Music reviews | periodical = The Australian }}</ref> * 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.<ref name="ARIA List">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 }} </ref> {{awards table}} |- | 1996 || ''Rulno Vlno'' || rowspan="4" | Best World Music Album || {{won}} |- | 1997 || ''Sezoni'' <small>(with Martenitsa Choir)</small> || {{nom}} |- | 2001 || ''Live in Europe'' || {{won}} |- | 2006 || ''Sorella'' || {{nom}} |- {{end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.maramusic.com.au/ArtistDetail.aspx?ID=2 Mara!]
Category:Australian world music groups Category:ARIA Award winners