Mal Webb sings his song – Ad for beer – featuring vocal, guitar and some of Mal’s evolved vocalisations. He wrote it after Chick Ratten of the Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy told him his music was “not a good ad for beer” and made Mal realise who his audience REALLY was . . . Good on you Chick !
“You’re a freak” – Ani DiFranco
“I didn’t know beatboxing could be so musical” – Mark Holden
“He’s like Bobby McFerrin, Aphex Twin and Cole Porter playing scrabble” – B. Freely
“An enormously accomplished singer… from jazz to African yodelling”
- John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald.
Joe Dolce uses several examples to make the distinction between poetry and lyrics and demonstrates how this understanding is important for songwriting.
” One of the country’s premier songwriters.” RHYTHMS MAGAZINE
” . . . the Ohio-born Dolce is one hell of a bluesman. . . . [the] guitar work is deceptively complex, weaving in and out of lyrical matter that is often a ball of complexity itself . .” Mike Wafer, XPRESS MAGAZINE
Joe wrote, produced and performed, ‘SHADDAP YOU FACE,’ Number One Hit in 15 countries, which holds the ongoing record for the most successful single in Australian music history for over 29 years straight, (breaking Slim Dusty’s legendary 22 year longevity record for ‘The Pub With No Beer!) Over 40 international cover versions in 12 languages including an aboriginal dialect and Papua New Guinean ‘pidgin’.
Visit him online for info about his recordings, gigs and songwriting workshops http://www.joedolce.net/
ARIA Award winning musician, singer-song writer, theatre collaborator and choir director Kavisha Mazzella sings her song Amour
About this song Kavisha writes
I saw a fantastic film by Tony Gatlif in 1996 called Latcho Drom about gypsies and thier music
and in it there was a scene where the french gypsy musicians visit the medieval church and play to Saint Sara in her shrine … it really touched me and I said to myself one day I will go there … well it happened – 3 years ago I caught a train from Paris down south and went to the Pilgimage of the Gypsies on May the 24th at Saintes Maries de La Mer in the Camargue… it’s a small fishing village south of Arles… Saintes Maries de la Mar is surrounded by fields of pink flamingos, black bulls and white Camargue horses … The bulls are bred for the special bullfighting they have there where the bulls are not killed but a rose is put between their horns and the young men try to snatch it away … many Gypsies have their caravans there and it’s the home of the Gypsy Kings … Every May and October gypsies from all over gather to celebrate the feast of Saint Sara the patroness of gypsies and travellers … The area is a magnificent wetlands and surrounded by mediterranian sea beaches … its a sacred site to the gypsies and on the feast day there is mass celebrated by 7 priests and an archbishop and a procession down to the sea carrying the statue of Saint Sara led by the proud retinue of Camargue Cowboys on the White Camargue horses … after mass the church bells ring out and when you walk into the throng you are surrounded by musicians playing their musics from different countries … over here is flamenco from Spain and there Balkan Brass Band from Rumania and still here organ music of the english travellers … and in that cafe is Manitas Di Plata the legendary guitar master (father of the Gypsy Kings) who I saw on television in the 60′s as a child … I couldnt believe my eyes! Here he was – his white hair cut shoulder length, in his black rap round sunglasses and white linen suit with flashhy shoes … all of 87 years old and holding court in the cafe … it was a real buzz … later when I looked back at the photos I hadn’t realised it but in the crowd watching the musicians play was another great french gypsy musician Titi Robin!
When the pilgrimage procession walks down to the sea with music playing there is an ecstatic feeling as people immerse themselves in the sea as if being baptised by the water made holy by Saint Saras presence and the gypsies wade into the water playing guitars waist deep and singing to the sky … it was unhinged, honest, and beautifully breathtaking! A revelation and a renewal in the beauty of Life even after great sadness …..
November 19, 2009
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