Coco's Lunch is an a cappella musical group based in Melbourne, Australia. The group was founded in 1994 by vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Lisa Young (voice, percussion) and Sue Johnson (voice, percussion), with Nicola Eveleigh (voice, percussion, flute), Jaqueline Gawler (voice, percussion), and Gabrielle MacGregor (voice, percussion).[1] The group's sound is influenced by jazz, blues, classical, African and Carnatic traditions, and has been compared to artists such as Sweet Honey in the Rock and Bobby McFerrin.[2]
Coco's Lunch | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | A cappella |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Members | Jacqueline Gawler Emma Gilmartin Gabrielle MacGregor Lisa Young |
| Past members | Sue Johnson Nicola Eveleigh Anita Skandarajah |
| Website | www |
In 2003, Coco's Lunch won the award for "Best Folk/World Song" at the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards for "Thulele Mama Ya", from the album A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed, which in turn was runner-up for the "Best Folk/World Album" category.[3] In the same year, their song "All the Wild Wonders", written by Sue Johnson in collaboration with author Elizabeth Honey, was nominated for the category "Most Performed Jazz Work" in the APRA Music Awards of 2003.[4]
Coco's Lunch received nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 in the category Best Children's Album for their album Rat Trap Snap and in the category Best World Music Album for their album Blueprint.[5] In 2015, they won the "Best Song Composed or Originally Performed by (OPB) an AUS/NZ" category of the A Cappella Recording Awards, presented by Vocal Australia, for Lisa Young's song "Other Plans", which was also nominated for the category "Best Jazz Song".[6]
Members
editCurrent
- Jacqueline Gawler
- Emma Gilmartin
- Gabrielle MacGregor
- Lisa Young
Past
- Sue Johnson
- Nicola Eveleigh
Guest Members/Subs
- Libby O'Donovan
- Annemarie Sharry
- Miriam Crellin
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Raise The Tender Heart |
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| Wally Wombat Shuffle |
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| Invisible Rhythm |
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| A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed |
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| Blueprint |
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| Rat Trap Snap |
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| I Wanna Be A Mermaid |
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| Misra Chappu |
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Awards and nominations
editARIA Music Awards
editThe ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Blueprint | Best World Music Album | Nominated | [5] |
| Rat Trap Snap | Best Children's Album | Nominated |
References
edit- Notes
- Sources
- Alexander, Deepa (14 November 2013). "United in Song". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "ARIA Awards". ARIA. 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "Most Performed Jazz Work". APRA. 2003. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "2003 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners". Contemporary A Cappella Society. 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "Winners - AUSACA: PLAY A Cappella Recording Awards". Vocal Australia. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- Young, Lisa (6 October 1999). "Coco's Lunch: Invisible Rhythm". 'Mixdown' Monthly (Interview). Interviewed by Andrian Pertout. Melbourne. Retrieved 29 November 2016.