Akasa
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Not For Profit
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Genre: A'cappella / Acoustic / Folk
Location Victoria, AU
Profile Views: 94884
Last Login: 11/3/2011
Member Since 4/29/2007
Website http://www.akasa.com.au
Record Label Unsigned
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.......... .. .... .... ......U.S. C.A.R.A. Award Winner.. .... ......Best World/Folk Album...... ......'Views from an Urban Jungle'.. .... ...... ...... ....Contemporary folk that will re-ignite your spirit!............ .............. .......... ........“Another reason to wonder why Australian a cappella hasn't taken over the planet yet.”................ ....Mainly A Cappella ....USA................ .......... ............ .. ......With stunning passion, power and skill, the four women of Akasa create irresistible tapestries of intricate and elaborate harmonies and rhythms. Celebrating the cycle of life and embracing the need for care and social justice in our communities, Akasa’s original songs rock the cradle one minute and the boat the next!............ .. ......Since forming in 1998, Akasa has produced 3 highly-acclaimed CD releases and toured extensively in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Winning Best World/Folk Album (CARA USA, 2007), Akasa's latest album, “Views from an Urban Jungle”, combines Brazilian, South African, Caribbean and Motown influences. This follows the release of the celebrated "World Citizen" album in April 2002 and Akasa’s debut self-titled release, another award-winning collection which received Best World/Folk Album and Best World/Folk Song at CARA (USA) 2000........... ............ .......... .......... ........“Each is a powerful singer, but it's the harmonies they create together which will send chills down your spine...The power of the human voice is something to behold, and these fine musicians use and develop theirs toward building a better world”..........................David..Smith, RootsWorld Bulletin 224, 2003............ .... .......... .......... ........“this latest album spotlights Akasa's enviable status as performers of real talent and integrity. A huge thumbs up.”................ ..........Jaslyn..Hall, Limelight Magazine (ABC), 2006............ .............. .......... ........“Akasa is a group with emotional and spiritual depth ..... Intelligent, powerful, engaging compositions. Akasa perform with outstanding talent and energy"................ .... ........Roger King, The Boite............ .... ..Scores of Akasa's songs are available in sheet music form for choirs and vocal groups .. .... For scores, performance & workshop booking enquiries, or letters to Akasa, .... .... e-mail: ......heidi_akasa@yahoo.com.au...... .... .... All Akasa CDs available online at ......www.indie-cds.com...... ...... .. -
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Heidi Bradburn, Vicki King, Annemarie Sharry, and Andrea Watson .. .. .. .. .. .. .... -
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4 Songs | Sep 21, 2008






Hi Girls, I'm launching my CD soon at Spenserslive. Be great to see you there if you can make it.
Love Beth
Hi girls! you sound great :)
Looking forward to performing with you August 30!
xo
LOL
Hi Girls, thank you for being friends!
Liebe Grüße,
VOC A BELLA
www. vocabella. de
have a divine 2009...
mmmmwhah! mmmwhah! mmmmmmmmmwhah!
oh...
and some hugs
xx
Mihi
thanks for gracing our space.......great to reconnect and hear you all singing on with such passion.....LVM qld australia
Enhorabuena por vuestro grupo. Saludos desde España, si venis por Madrid avisad.
Congratulations for your group. Regards from Spain, if you come to Madrid tell us.
Síncopa 8
Hi Akasa,
Really love your music and cant wait to see you play live. So many friends of mine have told me about you and I now have one of your CDs. Look forward to crossing paths one of these days.
Have a great summer season.
Elena b Williams
Hi Akasa
Thank you very much for the add and welcome in my ' world citizen ' circle of friends.
Sincerely
Eric
" A World Citizen Program "
http://www.worldcitizenprogram.org