Caamora represents the partnership of Clive Nolan and Agnieszka Swita in a lavish and creative collaboration. They provide the artistic nucleus to an extravagant and imaginative musical experience.
Clive and Agnieszka first met in February 2005. They gelled immediately and discussed the possibility of working together. In March, Agnieszka returned to the UK from her homeland of Poland, and recorded some material with Clive. This included what became the first song written for the “She” project. As a result of this fruitful session they decided to form Caamora. Over the next two years material for the ‘She’ project was written and developed. For such a large-scale project, this represented a lot of music and lyrics.
Clive Nolan: "The demo songs were recorded with Agnieszka testing out all of the vocals. This gradually helped to give us an overall picture of the opera."
During this time, the duo decided to take their music out on tour. The ‘She’ project has always been a long-term plan, and they were eager to get out and spread the word. So, during the later part of 2006 Caamora (with Swita singing to Nolan’s piano playing) toured Europe to a warm reception. Then they headed out to South America with some very successful gigs in Chile and Argentina. Caamora’s first fruit - “Closer” EP - was released in Autumn 2006 and featured back catalogue material written by Clive, as well as some new material from the “She” project. The music was arranged and recorded specially for this limited release. The CD was received very well, and has led to some positive reviews, and increased interest in the 'She' project. 2007 began with a vibrant set of concerts in Poland, organized by Metal Mind. Reaction and interest in Caamora was growing with every concert.
Agnieszka Swita: "We never expected such enthusiasm! We hadn’t prepared for three encores nearly every night."
Upon returning to the UK, recording begun on more Caamora material, which continued to develop the main album. Meanwhile, demand for Caamora on tour had grown, and dates are being booked for later in the year, which saw them visit Portugal and Canada for the first time, as well as returning to some familiar countries. On 4th June 2007 Metal Mind Productions released Caamora's second EP entitled "Walk On Water". The EP featured guest performances by Mark Westwood (Neo) on guitar, John Jowitt (IQ) on bass and Scott Higham (Shadowkeep) on drums.
The “She” album was recorded in the summer of 2007..... The partly staged show took place on 31st October 2007 at the Wyspianski Theatre, Katowice, Poland. Spearheaded by Clive Nolan and Agnieszka Swita, this epic production featured also guest musicians: Alan Reed (Pallas/Neo) & Christina Booth (Magenta) on the vocals, bassist John Jowitt (IQ, Neo), Mark Westwood & Martin Bowen on the guitars, Richard West & Steve Williams on the keyboards, Scott Higham on the drums. Additional orchestra and choir, eye catching visuals and dramatic stage show formed an ambitious two hour musical journey.
See "Judgement" & "Confrontation" taken from "She" DVD:
Caamora returned in mid January 2008 with a third EP entitled “Embrace” - the final step announcing the premiere of the epic production “She”. The “Embrace” EP constituted a teaser of what we could expect from “She”. This special release included 4 alternative versions of songs to be featured on the full-length “She”.
The worldwide premiere of “She” took place in March 2008. This extensive material is available in the following formats: 2 CD, DVD (incl. “making of” as a bonus), ltd. DVD+2CD, ltd. 2 CD DG (incl. bonus track) and a BOX with 2 studio CDs (expanded with a bonus track), 2 live CDs, 2 DVDs (incl. a bonus DVD with 6 acoustic tracks and extra interview footage) plus 6 unique postcards!!
And today Caamora are proud to present: “Journey’s End… an acoustic anthology”. This double album features over 130 minutes of acoustic live performances from around the world, as well as a selection of never before heard demos, bonus tracks and interview footage.
In the build up to the release of ‘She - the rock opera’, Caamora performed around 30 concerts in countries such as England, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Canada. ‘Journey’s End’ features a collection of moments from these performances. These live tracks also feature some great guest appearances: familiar ‘She’ faces such as Mark Westwood (guitar) and Christina Booth (voice), as well as new friends like Claudio Momberg from ‘SETI’ (keyboards) in Chile and Sebastian Medina from ‘William Gray’ (guitar) in Argentina.
This double album is a great testament to all the musical journeys and experiences that Nolan and Swita enjoyed as they spread the word about ‘She’. Beyond the live material, there is also a collection of demos that were made over the past few years – interesting to see how the songs developed for their final versions on ‘She’. The bonus songs include a track that was never used in the end, and the specially written ‘Grunwald’, featuring cello from Hugh McDowell (ex ELO). Finally there is a short interview with Nolan and Swita, giving us a little more insight into the world of Caamora.
For people who have enjoyed these acoustic shows over the past few years, or for fans of ‘She’, this is a perfect companion… a musical journey.
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