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ReviewsSongs for Freedom – music’s transforming power
28 February 2022
A beautiful and uplifting evening on the shores of the Derbarl Yerrigan shows how hope and strength can rise from tragedy and oppression, David Zampatti writes.
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Reviews
Musical magic triumphs over COVID threat
13 July 2021
Kate Pass devoted months of effort and love to her ‘Far East Suite’, a stunning blend of traditional Persian music and Western jazz. Tiffany Ha counts herself lucky to witness it.
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Reviews
Jazz with a social conscience
28 June 2021
Artemis Orchestra launch their debut album The Elephant in the Room and Garry Lee enjoys the arrival of a jazz ensemble that values equity, commitment and passion.
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Reviews
A ramble through Persian myth
18 January 2021
David Zampatti is overjoyed the Kohesia Ensemble is back with its award-winning and intoxicating Fringe show, Shahnameh.
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The Festival Sessions
Martin Sims Award winner returns
8 January 2021
The 2020 Fringe World season was a big one for Kohesia Ensemble. The local group, which performs Persian music, took out the top prize at the Fringe World Awards – the Martin Sims Award, recognising the best new West Australian work in the festival, and the one most likely to succeed internationally.
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Q&A
A passport to another place
24 January 2019
For West Australian jazz musician Kate Pass, music is a means of transcending cultural and geographical boundaries, a passport to other places and a way of …
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Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
