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Nominated for BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM - Australian Recording Industry Awards (ARIAs) 2007
The latest release by Coco’s Lunch is testimony to the group’s history as storytellers and composers of beautifully crafted songs that speak to the soul. This album brings together a stunning harmonic feast inspired by the natural world, human connection, and carving a blueprint for honouring the earth and one another.
‘A fascinating melange of perfect, soulful vocal harmonies and abstract jazzy percussion grooves... as good as anything I have heard by Sweet Honey In The Rock.’ ABC Limelight Magazine
'Another Outstanding Album...9/10.' Music Australia Guide
‘The new repertoire shines with exquisite harmonies - one of Coco’s trademarks.’ The Age, Melbourne
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Nominated for BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM - Australian Recording Industry Awards (ARIAs) 2007
The latest Coco’s Lunch release for children is packed full of scintillating songs for young people that are clever, catchy and full of zest. From aliens arriving for lunch, to Little Miss Muffet wanting to be a jazz singer, this album is a gem.
‘The music is sophisticated and young at the same time; Coco’s Lunch has put together a CD for kids that won’t drive their parents to distraction, a rare pleasure.’ Mainely A Cappella USA
‘Inordinately, preposterously, even slanderously talented…’ Phillip Adams, Late Night Live, ABC Radio National
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Winner Best Folk/World Song (Thulele Mama Ya) - USA CARA Awards 2003
Runner-Up Best Folk/World Album - USA CARA Awards 2003
Nominated Most Performed Jazz Work (All The Wild Wonders) - APRA Awards
Short-listed for an ARIA Award nomination in 2002
Showcasing an impressive feast of composition and vocal delivery, A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed put Coco's Lunch on the global map as a unique Australian voice within the international vocal community.
'Dazzling rhythms and an exotic blend of sounds and styles...(their) soul and energy will make you look at a cappella music in a whole new way...' RARB, USA
'In a word: lush... ' Hit Magazine
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Finalist ‘Best Album’ – Australian World Music Awards 2000
World Music CD of the Week **** - Sydney Morning Herald
Short-listed for an ARIA award nomination in 2000
Featuring an exotic spectrum of sounds, rhythmic energy and adventurous song-writing, this album heralded the arrival of Coco’s Lunch as ‘A New Generation of Voice’ in Australia.
‘The heart-stopping beauty of five voices in full flight...’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘This group of five women is a national treasure…’ Herald Sun
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The group’s debut album for children and the young at heart brings together a collection of much-loved and enduring Coco’s Lunch classics that take the listener on a journey full of surprise, joy and humour.
‘Not a typical children’s album...I’m often left behind walking like an Egyptian Pharaoh, long after the children have gone outside!’ The Music Circle
‘A great CD...the lyrics are funny and the rhythms catchy...its uses limited only by the listener’s imagination.’ Multicultural Resource Centre, Victoria
Short-listed for an ARIA Award nomination for Best Contemporary Album.
The quintet’s debut album established Coco’s Lunch as Melbourne's leading and most innovative original A Cappella group, bringing improvisation, vocal adventure and gorgeous songwriting to the table.
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