Coco's Lunch

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Coco's Lunch
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresA cappella
Years active1994–present
Associated actsLisa Young Quartet
Websitewww.cocoslunch.com
MembersNicola Eveleigh
Jacqueline Gawler
Emma Gilmartin
Gabrielle MacGregor
Lisa Young
Past membersSue Johnson
Libby O'Donovan

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]

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[]

Current

  • Nicola Eveleigh
  • Jacqueline Gawler
  • Emma Gilmartin
  • Gabrielle MacGregor
  • Lisa Young

Past

  • Sue Johnson
  • Libby O'Donovan

Discography[]

Coco's Lunch albums[]

  • Raise the Tender Heart (1996)
  • Invisible Rhythm (1999)
  • A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed (2003)
  • Blueprint (2007)
  • Other Plans (single) (2015)
  • Misra Chappu (2020)

Coco's Kids albums[]

  • Wally Wombat Shuffle (1998)
  • Rat Trap Snap (2007)
  • I Wanna Be A Mermaid (2012)

References[]

Notes
  1. ^ Young 1999
  2. ^ Alexander 2013
  3. ^ Contemporary A Cappella Society 2003
  4. ^ APRA 2003
  5. ^ ARIA 2007
  6. ^ Vocal Australia 2015
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.

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