Coco's Lunch Recordings
Misra Chappu (2020)
Track Listing:
1. Tha Thin Tha 2. On the Track 3. The Baobab 4. Misra Chappu 5. Other Plans 6. Chanson Pour Anaïs 7. This Heart of the World 8. The Gift
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TOP 10 - TRANSGLOBAL WORLD MUSIC CHARTS, Jan 2021
NOMINATION: BEST FOLK/WORLD SONG (Misra Chappu by Lisa Young) - Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards USA, 2021
ALBUM OF THE WEEK - Friday Jazz Sessions on Fine Music Sydney radio
Featured on ‘AUSACA Volume 1: The Best of Australian A Cappella’ album (Misra Chappu by Lisa Young) - WINNER ‘Outstanding Oceanic Album’ in Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards USA 2021
5 star review in FINE MUSIC SYDNEY MAGAZINE September 2021
Chosen for FEATURE SOUNDS on PBS FM (Chanson Pour Anaïs by Jacqueline Gawler)
Featured on Triple J (The Baobab by Jacqueline Gawler)
Extensive national and international airplay throughout Australia, USA, Europe, Portugual, Mexico & Spain
The long awaited new album by Coco’s Lunch - a masterful and exuberant feast of gorgeous song-writing, 5 part South Indian vocal percussion and a fresh new landscape of vocal harmony and rhythm. Misra Chappu (pron. miss-rah chah-poo) heralds the birthing of eight bold new pieces of exceptional beauty and unparalleled originality, forging an adventurous new direction in contemporary vocal music. Composers Lisa Young and Jacqueline Gawler draw deeply from the rich sonic palettes of Australia, India and Africa, and between the five singers a rare alchemy brings these stories to life. Soaring angelic lines and arresting rhythmic interplay, high vibration poetry and breathtaking harmonic movement set a new benchmark for the ensemble. This is heart music, set to the pulse of trademark Coco’s five-part groove - music created with love, an awareness of Spirit, and with the intention of bringing healing, light, and beauty to the world. Featuring the award-winning single Other Plans (Best Song Composed - Australian A Cappella Awards).
Featuring Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Emma Gilmartin
Percussion played by Lisa Young, Jacqueline Gawler, Simone Lang, Dave Beck, Sai-Sarangan Ravichandhira & Tony Floyd
Songs composed by Lisa Young & Jacqueline Gawler
Engineered and mixed by Hadyn Buxton
Additional recording by Jarred Doueal
Mastered by Lachlan Carrick at Moose
Produced by Coco’s Lunch and Hadyn Buxton
Album artwork by Luke Fraser / Ahr+
Cover image © Justin Foukes / Lonely Planet
Tha Thin Tha single (2020)
The arresting new single featuring South Indian konnakol (vocal percussion) and trademark Coco’s Lunch 5 part groove!
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Composed by Lisa Young with Ben Robertson
Featuring: Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Emma Gilmartin (voices)
Mridangam and Kanjira played by Sai-Sarangan Ravichandhira
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Hadyn Buxton
Produced by Coco's Lunch and Hadyn Buxton
Cover Artwork by Luke Fraser / Ahr+
Other Plans single (2015)
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WINNER - BEST SONG COMPOSED - Australian A Cappella Awards 2015.
Nominated: BEST FOLK/WORLD SONG - Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards USA
Nominated - BEST JAZZ SONG - Australian A Cappella Awards 2015
Nominated - BEST ORIGINAL SONG - Australian A Cappella Awards 2015
Top 3 Finalist - BEST FOLK/WORLD VIDEO - A Cappella Video Awards USA 2018
Featured on the 'Get Vocal 2015: The Best of Australian A Cappella' compilation album
Featured on the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America's 2015 compilation album 'Sing 12: This Big!' featuring the best A Cappella tracks from around the world
Australia's magical purveyors of a cappella bring to life the breathtaking art form of South Indian konnakol (vocal percussion). Composed by Coco's Lunch artist Lisa Young, who in 2015 was awarded her PhD in the creative art of konnakol, this rhythmic masterpiece forges a new direction in the group's sound, and takes listeners on a journey that sparkles with percussive energy & rich harmony.
Composed by Dr. Lisa Young
Featuring Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Emma Gilmartin
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Hadyn Buxton
Artwork by Jacqueline Gawler
Blueprint (2007)
Track Listing:
1. Palani Princess 2. Warm Feet Dry Land 3. Thanga 4. On My Skin 5. Ai-ee-yi 6. A Lot of Looking to Do 7. Varkala 8. I Am Your Grandmother 9. Zah-ee-ah 10. Fugue
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Nominated: BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM - Australian Recording Industry Awards (ARIAs) 2007
Nominated: BEST FEMALE SOLO (Jacqueline Gawler in Palani Princess), BEST SONG COMPOSED (Palani Princess) - Australian A Cappella Awards 2015.
Blueprint 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
All songs composed by Coco’s Lunch
Featuring Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Emma Gilmartin
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Hadyn Buxton
Artwork by Rebecca Harris
A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed (2003)
Track Listing:
1. Shine 2. Thulele Mama Ya 3. Nature’s Vanishing Points 4. All The Wild Wonders 5. A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed 6. Fly Away 7. Shifting Time 8. Sleepless 9. Nicht Reserviert 10. Unity 11. Sister My Sister
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WINNER: BEST FOLK/WORLD SONG (Thulele Mama Ya) - USA C.A.R.A. Awards 2003
Runner-Up: BEST FOLK/WORLD ALBUM - USA C.A.R.A. Awards 2003
Nominated: BEST ORIGINAL SONG (Sister My Sister) & BEST ORIGINAL SONG (Shifting Time) in the 2015 Australian A Cappella Awards
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
All songs composed by Coco’s Lunch
Featuring Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Sue Johnson
Engineered and mixed by Chris Corr
Artwork by Sue Johnson and Nicola Eveleigh
Invisible Rhythm (1999)
Track Listing:
1. Journey 2. Sing of This Time 3. Mio Caro 4. Invisible Rhythm 5. Seven Sisters 6. Sleepy Harp 7. In My Room 8. Ma Ma Mo 9. Gubaveeny 10. Five 11. Goodnight
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Finalist: BEST ALBUM – Australian World Music Awards 2000
'WORLD MUSIC CD OF THE WEEK' (4 stars) - Sydney Morning Herald
Nominated: BEST JAZZ SONG (In My Room) - Australian A Cappella Awards 2015
Short-listed: ARIA awards 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
All songs composed by Coco’s Lunch
Featuring Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Sue Johnson
Engineered and mixed by Chris Corr
Artwork by Sue Johnson and Nicola Eveleigh
Finalist: BEST ALBUM – Australian World Music Awards 2000
'WORLD MUSIC CD OF THE WEEK' (4 stars) - Sydney Morning Herald
Nominated: BEST JAZZ SONG (In My Room) - Australian A Cappella Awards 2015
Short-listed: ARIA awards 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
All songs composed by Coco’s Lunch
Featuring Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Sue Johnson
Engineered and mixed by Chris Corr
Artwork by Sue Johnson and Nicola Eveleigh
Raise the Tender Heart (1996)
OUT OF PRINT / NOT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
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.
All songs composed by Coco’s Lunch
Featuring Lisa Young, Nicola Eveleigh, Sue Johnson, Sallie Harvey & Anita Skandarajah
Coco's Lunch For Kids
I Wanna Be A Mermaid (2012)
Track Listing:
1. I Wanna Be a Mermaid 2. Do the Goofy Foot 3. Paradox 4. She Sells Sea Shells 5. Lunchbox Rap 6. Wally Wombat Shuffle 7. It Will All Be There Tomorrow
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Coco’s Lunch go underwater with their latest EP for children, featuring songs from the hit show I Wanna Be A Mermaid that has inspired young audiences around Australia and SOLD OUT several seasons at Sydney Opera House. Find your inner mermaid, pirate, seagull or surfer in this magical seaside vocal experience – featuring Do The Goofy Foot, Paradox, I Wanna Be A Mermaid, She Sells Sea Shells and It Will All Be There Tomorrow (adapted from the children’s picture book & audio CD I’m Still Awake, Still!, Allen & Unwin)… as well as bringing new sparkle to classic Coco’s Lunch songs Wally Wombat Shuffle and Lunch Box Rap!
‘The hottest ticket in town for 2-5 year olds!’ Channel 7, Sydney
‘This CD hit the right spot with my girls, who were won over from the start by the mermaid theme and the silliness.’ Lisa Blackman, Web Child
‘Coco’s Lunch have a talent for crafting beautiful harmonies that possess sophistication and sass…introducing kids to the wonders of jazz, African rhythm, swing and more.’ Wellbeing Magazine 2013
Featuring Jacqueline Gawler, Nicola Eveleigh, Sue Johnson, Gabrielle MacGregor & Lisa Young
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Hadyn Buxton
CD artwork by Sally Rippin
Rat Trap Snap! (2007)
Track Listing:
1. Rat Trap Snap! 2. Everybody Let’s Dance 3. Fire 4. Little Miss Muffet 5. An Alien At My Table 6. Nip 7. Baby In Her Belly 8. Away 9. I Sweep My Feet 10. Oh When The Saints 11. Nowhere Train 12. Kookaburra 13. Rain 14. A Frog In My Throat
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Nominated for BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM - Australian Recording Industry Awards (ARIAs) 2007
This ARIA nominated album 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
All songs composed by Coco’s Lunch
Featuring Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Sue Johnson
Engineered & mixed by Chris Corr at Wild Dog Hill Studios
Artwork by Julian Chapple
Wally Wombat Shuffle (1998)
Track Listing:
1. Wally Wombat Shuffle 2. Little Piggy 3. Dizzy Spin 4. Cocos’ Samba 5. Baa Baa 6. Spin My Wheels 7. Lunchbox Rap 8. Hitch ‘Em Up 9. Hear That Train 10. Firefly 11. Spooky 12. Hey Yo 13. Jingo 14. Goodbye 15. Goodnight
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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
Featuring Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle MacGregor, Jacqueline Gawler, Lisa Young & Sue Johnson
Engineered & mixed by Chris Corr at Wild Dog Hill Studios
Artwork by Coco’s Lunch