Mara Kiek Discography

Mara Kiek’s CD releases:

Film Soundtracks

  • 1988   “The Navigator” CD various artists, solo voice and lyrics
  • 1998   “Babe Pig in the City” CD various artists, character voices, arrangements, lyrics
  • 1999   “Passion” various artists character voices 
  • 2002   “Equus – the Story of Horses” CD various artists Sydney - Winner APRA-AGSM Award for best music for Documentary 2003 

Mara! Ensemble

  • 1982 “Tansey’s Fancy 1” cassette, Tansey’s Fancy, Sydney
  • 1983 “Tansey’s Fancy 2” cassette, Tansey’s Fancy, Sydney
  • 1984 “Tansey’s Fancy” LP, Tansey’s Fancy Sydney 
  • 1984 “Images” LP, Mara!, London
  • 1987 “On the Edge” LP and cassette, Mara!, London 
  • 1990 “Don’t Even Think” CD, LP and cass, Mara!, Sydney
  • 1995 “Ruino Vino” CD Mara! , Sydney ARIA winner 1996, Nominee Deutsche Schallplatten 1997

  • 1997 “Sezoni” CD Martenitsa Choir and Mara!, Sydney ARIA nominee 1997 
  • 2000 “Live in Europe” CD Mara!, Czech Republic ARIA winner 2001

  • 2005 “Sorella”     CD Mara! Sydney ARIA nominee 2006 
  • 2012 “Tra Parole E Silenzio” CD Mara! Sydney 

 Sinfonye

  • 1987 “Bella Domna” CD, LP and cassette, Sinfonye, London
  • 1989 “The Courts of Love” CD, cassette, Sinfonye, London

 Other Early Music

  • 2011 “Mara Meets Marais” CD, Mara! trio and The Marais Project, Sydney
  • 2012 “Lady Sings the Viol” CD, The Marais Project, Sydney

The Renaissance Players

  • 1993 “The Muses Gift” CD, The Renaissance Players, Sydney
  • 1994 “Venus Fire” CD, The Renaissance Players, Sydney
  • 1996 “Songs for a Wise King” CD The Renaissance Players Sydney 
  • 1996 “Maria Morning Star” CD The Renaissance Players Sydney
  • 1996 “Mirror of Light” CD The Renaissance Players Sydney ARIA nominee 1997
  • 1998 “The Sephardic Experience vol 1 - Thorns Of Fire” CD The Renaissance Players Sydney 
  • 1998 “The Sephardic Experience vol 2 - Apples and Honey” CD The Renaissance Players Sydney
  • 1999 “The Sephardic Experience vol 3 - Gazelle and Flea” CD The Renaissance Players Sydney
  • 2000 “The Sephardic Experience vol 4 - Eggplants” CD The Renaissance Players Sydney 
  • 2014 “Gabriel's Message” CD The Renaissance Players Sydney  

World/Folk Music

  • 1993 “Fringe Benefits” CD Margret RoadKnight, Sydney
  • 1995 “Songs With Mara” CD Meryl Tankard ADT, Adelaide
  • 1996 “Adjusting the Rear View Mirror” CD,Margret RoadKnight, Sydney
  • 1997 “Burning House” CD Satsuki Odamura, Sydney. Winner "Sounds Australian" Award
  • 1999 “Inside This Room” CD David Hobson/David Hirschfelder, Melbourne (also co-writer of one track)
  • 2000 “Crossroads” CD Crossroads, Quimper and Sydney
  • 2007 “A Moment in Time” CD Kate Delaney, Sydney 
  • 2008 "This Show is About People" CD Shaun Parker and company, Sydney

 Compilation albums

  • 1989 “Essence of European Traditional Music” CD various artists sampler, Japan (with Mara!)
  • 1996 “The Planet” CD Nightly Planet, various artists, Perth (with Llew Kiek)
  • 1997 “All Shades and Colours” CD Various artists sampler, Germany (with Mara!)
  • 1998 “New Sounds 4” CD various artists sampler, Italy (with Mara!)
  • 2000 “Port Fairy Live Celebration” CD various artists, Melbourne (with Mara!)
  • 2002 “Musical Traditions in Australia” CD Various artists Melbourne (with Mara!) 
  • 2010 "Crossing Rhythms, Fairbridge Festival" CD Various artists Perth (with Mara!)
  • 2010 "World Music" book and CD, Seth Jordan, UNSW press Various artists, Sydney - (with Mara!)

The Martenitsa Choir appears on

  • 1992 “Martenitsa Choir” CD, Martenitsa Choir, Sydney 
  • 1996 “Earthcore” CD Jaslyn Hall, various artists, Sydney
  • 1997 “The Choral Sea” CD  various artists, Sydney
  • 1997 “Sezoni” with Mara! (above) 
  • 1999 “Inside this Room” (above)
  • 2000 “Voices of the Real World” CD various artists London
  • 2001 “Beats and Bliss” CD various artists, Sydney
  • 2002 “Canticle” CD Clarion Fracture Zone and Martenitsa Choir, Sydney
  • 2004 “Lotus Hand” CD Tenzing Tsewang and Llew Kiek, Sydney
  • 2006 “Happy Feet” Feature film
  • 2006 “Danya” DVD Beth Armstrong, Sydney Winner - several short film awards

 Television/Video/Film

  • 1990 “Born to shop” ABC television documentary, Sydney
  • 1994 “Mara! Live at Lorient” Morgane Video, France
  • 1995 “Musica Viva - the first 50 years”  SBS TV documentary, Sydney
  • 1995 “The Black Swan” ABC TV (with Meryl Tankard ADT) Winner Dance on Camera Award (New York)
  • 1996 “Hatred” ABC TV documentary, Sydney
  • 1996 “Strange Landscape” BBC TV documentary, London
  • 1997 “Access All Areas” ABC TV music series, Sydney
  • 1998 “Sarajevo” ABC TV documentary, Sydney
  • 2000 “Home Land”  “2000 Today” ABC telecast to more than 60 countries
  • 2001 “21st EBU Festival” Czech TV  (with Mara!)
  • 2003 “Fargate” Nine Network, Sydney
  • 2003 “Weddings” SBS TV documentary Sydney
  • 2006 “Danya” Short film (vocals, choir direction, text consultant) Winner several short Film awards including Jackson's Hole Film Festival
  • 2006 “Happy Feet" Feature Film (consultant, character voice guide tracks)

Mara has performed pre-recorded and live television broadcasts in Australia, Singapore, Brunei, the UK, France, Germany and Belgium.

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