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). 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.
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. 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.
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. 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".
Members Current Jacqueline Gawler Emma Gilmartin Gabrielle MacGregor Lisa Young
Past Sue Johnson Nicola Eveleigh Sallie Harvey
Guest Members/Subs Libby O'Donovan Annemarie Sharry Miriam Crellin
Discography Albums + List of albums Title Album details Raise The Tender Heart Released: 1996 Label: Newmarket Music (NEW 2014.2) Formats: CD Wally Wombat Shuffle Released: 1998 Label: Coco's Lunch Formats: CD Invisible Rhythm Released: 1999 Label: Newmarket Music (NEW 3020.2) Formats: CD A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed Released: 2002 Label: Newmarket Music (NEW 3097.2) Formats: CD Blueprint Released: 2007 Label: Sound Vault Records (SV0562) Formats: CD Rat Trap Snap Released: 2007 Label: Sound Vault Records (SV0571) Formats: CD I Wanna Be A Mermaid Released: 2012 Label: Coco's Lunch Formats: CD, digital Misra Chappu Released: November 2020 Label: Coco's Lunch Formats: CD, digital
Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
! |- |rowspan="2" | 2007 | Blueprint | Best World Music Album | |rowspan="2" | |- | Rat Trap Snap | Best Children's Album
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External links Coco's Lunch website