Milton Man Gogh + Cosmos & Nawārra [ii]

Nawārra [ii]

Nawārra is the new artist moniker of Magan-djin based artist (vocalist, songwriter, musician, producer), performer and educator Hana Macklin. With almost twenty years of performance and education experience throughout Australia and internationally, Hana blends her diverse musical language with spiritual lyricism and yogic sensibilities to create her songs, which spring from the cosmos and converse with Mother Nature, drawing forth imagery of environmental wonder and personal transformation. 

Vocally, Hana has been described as “transcendent” and “virtuosic”, cutting her bell-like upper register with rougher mid-tones and never shying away from exploring the full spectrum of vocal possibilities. Hana enjoys bending her tuneful voice to find microtonal nuances and employs the use of Indian Classical vocal stylings such as gamakas to evoke moments of melodic storytelling, which she integrates seamlessly into her naturally soul/R&B approach. Nawārra (نوارة) is an Arabic given name, meaning "flower blossom", "light," or "radiance”, which also has some etymological crossovers into Spanish and Aboriginal-Australian cultures. Hana performs with a variety of collaborators and band lineups designed to suit each individual performance/tour. For the Bris Intntl Jazz Fest, Hana will play duo with Katie Randall on drums, billed as Nawārra [ii].