Anthea 'Jewels'

UPCOMING SHOWS

Saturday April 20, 2024 - BLUES TRAIN

Sat March 23, 2024 - BLUES TRAIN

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‘The blues is very empowering’ (artist review)

Friday March 8, 2024
International Women's Day - Inspiring speakers Inspirings songs

Charity Dinner for Women of Domestic violence 'Vicki Cleary Charity'

Philhellene Restaurant Moonee Ponds - bookings (03) 9370 3303

Sunday February 24/25 - Antipodes Festival

Anthea 'Jewels' - Eclectic Greek Blues Rock Fusion

Saturday 24 February - as MC of the Opening of the Antipodes Festival
with African American Christope E. Jackson and partner Chansey Peach
(Member for Alice Springs and Attorney General of Northern Territory)
PHOTO GALLERY

Sunday 25 February - as Performer
with Chairman of Antipodes Festival Leonidas Vlahakis
PHOTO GALLERY

Sundays Jan 14 / Feb 4 / Feb 18 -

Lunar New Year festival / Hoi Cho Tet 2024

Sharing Vocals with The Neil Ta Band

- Sunday January 14th - 4pm - Leeds St Footscray
- Sunday February 4th - 4pm - Victoria St Richmond
- Sunday February 18th - 4pm - Leeds St Footscray

ANTHEA 'JEWELS' ON VIDEO


Anthea 'Jewels' at Stingo Blues Jam Yorkshire Stingo Hotel, Abbotsford, 2022	Anthea 'Jewels' - Performing at 11 Fitzroy St St Kilda Art Crawl, 2017


Pearl - The Ultimate Janis Joplin Show Australia - Kozmic Blues Somewhere in Melbourne - Xmas Dec 1993	'Foreign Land' (Mες' την ξενιτια ) by Anthea This song written firstly as a dedication to Anthea's parents. It is now an ode to all Greek diaspora and to all peoples travelling in search for a better life, in a foreign land.


Pearl - The Ultimate Janis Joplin Show Australia - Move Over Somewhere in Melbourne - Xmas Dec 1993	'Without you' (Δίχως εσέ) features Anthea on vocals This song is the fourth off the CD - 'Echoes' - Αντιλαλιες - It features the poetry of Nikiforos Vrettakos, beautifully put to music by our own Greek/Australian composer Arthur Rorris.

AWARDS / RECOGNITION FOR ANTHEA 'JEWELS'

2024 - present - Multicultural Ambassador - Blues Music Victoria

2023 - Semi Finalist - International Songwriting Competition USA

2022 - present - Vice President Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria

MC - Presenter Antipodes Festival 2009 +

AMRAP - AirIT Ambassador for Ethnic Multicultural submissions 2011+

NEMBC - Victorian representative for Ethnic Women Broadcasters 2010+

3zzz Greek program Broadcaster/Contributor - Boardmember 2000+

Community Musician - Community Cultural Development since 1996+

2012 Awarded 10 year service award as a community musician in ethnic broadcasting

2012 Tributed in the annual periodical by the Greek/Australian Cultural League
2011 First place for most inspiring soundtrack/original song 'Foreign Land'
in the Antipodes Student Film Festival Competition

2009 Victorian State Government Multicultural Award for Excellence in the Arts

2007 - Appointed "Ambassador for Peace" - UNESCO

2007 - Selected Artist of the Month - The Boite (Vic)

2004 Compilation CD winner of The Soundscreen Award for best folk release 2004
Arnold Zable's ‘The Fig Tree' featuring Kavisha Mazzella, Anthea Sidiropoulos, Costas Tsicaderis,
Klezmania, Freydi Mrocki and David Krycer, and Klezmeritis.

2004 Winner for most Inspiring Bob Dylan Tribute song at National Folk Festival 2004
for her rendition of Blowing in the wind +music of Greek song ‘Milise Mou’

2003 Best Performance nomination, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2003
for her one-woman show ‘Anthea’s Diary’

2001 Semi-Finalist in world music competition for her
original composition of meditation music 'Daybreak'

1993 + 1989 - Finalist in the Antipodes Song Festival Competition

Homage to Janis	Anthea's Diary