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Alesa Lajana
Genre: Roots
Region: Brisbane, QLD
Members: Alesa Lajana
Artist Website: www.alesalajana.com.au

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Alesa Lajana is guitarist, singer and composer of remarkable talent. Aside from her instrumental work, she blends her intricate guitar skills with soaring vocals, enchanting audiences with her original compositions and the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and Eastern Europe. She has performed at many festivals around Australia including the Woodford, National, Yungaburra and Port Fairy Folk Festivals. Alesa has composed music for short films such as “Aeroplane Dreaming” directed by Tristan Pemberton, and has appeared in concerts with Scottish guitar virtuoso Tony McManus, Jeff Lang and ABC Radio National Presenter Lucky Oceans to name but a few.

Alesa grew up in Southern Queensland Australia and from an early age, she showed promise in Visual Art, Dance and Music. At 16 she took up guitar, inspired by some of the outstanding performers she had witnessed at Folk Music Festivals in Australia. She later went on to study classical guitar with Antony Field at the Victorian College of Art.

Alesa has been influenced by a wide range of musical genres, ranging from Bob Dylan to Augustin Barrios. Her enthusiasm for music was sparked after listening to folk artists such as Bela Fleck, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lang, Lunasa, Tony McManus and Ani Difranco. This led her to explore the traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Eastern Europe and Spain, as well as Jazz and Bluegrass. She has a deep love of both Western and Indian Classical music. Her greatest inspirations to date are artists such as John McLaughlin, L. Shankar, Dusan Bogdanovich, John Coltrane, Mark O’Conner, Edgar Meyer and Yo Yo Ma.




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Brolgas Dance
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Get Me Out of Here
rating:  5/5
Beautiful songs. Exquisite playing.




Brolgas Dance
rating:  5/5
whats the best thing about this album? the poetic lyrics? the intricate skillful guitar sound? the melodies that keep you company all day?....... thi...




Lightening Ridge
rating:  5/5
awesome




Get Me Out of Here
rating:  5/5
noice....
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This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.